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In Reply to: RE: Curious posted by E-Stat on November 23, 2015 at 18:44:30
Well i disagree the test bench (if a complete set of measurements are done) will tell you any amplifier's behavior quite well, What you like or prefer, not so much..
The only bias told from measurements unfortunately, is the topology at hand. :)
Go Rossi ......
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...those measurements, not matter how complete, will not tell you how that amplifier will sound playing music through any particular loudspeaker.
Yes it will , it wont tell us your preferential bias's thou ....
Go Rossi ......
...the measurements may give you clues, but that's about it.
Pick up a Stereophile, read JAs amplifier measurements and write a review about how the amp will sound playing music.
Then see how that compares with what the reviewer heard.
IMO, Johns measurements are not complete enuff, to completely rule out that strawman argument, aside, they will tell you some, especially with regards to speaker load and drive...
Reviewers have biases too, you know ... :)
Go Rossi ......
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> ...Johns measurements are not complete enuff...>
Guess that let's you off the hook :-)
From my experience, even the best amplifiers will sound different on different speakers.
As far as biases go, reviewers objectively describe the sound of the device they are testing then subjectively tell you what they like and don't like about it.
nt
try it! you know you want to!
You are of course right. The problem for all audio equipment test reports is that they are not complete and the test conditions do not resemble the way they will be used in the real world. That is why the measurements don't correlate to what people hear. At best they are a vague indicator of what you are buying. What's left are a lot of opinions of variable questionable merit for a number of reasons whether that's due to the reviewer himself or the particular circumstances of its use which will probably be very different from your own if you had one. This is why I find the reviews confusing, incoherent, and of little value to me. However they can be entertaining. I'm always amazed at how many ways reviewers can find to say the same things in different words month after month after month. Look at reviews from 40 years ago. They read just like the ones being published today.
nt
try it! you know you want to!
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