It's better an amplifier that sound warm or one that sound cold?

[E-Stat]

Nor could I get anything to come up when I entered the link in my address bar. Usually I can open pdf files so I'm not sure what's going on. But it sounds like a typical naysayer "let's draw errant conclusions from faulty information" test.

It is an unusually well documented test using good associated stuff like an ARC pre and Maggies. The question of musical familiarity was not really addressed other than a reference that someone brought their own music.

The notion that this one test, however, answers for all time the question is kinda amusing though. As you indicated, there are other ABX tests that have proven otherwise.

rw

[musicoverall]

It is an unusually well documented test using good associated stuff like an ARC pre and Maggies. The question of musical familiarity was not really addressed other than a reference that someone brought their own music.

The notion that this one test, however, answers for all time the question is kinda amusing though. As you indicated, there are other ABX tests that have proven otherwise.

rw

You said someone "brought" their own music which would indicate the tests weren't done using the participants home system. I know you have a wonderful system, E-Stat, but I'm not sure I could pick out audible differences between two amps right off the bat. That's the same issue I have with the power cable test that was circulating around a few months ago.

Still can't open the silly thing! Grrrr....

[E-Stat]

I know you have a wonderful system, E-Stat, but I'm not sure I could pick out audible differences between two amps right off the bat. That's the same issue I have with the power cable test that was circulating around a few months ago.

No, I cannot. It takes me a while to get acclimated to any really good system. Especially spectacular systems.

Still can't open the silly thing! Grrrr....

It took me a while (at broadband speed) to initially open the document. It is a fairly large PDF.

rw

[musicoverall]

No, I cannot. It takes me a while to get acclimated to any really good system. Especially spectacular systems.


It took me a while (at broadband speed) to initially open the document. It is a fairly large PDF.

rw

I'm not able to open any of the pdf's on that site. I checked my acrobat reader and it's functioning fine so I'm not sure what the problem is. If it lists ancillary gear, it's one of the better reports on blind testing around so I'd like to give it a read. I'll keep trying.

BTW, I may be going solid state - at least on the power amp side. I have an opportunity to acquire a used Edge ML-300 which I've also had the opportunity to try out in my own system with the Maggie 20.1's. It's a much better match than the Hurricanes. The Edge exhibits none of the traits I associate with solid state gear - no electronic grain, no harshness, no (chuckle) edginess, no fatigue. It's solid state like I've never heard before, giving the Maggies a little extra juice in the nether regions. The nice thing is that the current owner and I may be making a trade (rather than me forking over cash) for some items I've been thinking about selling anyway. I thought I was past the transistors but I gotta go with my ears. Granted, there may be tubed amps with as much power that would perform better but they have proven inaccessible to me for one reason or another, usually cost.