RE: How do you A/B compare amplifiers?

Posted by Brian Levy (A) on January 24, 2015 at 08:02:42

In Reply to: RE: How do you A/B compare amplifiers? posted by PAR on January 23, 2015 at 15:28:33:

Doing a comparison requires both long term and short term comparisons. I completely agree with you that long term comparisons is a very important test for the reasons you mention but then there is the need to do very short term listening to listen to a particular thing such as the sound of a kettle, etc. This requires a quick change or the memory is lost and the test compromised.

As a young'in I did far more short term testing than today. Long ago, I learned there is no perfection and the macro eerience was better than micro when it counted, sitting back, listening and enjoying the music. My smaller current system is more colored, dynamics not as great when pushed and somewhat less detailed with less resolution throughout the range. My system at the peak of the hobby was to die for, even today. Bit, with time I had to move on. It took several years to downsize and find a new combo as well liked where it counted though it is more compromised. If I were to obsess over the compromises using the short term testing, I would be back where I started. I know most of you are going in the other direction so, short and long term testing is important.
Don Brian Levy, J.D.
Toronto ON Canada

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Topic - How do you A/B compare amplifiers? - bcjm 10:43:07 01/23/15 (21)

Listen on Two Different Nights......... - Todd Krieger 00:32:51 01/24/15 (1)

+1 take your time - flatmap 09:27:14 01/24/15 (0)

RE: How do you A/B compare amplifiers? MANLEY SKIPJACK - AbeCollins 20:20:11 01/23/15 (0)

RE: How do you A/B compare amplifiers? - fantja 15:59:59 01/23/15 (0)

I do it quite often - ppopp 15:46:32 01/23/15 (1)

ear break in. nt. - Tom Schuman 14:37:10 01/24/15 (0)

RE: How do you A/B compare amplifiers? - PAR 15:28:33 01/23/15 (1)

RE: How do you A/B compare amplifiers? - Brian Levy 08:02:42 01/24/15 (0)

Mel Schilling had an ingenious system - Des 15:21:53 01/23/15 (3)

RE: Mel Schilling had an ingenious system - Brian Levy 07:50:14 01/24/15 (1)

Don't forget Electro Research - Des 14:48:09 01/24/15 (0)

RE: Mel Schilling had an ingenious system - hahax@verizon.net 20:58:44 01/23/15 (0)

RE: How do you A/B compare amplifiers? - abs1 15:18:53 01/23/15 (3)

RE: How do you A/B compare amplifiers? - thebordas 16:57:30 01/27/15 (2)

RE: How do you A/B compare amplifiers? - abs1 08:01:48 01/28/15 (1)

RE: How do you A/B compare amplifiers? - thebordas 08:57:00 01/28/15 (0)

In 50 years of audio love I have never bothered to A/Bamps. - Nuit 13:43:34 01/23/15 (0)

Move the cables from one to another - E-Stat 12:04:06 01/23/15 (3)

RE: Move the cables from one to another - bcjm 12:08:21 01/23/15 (2)

RE: Move the cables from one to another - Brian Levy 07:40:20 01/24/15 (0)

Good luck finding one - E-Stat 12:15:31 01/23/15 (0)

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