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In Reply to: RE: I was there once, but have turned to the other side! posted by E-Stat on November 15, 2014 at 08:01:51:
E-Stat asked, "So, what amp/preamp combo should we avoid?"
Well, if you understood the message I was trying to convey, based on my limited experience, having not tried every combo available, my hearing abilities, and where I'm at in my journey with my configuration, and my discoveries in the past years, I'd guess avoiding ALL amp/preamp combos except for the one I currently using is the safest response I could provide to such a question. :)
But even that response is only valid based on what I've done with the system elsewhere.
Most should agree that "high-end" audio is a lifelong journey for all of us with many never getting far from the starting gate even after 40 or 50 years.
Moreover, our playback systems are not unlike a vineyard, where every component, speaker, cable, etc. has its part in the vineyard and with little or no overlap into other parts of the vineyard. Except for AC/electrical mgmt and especially vibration mgmt which affects most/all parts of the vineyard.
And just like the probabilities are excellent that a fabulous bottle of wine will not be produced at the onset for one just starting out as a winemaker, so too is it highly unlikely that a new enthusiast's playback system's presentation will quite musical the first time out.
In other words, the best thing both the winedresser can spend on his vineyard and the audio enthusiast can spend on his pb system, is time.
Given all that it takes to produce a fine bottle of wine or a very musical playback system, your question is invalid as it does not take into consideration all other parts of the vineyard. Nor does it take into consideration short term vs long term goals, new discoveries, new technologies, where one is at in their journey, etc.
For example. One year ago, I would have laughed at the combo I'm using now, especially since my components no longer have any bling bling. But I didn't know then what I know now and today I laugh at the level of musicality and the combo I had one year ago. Even though my combo last year retailed for $17k and my combo this year retails for $4k.
And for all I know, at this accelerated rate, based on potential further discoveries or technologies, maybe next year my combo will retail for $500.
But the point being, much of what I've learned in the past year has nothing directly to do with a given amp/preamp combo. My current amp/preamp combo simply accentuates and hopefully capitalizes on what I've discovered elsewhere in the vineyard.
But I suppose all audio-related questions ought to be viewed in the same light.
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Follow Ups
- RE: I was there once, but have turned to the other side! - stehno 09:18:52 11/15/14 (8)
- Do you mind... - E-Stat 09:31:28 11/15/14 (7)
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