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Re: Any Sony CD Guru out there?

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From: Sander deWaal
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 16:57
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Howard Ferstler <ferstle@attglobal.net> said:


>> >This, from a guy who claims that his special amp (or one
>> >that he sells, since I do not believe he designed it) has
>> >qualities that set it apart from all other decently designed
>> >versions. Yeah, it may sound different, but if so that is
>> >because there is something seriously wrong with it.

>> Here I have two exactly the same Pioneer receivers, which, by your
>> previous admission, will sound adequate enough.
>> One of the two has both its tone controls set to 3 o'clock, the tone
>> controls of the other amp are in straight position.
>> They both sound different on the same speakers.
 
>> Is there something seriously wrong with amp nr. 1 or amp nr. 2?
>> And why?

>Properly align the tone controls on the first receiver,
>tweako. Even you should realize that cranking over the tone
>controls will make that receiver sound different from the
>one with the controls nulled out.


Good.
Now re-read your first paragraph and explain to me why, when a
component sounds different, there's "something seriously wrong" with
it. Please.

Remember, the two receivers are exactly the same.

-- 

"Audio as a serious hobby is going down the tubes."
- Howard Ferstler, 25/4/2005
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From: Sander deWaal <nospam@wanadoo.nl>
Newsgroups: rec.audio.tech,rec.audio.misc,rec.audio.opinion,aus.hi-fi
Subject: Re: Any Sony CD Guru out there?
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 18:57:32 +0200
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