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In Reply to: the worst of all evils when evaluating a hifi system ..... is ? posted by trioderob on February 10, 2023 at 10:14:41:
...unless you actually hear a component in the contest of your own system - you cant be sure if you will like the purchase !
you're able to audition the DUT in a friend's spectacular system with which you're quite familiar. I could elaborate on details if desired.
so for me the treble is #1 when evaluating a system or component
For me, it is first and foremost the cohesiveness of the presentation and ability to deliver a natural sounding result. With treble, mainly if the sins are of commission . The Hypex Ncore amp used in the garage simply cannot duplicate the air and harmonic "rightness" of VTL MB-450s when driving the big stats. Having said that, the top end of the Hypex is very clean and inoffensive.
While it's a touch sterile, it's not at all like days of yore with the hard-as-nails top end of "D" series Crown amps - had one as a teen. Nor like a current Crown switcher I once used where the top end reminds me of a bird slamming into a glass wall and immediately falling. The transition to poorly rendered harmonics was quite abrupt!
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