senjy
New Head-Fier
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Ah sexiewasd, we were talking about that...then we drifted to that..
I was under the impression that this was about under amped vs properly amped, and it's not
For the record I've not heard ANY change in soundstage width or depth at comparable volume levels, I won't be arguing if that is possible or not.
Originally Posted by Chris J /img/forum/go_quote.gif
I also have a La Figaro 336C, yes, yes, yes, I know OTL SETs will add colouration, have ppor damping factor, etc. especially to a low impedance can like the K70x series but I like listening to it anyway.
BTW, how often do the amp manufacturers list IMD in their specs?
It was initially. I think the OP was smart to compare and reach his own conclusions.
I never argue with another's experience. You are absolutely correct in what you hear.
I record and listen to primarily classical. All of my recording is done in performance spaces. Recreation of the changes of timbre with note decay, the sound of the room, etc. is critical for a convincing reproduction of the performance. Some mic pres, amps, ADCs, DACs do this better than others. I don't know what is physically different about them. It's probably the result of lots of little differences.
. . . it's really just a function of your brain interpreting the sound directly from the driver and what it hears bouncing from the room that your in, my Q701's sound much more convincing when I listen to them in front of my speakers with both playing, even though the speakers are very cheap low fi speakers, the 701's give the detail that is needed and the speakers just add depth.
You mean like headphones?
Me, too. I do most recreational listening on one of two tube headphone amps; one a OTL SET, the other a 300B output transformer coupled SET. I hope no one is going to claim these do not sound different.
Not often after resolution of the spec wars a generation ago.
Spec wars?
I don't understand why any manufacturer would list specs for:
signal to noise
frequency response (or bandwidth)
THD
damping factor
but not list IMD
I call BS
check this out, interesting article about IMD
http://www.passlabs.com/pdfs/articles/distortion_and_feedback.pdf
BTW. the "everything sounds the same page" is the cable controversy thread pages
LOL
Originally Posted by Chris J /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Spec wars?
BTW. the "everything sounds the same page" is the cable controversy thread pages.