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In Reply to: Nice bit of tirade there on your religous pulpit. posted by Edp on November 21, 2007 at 14:10:33:
Do you understand time domain physics? I happen to believe, and call me crazy if you like, that THE main purpose of ANY audio component is to be faithfull to the original recording. If you don't agree with that, stop reading. An amplifier should simply take a low level signal and increase it. Not add transient distortions from large global negative feedback loops. It should be able to pass cleanly a square wave at most any audable frequency. The good ones can. Speakers should do the same thing. Reproduce what the amplifer is sending them. Period. If you smear that signal by 180 or 360 degree's ( as any crossover other than a first order does), your no longer hearing that original signal as it came out of the amplifier. Any change in that signal can be called one thing and one thing only: distortion. Your "distorting" the waveform. I'm big on that. Your not. Fine. I don't hear any lobing, compression or distortions in my GMA calypso's. I can play them un-godly loud for hours with no problems. Paul Candy of 6moons.com was also unable to hear any lobing, compression or distortion in the GMA product in a review just published today. I'm sure you'll think he's as full of it as I am, but I think he liked them, saying many of the same things I do about them. Imagine that! I trust my ears. GMA is not the only manufacturer building 1st order speakers. There are a hanfull of good ones out there. Not all 1st order designs are created equal though. I happen to believe that GMA does it right. I'm far from alone in this thinking. In fact, I have never read a bad review on them anywhere and probably never will and challenge you to show me one. They are simply great speakers. The original poster asked if V.S would be an upgrade. My opinion is no they would be a significant downgrade, if for no other reason than they are not faithfull to the original recording. If this teeny little aspect of reproducing recorded music isn't high on your list, then feel free to purchase whatever floats your boat. ok?
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Follow Ups
- RE: Nice bit of tirade there on your religous pulpit. - mauimusicman 19:27:06 11/21/07 (1)
- You don't read, you don't ponder, you rant. - Edp 14:48:16 11/25/07 (0)
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