I agree. However, those two examples are really the outliers, highlighting some of the worst designs in their lineup. In my opinion, most of their other models are actually quite well-designed.
I'm guessing therminally is a combination of terminally and thermally, which would be about right in the land of solid state devices...exceed that thermal limit and you have just made toast out of your electronic device. well said couldna said it better myself.
I wanna chime in on this specific subject. As a DIY guy I'm not afraid to try unconventional and off the regular path solutions if it gives me the same performance. That's why I recently acquired an Audiophonics ET400 Purifi based stereo amp.
Good to hear from someone who has actually gone to the trouble of comparing a branded amp that uses Purifi with one of the (let's be polite) less well-known brands. If you look inside these amps I'm sure you'll find big differences in the implementation and ancillary kit such as power supply, rfi protection measures, sockets, wiring, etc. Then perhaps you should look at the next comparison up the Purifi ladder - C298 with M23. Both the same brand and similar "on paper" spec, but a big increase in quality - and price of course. See my photos in Post #51 in his thread.
I agree with that!
To me the interesting part is comparing a less known and/or considerable cheaper brand or solution to the well known (more expensive) establishment and see(hear) the results. That's where potentially a front seat can be had for half the price.
Highly respected review magazine is an oxymoron. There all shills for the manufacturers. And theres always an audible difference to a reviewer, even if if they compared the same exact item, why else do cables make such a big audible difference to these liars. There job depends on hearing a difference so they just make one up, and the more expensive one sounds better.
The thing that surprises me is the apparent need to immediately take a sarcastic stand and result to an ad hominem while simultaneously not considering that multiple people on a blind test consistently did hear a difference.
Nah, I'm good, considering this isn't an Audiophonics thread. Thanks though!The thing that surprises me is the apparent need to immediately take a sarcastic stand and result to an ad hominem while simultaneously not considering that multiple people on a blind test consistly did hear a difference.
Additionally I'm not excluding the possibility I have a Monday morning dud with the Audiophonics. Perhaps that would be a more interesting question instead of immediately taking moral high ground
Yea, that's why I said it will be interesting because in this case the significantly less expensive one sounded just as good to them.
His use of dbs was to show you the power differences you show, .3db, are inaudible and thus make zero difference. Im getting a real Dunning-Kruger vibe here, hear.
Not in HiFi. You think a $5000 power cord will improve your sound? The examples of expensive shite audio components is endless, the reason ASR is so popular.
Haha, I had a conversation with a dude not long ago who bought a special "audio router" for multiple hundreds of dollars. He argued that his streamer would give better audio quality when connected to this special router instead of to his modem. He said his internet signal was being "rectified" by that special router and the "block wave" of the digital signal would not be skewed anymore, thus improving quality of the music.
Not me! I don't believe there is need for anything more costly than good quality cables used in pro audio - the likes of Canare, Belden, Mogami, etc.
I suggest that only because some here are never convinced by any suggestion regarding sound quality unless it is supported by measurement graphs and statistics. Why is listening excitement - what one hopes for at a live performance - poo-poo'd by some here? Fortunately there are also many genuine music enthusiasts here too with a more open mind and who trust their ears in preference to their computers and microphones.
Tone this down. No need to make sweeping generalizations. Contrary to popular belief, we listen to music. We also know, from decades of Audio Science Data and research that measurements do tell us how something will perform and thus sound (not counting room interactions). Measurements help us narrow down the number of well engineered products. Remember, except for that live performance you mentioned. Every track that has been recorded was measured and recorded with the same technology used to measure performance of a speaker. The microphone can capture the magic of the original performance accurately and store and retrieve and reproduce that same recording. Certainly this is measurable Down to details beyond the perceptive ability of the human ear. Just because we rely on Audio data to help make our decisions. Certainly doesn’t mean we don’t listen as well.No me! I don't believe there is need for anything more costly than good quality cables used in pro audio - the likes of Canare, Belden, Mogami, etc.
But isn't it more for measurement enthusiasts? Maybe audio enthusiasts, but unlikely music enthusiasts!
You missed the point. You said "you get what you pay for". The $5000 power cord proves you dont, so Im having trouble understanding your position.
