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What can I say, you seem to have all of the answers......

"Your comment would be true if a system never "equaled" the performance of another piece of reference gear in each area of interest."

What does this mean, in English?

"You failed to note that I look for the abilty to match the best in given areas, BUT only when the source permits it, in other words not all the time."

Come on buddy, you have a halfway decent CDP that some guy who puts out a newsletter says is a great value. Check out all of the inmate's systems and see how many are using what you use.

"Once again you completely missed the point, that there is no technical basis for requiring a preamp, particullarly if the output of the source is properly implemented (buffered, analog etc etc)."

Without going back and quoting myself, I think that I said to be careful about NOT running a preamp. I think I said that a lot of people, including me, have tried it and not enjoyed the presentation. However, I know a lot of people who are running CDPs sans preamp with good effect. Personally, I have a phonostage and I need to have a preamp.

"The fact that the results that are achieved may not be "pleasing" on ALL recordings simply demonstrates a bias for the colorations introduced by gear you've grown used to. Futhermore just because a component doesn't sound the way you have conditioned yourself to believe it should sound means absolutely nothing and I was merely pointing out a "more" logical process to assertain it's accuracy other than just making generalized and subjective statements."

No, I think what you said was that a system that shows differences in the recorded presentation (from record to record) are by definition 'accurate systems' and I'm saying that this isn't true.

"As I said earlir I'm not really interested in a debate over these issues since, once a person has taken a position, ego usually becomes the limiting factor in the discussion. If you want to believe that your preamp somehow improves the sound of a source than be my guest."

I wasn't debating you when I offered up caution about NOT using a preamp. It's valid, whether you think your source sounds better with, or without, a preamp installed. Personally, I've changed my mind about certain things 'audio,' by virtue of having time and experience under my belt. I have the pleasure of listening to four or five really stellar systems, systems that have had many variables over the past three years, so I'm comfortable in my own little world.

No offense, but you seem to talk a good game and you seem to believe that you have all of the answers and I just don't think it's so.

Take care, Chris


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