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RE: N core

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In Reply to: RE: N core posted by Davey on January 02, 2018 at 06:57:06

Such an amp will not sound Boring , as it will render recordings without interference , dead low DR recordings will sound as such , lively high DR recordings will sound as such .

When all recordings have the same presentation is when this becomes an issue ..

Some years ago, An amp designer I'm friendly with had an amplfier like that , not boring , the opposite, lots of jump on all recordings , adding its own flavor, this added feature was obvious when we played our own studio recordings where one in particular had an added 50hz boom put in for massive kick drum effect , his amp squashed it , tighten the bass with so much grip the boom disappeared into the back ground and was not pronnouced at all, so what most were praising as controlled , accurate tight bass was not ..

This kind of coloration and to be more precise "distortion" is not obvious on the bench as the amp measured exemplary ...

Regards

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RE: N core - Davey 07:35:20 01/02/18 (2)
So a straight wire with gain is NOT "boring." I got it. Whew!
But hold on now.......you said "Boring." What's the difference between "boring" and "Boring"??
Seems like you've made a conclusion on your friends amp with little facts to support it. If the amp measured exemplary on the bench, then clearly the measurements were not sufficient and/or your subjective evaluation had some other explanation.
The immediate knee-jerking to a position that bench testing is inherently insufficient to identify subjective performance is just the easy way out and indicates a lack of intellectual curiosity. I submit that a more rigorous testing scheme probably would have identified the "issue" you noted. Or at least given you some further insight.
Dave.

Edits: 01/02/18
- RE: N core - A.Wayne 08:43:26 01/02/18 (0)
  Seems you misunderstood what i wrote , please read again , i gave enuff factors to support my position , so much so the issue was addressed by the designer ..
  
  Regards
  
  Edits: 01/02/18
- RE: N core - A.Wayne 07:40:41 01/02/18 (0)
  A romper room Prose ,,,,, how the mighty has fallen ,...
  
  Regards

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