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In Reply to: Re: A question for Mr. John Curl posted by john curl on August 4, 2002 at 11:00:11:
I would venture to say that new amplifier designs are coming out to increase the efficiency, power output and DSP features. I find it hard to believe that engineers are hard at work trying to find the perfect sound quality. Who knows though.Just a question, has anyone heard of Richard Clark's amplifier challenge? He offers ten thousand dollars to anyone who can properly identify one amplifier from another 12 times out of 12 in a blind test. If one amplifier has equilization on it, he defeats or equilizes it out. He also matches the amplifier gains completely. Many people argue that this is an invalid test since it just strips the amplifier to its power supply and output transistors. But I see it as an objective, non biased test to compare two amplifiers between each other. Clark even admitted that at one point he too thought there were big differences between amplifiers, but later "found the truth". Why doesnt anyone go and win the test? I really do not understand this. I read the rules on the test and they seem completely fair. Why doesn't anyone else agree with his testing methodology?
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- Well, I would assume... - Jerry Parker 23:29:26 08/04/02 (17)
- Re: Well, I would assume... - Analog Scott 17:57:42 08/05/02 (1)
- Re: Well, I would assume... - Jerry Parker 18:12:21 08/05/02 (0)
- Re: Well, I would assume... - john curl 09:19:20 08/05/02 (3)
- Re: Well, I would assume... - Jerry Parker 10:16:13 08/05/02 (2)
- Re: Well, I would assume... - Analog Scott 18:06:32 08/05/02 (0)
- Re: Well, I would assume... - john curl 10:43:39 08/05/02 (0)
- Test methods... - Estes 05:35:43 08/05/02 (2)
- Re: Well then... - Jerry Parker 07:40:15 08/05/02 (1)
- Re: Well then... - jeff mai 18:20:59 08/05/02 (0)
- There are more conditions on this challenge... - jeff mai 02:58:00 08/05/02 (7)
- Re: Well.... - Jerry Parker 07:48:46 08/05/02 (6)
- Re: Well.... - jeff mai 16:31:34 08/05/02 (0)
- Re: Well.... - caa 13:27:01 08/05/02 (4)
- Re: Compromises - Jerry Parker 14:29:57 08/05/02 (3)
- Re: Compromises - Analog Scott 18:13:20 08/05/02 (0)
- Re: Compromises - caa 16:26:03 08/05/02 (0)
- Re: Compromises - john curl 16:20:04 08/05/02 (0)
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