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On a related topic... why do some threads insist on becoming repositories of lameness? :banghead:

I'm not singling anyone out, and I am including many of my own posts... it's just odd how some...

Sure... and that is why most pro amps use LED power indicators. The meters on McIntosh amps and on Pass Labs amps are really just bling... they may not do nothing, but their utility is questionable....

Yes they begin clipping above 100wpc...which coincidentally is when the meter reads about 2 o'clock.;)


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My experience with Pass Labs amps is limited to living with an XA30.5 for a few months. I never looked inside and wouldn't know what to look for if I had. I was told by the folks at Pass, that this...

Not at all... you made a very good point however I guess I wasn't clear in my response.

I agree that the two subjects are different, my point is that while they are different they do both affect...

I agree the styling is a bit over the top, but the meter does do something... it shows you the state of the amplifier's output biasing. As you push the amp(s) and the bias current increases pushing...

I get your point, but at the end of the day... we buy equipment to satisfy our quest for audio nirvana. Yes, some buy bling and others feed their egos, but since normal people don't differentiate...

No.

I'm sure they won't warm up the listening space in winter like the Halos will. :D


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I just bought a pair of Parasound Halo JC-1 amps. California designed and serviced but built in Taiwan. These amps are damned close to Pass Labs in performance at a much friendlier price point, but...

I think most of us have... over the years, I have stumbled upon some of my older posts and wondered what the heck I was thinking... but it's all good, we call it growth. Good to know that it is still...

That was my point.. I read that fellow's posts the first few times and then realized it was a simple waste of time. This most recent post, I saw the poster's name an moved down the list... almost as...

Precisely what my experience has been too.


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Now you know, name calling isn't allowed. ;)

Personally, when I realize someone would rather provoke than converse, I simply ignore their posts.


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I am trying to decide if you are sincere or are simply trying to get attention.


I'm going to leave it at: "While we share a hobby, we enjoy it very differently."


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I really tried, but ened up not having the time to thoroughly explain why your opinions and mine are completely out of phase.


I agree completely that in an AB comparison, it is utterly...

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Damn... that is a lot to get through.



I've only read the first couple of lines and the last line quoted here. I agree we should take everyone's opinions with...

Thanks for the post Tim... I think I am in the same camp, I try to be objective as much as possible, and as to the perception mumbo jumbo... I agree, if you believe it, it is "real".

We are in...

Personally I am very interested in the original topic... I guess that makes sense since I more or less started it. That said it has been rather disappointing as the signal to noise ratio has been...

Jeff, it seems that you aren't joking. I'll proceed as though you are being quite serious.

As for being in the thick of it I must have missed something, because somewhere along the line what I...

Obviously some people do.


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What a weird and twisted thread... not sure what all the talk of billet aluminum is about, but as for a definition of quality as it relates to "sound quality"... I used to have three of the...

I don't remember the review... I guess I wasn't particularly interested, but I doubt they'd lie...the opinions may not agree with someone else's, but the basic statements are factual I'm sure.

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That's always a possibility... a buddy of mine and I were wondering how a big company like Harman could be so bad at it when there are so many average products that sell so well due at least in part...

Perhaps, but the quality of the parts used, the care in device matching, the layout of the boards, etc... these all affect the final sound of a piece of gear. Perreaux, didn't simply wire up a pile...

I hear it everyday... let's just say, "It ain't subtle!"

I have absolutely no idea what you are saying. :)


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