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RE: Wrong amp - we're talking about the 4B-SST...(nt)

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In Reply to: RE: Wrong amp - we're talking about the 4B-SST...(nt) posted by mkuller on December 13, 2014 at 10:06:19

E-stat complained about measurements made with sine waves, though without a shred of evidence that would invalidate the measurements. I pointed out the JA provides a square wave response, illustrated by his measurements for the Bryston 7B SST2, mentioned above.

So you think the 4B SST2 would not similarly have a good square wave response? That can be predicted by the FR measurements as JA remarked in his review of the 7B SST2. Look at Chart 1 from the Soundstage BHK Labs measurements of the 4B SST2: less than 2 dB down at 200 kHz.

I have never heard the alleged hardness of Bryston amplifiers. Many thousands who buy them seem to like them. Now, if you or Michael Fremer showed you could detect the hardness in controlled DBTs, that would give some credibility to your claim. That's one reason I don't give subjective reviewers much credibility when they talk about the sound of accurate electronics.

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RE: Wrong amp - we're talking about the 4B-SST... - mkuller 11:28:15 12/14/14 (2)
...if two independent audiophiles whose ears I respect describe the same sonic signature to an amplifier that I hear, then it is an accurate assessment.

If you can't hear it, I'm not surprised.

In my own experience, I find DBTs to be pseudoscientific and worthless with audio equipment but scientifically valid for the new drug clinical trials in which I've participated.

You can use any method you like to select your equipment as long as you don't proselytize about it to the rest of us.

For some, ignorance of the truth is bliss.
- RE: Wrong amp - we're talking about the 4B-SST... - Pat D 10:43:51 12/15/14 (0)
  "You can use any method you like to select your equipment as long as you don't proselytize about it to the rest of us."
  
  Oh, I see! You can proselytize but I can't. Subjectivists can say anything they like, but it's not fair to be skeptical. Sure, sure.
  
  On the other hand, you seem to think I proselytize about how to select equipment. How do I do that? I suggest people buy equipment they like. How is that proselytizing?
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- RE: Wrong amp - we're talking about the 4B-SST... - lord addleford 12:13:17 12/14/14 (0)
  Simple, you would think. Okay, since we know that there will be no converts, why can't everyone retreat to their respective corners, leer at reach other and go on with their own business...and perhaps, even enjoy music?

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