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That is the right way to put transparency for an amp, but you see ? My post was regarding directly to @twister6 comparison between the BX2 and the C9. The C9 was especially into the fuller body and textures. That was why I posted the above....I would rather pick Fuller body and warmer rather than Colder and thinner and that is my preferencesTrue, transparency doesn’t necessarily mean “thinner” or ”leaner”. It just doesn’t add any coloring to the sound of the source.
Most of the time, equipments compromises body density to get that airiness and transparency. We all know that there is no such thing as “perfection”. So there will be no perfect transparency either.
Staying true to the source ? Now that is an interesting topic.
Amplifications in essential is a conversion or modification, and whenever there is a conversion happening, then that original signal is no longer original. Now, you can color it, tune it, to get your desired result, but there is no perfect amplifications for the most true to the original signals.
I will always want to try to avoid “conversions” as much as possible, and that is another reason why I chose C9 for the stack, at least it is running directly from 8.8V positive rail and 8.8V negative rail with Ground references. The BX2 + is doing multiple boosts to get it from 3.7V battery into 8.8V or higher.
We can debate whatever ways the C9 sound signature is, but the fact remains, technically speaking, the less conversions is the better.
Now comes preferences, personal preferences will always be a thing and is the king of this hobby
Listening to C9 in Solid State and Class AB, the C9 carrying the typical Cayin house sound that is similar to the N8 for sure. This is why I paired up the C9 with the Max as a source with Max having that Neutral and colder signature already. This is where the beauty lie for being a dedicated Amp, once you understand your desires and the amp voicing, you can pair up and match up whatever you want to get the results....but you can not change how the Amp is running from the power supply that easy
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