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In Reply to: RE: Nope - just as more or less experienced listener, with more or less resolving system. posted by middleground on June 29, 2012 at 12:18:45:
is so much better than playback equipment that every month a piece of new and improved playback equipment will make you hear more detail?
Go ahead and burn it.
If you'd like for us to consider your argument, then please stay on task.
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Power Amplifier: Quality of watts vs. Quantity of watts - bssk 14:41:29 06/28/12 (70)
- Two Schools of thought... - BigguyinATL 19:42:33 07/01/12 (0)
- Balancing act. How many watts you need, and how good it needs to sound. Both are vital. nt - Elizabeth 23:27:09 06/30/12 (0)
- You need both: the power to listen at levels you enjoy, and then the quality to enjoy your music. - JerryS 19:08:56 06/30/12 (0)
- RE:Quality is important - BUT - BigguyinATL 15:08:51 06/30/12 (3)
- RE:Quality is important - BUT - bssk 18:52:42 06/30/12 (2)
- RE:Quality is important - BUT - b.l.zeebub 04:06:31 07/02/12 (0)
- EAR Yoshino 834T - Frihed89 12:43:55 07/01/12 (0)
- Yes - E-Stat 21:18:29 06/29/12 (3)
- More live or more alive, Statman? nt - Ozzie 07:34:18 06/30/12 (2)
- RE: More live or more alive, Statman? nt - Tony Lauck 10:05:46 07/13/12 (0)
- I like your term better! :) -nt - E-Stat 07:35:49 06/30/12 (0)
- As JGH used to say- "if the first Watt sucks, why would you want 199 more of them?" - Dman 15:36:25 06/29/12 (0)
- RE: Power Amplifier: Quality of watts vs. Quantity of watts - middleground 12:23:34 06/29/12 (0)
- There are not transistor amplifiers of similar sound - Ralph 09:49:09 06/29/12 (3)
- RE: There are not transistor amplifiers of similar sound - bssk 13:42:45 06/30/12 (2)
- RE: There are not transistor amplifiers of similar sound - DrChaos 18:13:38 06/30/12 (1)
- RE: No need for that.... - Ralph 09:58:43 07/02/12 (0)
- $2.5K vs $17K +++ - Awe-d-o-file 09:33:39 06/29/12 (0)
- Absolutely. As morricab below said, "quality of watts" is the most important. - carcass93 08:21:39 06/29/12 (19)
- RE: Absolutely. As morricab below said, "quality of watts" is the most important. - middleground 08:45:28 06/29/12 (18)
- RE: Absolutely. As morricab below said, "quality of watts" is the most important. - Ozzy 09:06:30 06/29/12 (5)
- RE: Absolutely. As morricab below said, "quality of watts" is the most important. - middleground 12:09:12 06/29/12 (4)
- That's the problem... it's 97% of what you THINK is science. N/T - carcass93 14:26:25 06/29/12 (2)
- RE: That's the problem... it's 97% of what you THINK is science. N/T - middleground 14:56:36 06/30/12 (1)
- RE: That's the problem... it's 97% of what you THINK is science. N/T - Tony Lauck 09:55:51 07/13/12 (0)
- RE: Absolutely. As morricab below said, "quality of watts" is the most important. - morricab 14:01:56 06/29/12 (0)
- Nope - just as more or less experienced listener, with more or less resolving system. - carcass93 08:49:28 06/29/12 (11)
- RE: Nope - just as more or less experienced listener, with more or less resolving system. - middleground 12:18:45 06/29/12 (10)
- RE: What are you resolving anyway? - rick_m 18:05:23 06/30/12 (7)
- "Intelligent comments" only make sense, when there's an indication that they could be received intelligently. - carcass93 08:51:15 07/02/12 (6)
- RE: "Intelligent comments" only make sense, when there's an indication that they could be received intelligently. - middleground 08:58:08 07/04/12 (0)
- RE: "Intelligent comments" only make sense, when there's an indication that they could be received intelligently. - rick_m 19:02:18 07/02/12 (4)
- RE: "Intelligent comments" only make sense, when there's an indication that they could be received intelligently. - middleground 09:01:22 07/04/12 (3)
- RE: "The only unit high-enders understand is USD" - rick_m 10:34:54 07/04/12 (2)
- RE: "The only unit high-enders understand is USD" - middleground 04:36:30 07/05/12 (1)
- RE: "The only unit high-enders understand is USD" - rick_m 08:39:47 07/05/12 (0)
- Straw man, counselor - E-Stat 21:14:34 06/29/12 (1)
- RE: Straw man, counselor - middleground 14:54:50 06/30/12 (0)
- What you heard was a SET amp - Frihed89 00:53:01 06/29/12 (5)
- RE: What you heard was a SET amp - bssk 13:49:25 06/30/12 (1)
- For an 845 - Frihed89 16:53:19 06/30/12 (0)
- RE: What you heard was a SET amp - hahax@verizon.net 20:27:53 06/29/12 (2)
- RE: What you heard was a SET amp - Frihed89 16:58:02 06/30/12 (1)
- Multiple 509s, number depended on the power output nt - MVA 09:10:24 07/02/12 (0)
- See my post on amp selection criteria below - morricab 23:53:06 06/28/12 (0)
- RE: Power Amplifier: Quality of watts vs. Quantity of watts - DKL 18:53:55 06/28/12 (0)
- Quality... - mkuller 18:18:13 06/28/12 (0)
- RE: Power Amplifier: Quality of watts vs. Quantity of watts - middleground 17:52:35 06/28/12 (5)
- And in some cases (yours in particular), there's apparently... - carcass93 20:08:14 06/28/12 (3)
- RE: And in some cases (yours in particular), there's apparently... - middleground 06:22:40 06/29/12 (2)
- RE: And in some cases (yours in particular), there's apparently... - bssk 13:52:24 06/30/12 (1)
- RE: And in some cases (yours in particular), there's apparently... - middleground 15:00:17 06/30/12 (0)
- RE: Power Amplifier: Quality of watts vs. Quantity of watts - AbeCollins 19:38:16 06/28/12 (0)
- RE: Power Amplifier: Quality of watts vs. Quantity of watts - Ozzie 17:33:27 06/28/12 (3)
- RE: Power Amplifier: Quality of watts vs. Quantity of watts - bssk 13:59:52 06/30/12 (0)
- Might add the BEL 1001 to that but they’re over a thousand on the used market. - cfb 05:39:08 06/29/12 (0)
- Forté 4a -- seconded! :) - willkayakforfood 19:22:05 06/28/12 (0)
- RE: Power Amplifier: Quality of watts vs. Quantity of watts - ejman 17:32:40 06/28/12 (10)
- RE: Power Amplifier: Quality of watts vs. Quantity of watts - middleground 17:54:14 06/28/12 (9)
- Directly beside the intolerant knob -t - Sordidman 09:41:45 06/29/12 (0)
- RE: Power Amplifier: Quality of watts vs. Quantity of watts - ejman 19:25:16 06/28/12 (7)
- RE: Power Amplifier: Quality of watts vs. Quantity of watts - AbeCollins 19:40:34 06/28/12 (6)
- RE: Power Amplifier: Quality of watts vs. Quantity of watts - Downhome Upstate 11:14:18 06/30/12 (1)
- It's stolen off the interent - nt - AbeCollins 11:43:41 06/30/12 (0)
- RE: Power Amplifier: Quality of watts vs. Quantity of watts - middleground 08:43:56 06/29/12 (0)
- Laughing out loud…great way to start the day, tanks! nT - Vic D 07:59:39 06/29/12 (0)
- Ha; so now a S.E.T amp is a seductive femme fatale and a solid state AB amp is as a middle aged tax accountant - cfb 06:39:51 06/29/12 (0)
- could be the ultimate ModWright project :) (NT) - DKL 20:30:23 06/28/12 (0)
- you may have an issue with setting up the 2wq - Penguin 16:14:49 06/28/12 (1)
- RE: you may have an issue with setting up the 2wq - bssk 13:44:16 06/30/12 (0)
Follow Ups
- Straw man, counselor - E-Stat 21:14:34 06/29/12 (1)
- RE: Straw man, counselor - middleground 14:54:50 06/30/12 (0)