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In Reply to: RE: Michael S., about your by-line..... posted by Jim McShane on March 1, 2014 at 18:08:37:
Guitar amps produce prodigious distortion by design; they're part of the instrument. Audio reproduction systems should be high fidelity (using the definition you found).
Single ended triode systems can sound incredibly involving and musical, even while producing several percent harmonic distortion.
So there you have what may be the quintessence of the two camps: Measurably good and sounds good.
For me it's both: I want systems that sound good AND have low distortion. My favorite amp topology is push-pull class A--because it usually SOUNDS good.
If others want to buy based on pleasing rather than realistic sound, that's ok with me. This should be about enjoying the music, and whatever gets you there is fine. To quote Duke Ellington (ok, speaking about music, not sound reproduction), "If it sounds good, it is good."
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