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RE: True or False?

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In Reply to: RE: True or False? posted by Frihed89 on December 11, 2014 at 14:17:57

"Great audio equipment doesn't have to be made by engineers, but by experimentalists who listen to what they make."

Great equipment should utilize good engineering practice, but the engineering degree is not a necessity IMHO. Lots of good gear has been designed by non-engineers.

The ability to listen to what they make and discern what sounds best is imperative.

A good example is the early solid-state high power amps. They were designed by engineers, had impressive specs on paper, but just did not sound as good as well established tube designs that looked much worse on paper.

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So who designed those tube circuits, non-engineers? nt - Rick W 08:10:48 12/12/14 (4)
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- RE: So who designed those tube circuits, non-engineers? nt - Alpha Al 10:43:58 12/12/14 (3)
  Good engineering practice always originates with engineers. That does not mean a non-engineer can't duplicate it or at least be inspired by it.
  - RE: So who designed those tube circuits, non-engineers? nt - Rick W 11:39:33 12/12/14 (2)
    This is what you said:
    "Lots of good gear has been designed by non-engineers."
    Name some that have been *designed by* non-engineers, not simply built from a schematic of an engineer's design with a few tweaks.
    
    Edits: 12/12/14
    - RE: So who designed those tube circuits, non-engineers? nt - Alpha Al 14:55:04 12/12/14 (1)
      Perhaps I should have said "lots of good designs have been emulated by non-engineers". I do understand the difference.
      - Ok, I agree. nt - Rick W 22:50:10 12/12/14 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: So who designed those tube circuits, non-engineers? nt posted by Alpha Al on December 12, 2014 at 14:55:04
        
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