Re: Choices


"paul packer" <packer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:43634326.9780621@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 00:58:16 GMT, <nyob123@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>>"paul packer" <packer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>news:43617d6b.1354803@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 18:32:38 GMT, <nyob123@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"paul packer" <packer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>news:436075ff.19127703@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 21:19:16 GMT, <nyob123@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I chose my audio system based on what I knew about the components
>>>>>>actual
>>>>>>performance. I didn't use any faith at all. I knew how it would
>>>>>>perform
>>>>>>or
>>>>>>I wouldn't have bothered with any of it.
>>>>>
>>>>> This is ambiguous. Doers this mean you listened at length in the shop
>>>>> to each component individually, various components together, all the
>>>>> components together, or does it mean you didn't listen at all but
>>>>> chose on the basis of specs?
>>>>>
>>>>On the basis of actual performance.
>>>
>>> Evasive answer noted.
>>>
>>Think about it. It might come to you.
>
> By performance you don't mean sound quality, do you? And if so, and if
> as you say you chose on the basis of each component's actual
> performance, is it possible that you noticed along the way that one
> amplifier often sounds different from another?

Where have I ever denied that? The next question becomes, why do they sound
different?

Is it because they ahve differences in performance or could it be other
factors such as spl not matched?

Or did you only notice
> that about speakers? Trust me, I'd really like to understand the
> selection process.

My selection process is based on the fact that I have friends who are audio
technicians who can do actual bench tests and let me know from both the
actual performance and their first hand experience. I get to know if a unit
under consideration is reliable based on how often they see them in for
repair and what sort of real world performance they are capable of.

In other cases, such as CD players, the very first one I got as a present,
so I had no choice to make. The next one I got based on research of my own
that indicated to me that any differences between them was likely to be so
small that there was nothing really to worry about other than build quality,
so I chose a Rotel, base on my own personal experience with them from my
days selling audio equipment. They were among the most reliable products I
had seen. Rarely would one of their units not work out of the box and if
did work out of the box, it never came back except for damage caused by
misuse or abuse.

QSC amp are another case in point. They do what they are supposed to, play
cleanly and for a very long time, although the same could be said about a
lot of pro gear that some people seem to think don't have a place in a home
hi-fi. Crown, Mackie and several others are equally competent and Crown,
and now Behringer have units without fans for those who worry about such
things.

The world of pro audio and so called pro-sumer audio is an area that IMO are
overlooked and should be investigated by anyone who wants some serious power
for very reasonable prices, particularly if you have difficult loads to
drive or if you have horn speakers.

The list is long and should be examined.


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