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In Reply to: Comparison of a Raw Analog Audio signal to the CD audio and DVD audio output posted by Vinyleer on September 13, 2006 at 18:59:58:
The words that come to mind are preposterous, absurd, ridiculous, Fugetabout it !Seriously great sound, good sound or even acceptable sound isn't quantifiable, way too many variables and the fact that the human perceptions are involved.
I have a 45 SET (Single ended triode) Tube Amplifier with an output of a bit less than 2 watts/ch. which isn't the problem one would assume as my loudspeakers are extremely efficient, (full range Back Horns)
this Amp looks like Dog Doo Doo, the builder John Hogan is a true artist/ crank, he actually prefers ancient Webster Transformers which are widely reputed to be flawed, he apparently prefers or at least has no problem using old improvised cases / chassis, my Power supply . rectifier section box was formerly God knows what ? he covered all the extra orifices with friction tape the sparse labelling is scrawled handwriting with what appears to be Type writer correction fluid.When I first got this Amp, I took it to a close friends lab, he's a brilliant EE, he hooked it up to his $30K Dual trace oscilloscope
he farted around doing all kinds of things and examining the curves
or whatever they are ?
and after he was satisfied, he pronounced my new amp as a real POS
I was horrified, as I'd traded off a $1,400.00 High tech OTL amp
with a huge array of MiG Tubes.I asked him to show me, he ran a few representative curves
explained what they represented as far as the frequency response
etc. then he hooked up his Ultra Low End Best Buy POS Receiver
$150 max ! and ran the same curves it has very flat very linear etc.I took it home hooked it up to my back Horns, allowed 20 Minutes
warm up, and instead of the horseshit sound my friend had set me up for, I was greeted by the most emotionally engageing music I've ever experienced in any system and room, I've ever had in 40 + years
and aside from the emotional gut thing, the image projected was crystallines, Cymbals shimmering above and behind me decayed like they were real, I could go on and on, it was breathtaking !
light years better than my 2 previous tube amps as well as my Moon 1.5 75 watt Solid state Integrated amp, which i think was $2,500 to $3,000 and was widely considered quite musical and great value for the money.And if you think that what I was hearing was delusion based on
my needing to hear great stuff, you're wrong, virtually any and every guest including the Mail Man, Tennants Family, employees
even the Cops that issued me a warning for my rowdy Dogs running loose, basically anyone(victim) I could Shanghai, every person amongst them who actually loves music, was blown away, surprised delighted, amazed, engaged etc. none of their reactions were anything but quite positive (The responses I noted BTW, were based on the looks on their faces their body language etc. (not
cursory polite verbal responses) by how beautiful it sounded, BTW without any Build up whatsoever, I'd initially just ask them what Artist/ or Genre they'd prefer. Go figure eh ?Art vs. Science ?
Right now I'm seriously broke, and yet I wouldn't part with my John Hogan 45 SET Amp for twice what the Amp I swapped for it was valued at. If someone piled up some serious amount of $$$ at some point I'd have to relent, but, I'd probably cry as they walked out with it.
I wonder how you or I would look on an EEG as far as gauging the intensity or depth of our emotions ?
Regards FredJ
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