Re: Wow! I have golden ears.

UnsteadyKen said:

Any questions?

In response to the vast number of enquiries I have not received here
is the test report.

A report on amplifier sound quality.
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Equipment under test:
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Denon DRA-345R FM receiver
JVC A-X3 Integrated amplifier

Ancillary equipment:
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Sony Cd player and MD recorder.

Cables used:
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Yes

Testee:
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A.N. Eedjit

Music used:
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DTTV live broadcast from Salzburg of Russia V Greece Group D Euro
2008 soccer match.

Test procedure :
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1. The equipment was placed on a self assembly 4 shelf wire storage
rack purchased from local discount store.

2. Testee attempts to fix long standing ground loop hum problem by
rearranging rats nest of cables behind rack.

3. While attempting to move rack forward, testee becomes distracted
by superb Russian attack down the left wing causing him to trip over
coffee table and apply excessive horizontal tilt to rack causing
badly assembled item to begin to disintgrate.

4. Russia score!

5. Equipment under test is now about to achieve complete floor/kit
interface, this situation being deemed undesirable testee makes
desperate grab for aforementioned items.

6. Making a complete *** up of this he succeeds only in punching
them across room where they make contact with adjacent wall and then,
presumable under the influence of gravity, proceed rapidly in a
downward direction. At this point direction visual observation of
test equipment was discontinued due to testee being distracted by...

7. CD & MD which being still connect to test items are pulled from
remains of disintegrating rack and also achieve full floor/kit
conjunction status.

8. Testee then proceeds to make lengthy series of self deprecatory
remarks, then calms down and makes a nice cup of tea.

9. Soccer match ends, Russia 1 Greece 0.

10. Greece are out of the tournament. Rats.

Test session concluded.


Results
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Sound quality.
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Denon: 3/10
The Denon was found to have a strong treble bias, the sound emitted
on striking both wall and floor could best be described as a
tinny rattly clang.

JVC: 6/10
The JVC was deeemed to have have a more balanced sound quality with
significantly more bass content overall but metalic overtones were
still a significant contributor to the sound quality.

CD/MD No significant aural differences were detected.


Durablity
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Denon 10/10

JVC 10/10

CD/MD 10/10

Rack 0/10

Minor dings and scratches were observed on all electrical components
but apre test all were fully functional.
The rack is a total write off.


Conclusion
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Amplifiers do sound different.

Mini Disc's are identical to CD's


Proper equipment support is vital.

Greeks can't play footy


Note
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Hum problem still present.

--
Ken
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