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Originally posted by tortie
a tiny bit of noise compared to eeirie quiet., low-volume background noise will not be the same description as dead silent. |
I have two replies for you:
1.) There is no such thing as a "dead silent" amplification on this planet, not even in the $10,000+ range, let alone a $350 battery amp with (allegedly) cheap parts. I mean, what do you expect? A miracle? A perpetuum mobile?
If you think this is even a theoretical possibility, think again. Those who wrote that their amps are "dead silent" have simply not noticed the noise, precisely because its level is so low. What you have to do is stop searching for a noiseless amp and instead adjust your expectations to reality.
I recently had the manufacturer of a well-reputed (and much more expensive) headphone amp on the line, because I thought something was wrong with mine, as it had a tiny bit of background hum. He told me that that's completely normal and that only one customer out of 500 is able to even notice it. Just like the hiss of the RA-1, that hum does not interfere at all with the music, so I decided to forget about it and simply enjoy the enchanting sound that this unit produces.
As Jim Hagerman says so correctly: "The most important consideration is sound. Is the noise audible or intrusive under listening conditions?"
2.) Why haven' you tried the RA-1 for yourself? Go out and listen to one. Or order one with a 30-day money back deal. I would bet you won't be able to detect the noise anyway. Do you like the sound of the RA-1? You'll never know unless you try it out. Is the noise audible or intrusive under listening conditions? In my view it's not, and I am a happy owner of a RA-1.
You "think" there's a huge difference?!? Unless you stop toying with unrealistic concepts such as that of a "dead silent" amp and start experiencing the RA-1 (or any other amp, for that matter), you will probably never understand why "information is not knowledge".
I trust the above is helpful.