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To: bobs10 who wrote (223373)	1/16/2007 6:39:35 PM
From: gzubeck	Read Replies (2) of 275872

Bob 10, Since I'm an audio nut so I will give my views on sound quality... The source signal is the most important item...if the recording sucks every thing else down the chain is horrible... The amplification is important because if your speakers don't receive enough clean power the music can sound congested and less open...Tube amplifiers have better sounding distortion harmonics but are a pain in the ass to keep in top form and sound degrades as the tubes degrade (not to mention higher power consumption)...tube distortion levels decrease as you go into higher frequencies vs solid state which sounds better into lower frequencies... the new class d amplifiers if engineered correctly are suppose to give you the best of all world's... concerning speakers...the most expensive do not always sound the best...I actually built my own speakers and the laws of diminishing returns kicks in quite rapidly...(best speaker manufacturers for the money are Seas, Vifa (peerless), (audiophile on a beer budget) audio connectors do not have to be big money as they are a ripoff...pure copper with no oxidation is the best (for the money) and maybe gold electroplating to prevent oxidation on the connectors...Oxidization will make the signal sound muddy... The power source is also one of the most important things especially when designing high quality components...dirty unstable power sources cause major problems in sound quality and that is part of high end sound product designs... The new thing on the block is the pure digital signal is maintained until the very end of the chain where everything eventually has to go analog...you see this with Harmon Kardon Digital receivers...Once you go analog the sound begins to degrade through every part it goes through...AMD live I think is using similar technology as Harmon Kardon... If you have any questions I would be happy to answer...

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