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In Reply to: "designed to be part of the network" sounds like crappola posted by airtime on October 14, 2016 at 08:39:39:
All else being equal, the fewer the number of passive components between the amplifier output stage and the loudspeaker driver, the better. You need a functioning crossover obviously, but if you can eliminate passive components after the output stage in the amp, why not take advantage of the theoretical performance improvement?Naim's approach eliminates a series resistor and inductor that most other amplifiers require as part of the RF damping circuit, and their approach also provides tighter tolerances on the impedances that make up the circuit.
Naim speaker cables are also on the cheap side compared to what most audiophiles use.
Here's another way to think about it. Some people spend gobs of money on complex speaker cable geometries like Nordost and Cardas to try to minimize the combination of series resistance, series inductance, and parallel capacitance. But inside their amp is usually a Zobel (R-C in parallel with the output), followed by an R-L in series with the output. Instead of spending tons of money to reduce the cable impedance, why not put it to work for you?
Edits: 10/14/16
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Follow Ups
- Not crappola if you folow the engineering principles - Dave_K 09:19:04 10/14/16 (7)
- Naim speaker cables... - kuma 21:15:57 10/15/16 (0)
- Crappola if you adhere to the philosophical principle... - AbeCollins 10:28:16 10/14/16 (5)
- Don't give a crap about philosophy, just engineering - Dave_K 11:58:12 10/14/16 (4)
- That's the problem with many engineers... - AbeCollins 14:01:30 10/14/16 (0)
- No Dave you're wrong - airtime 13:00:06 10/14/16 (2)
- You have it backwards - Dave_K 13:36:46 10/14/16 (1)
- Reminder to self... - AbeCollins 14:09:41 10/14/16 (0)
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