opaqueice;274647 Wrote: > As you know, there is another school which says the perceived > differences are usually due to expectation and/or volume mismatches. > > That school has lots of evidentiary support, like that fact that under > careful controls no one seems to be able to distinguish between even > supposedly very different amps (tube versus solid state, for example).
Good point, opaqueice. Like doing a blind taste test of wine, many casual drinkers 'prefer' a less expensive wine over a fine reserve. But, if you show that same drinker the actual prices, he'll always 'prefer' the fine wine. I imagine there's some of that going on with amplifiers. Although, you'd be hard pressed to convince me that music purists (or even casual listeners) would prefer a solid state over a tube amp in a blind comparison. That said, I'm sure during my audition with the 352, there was some perceived value when jumping from the 50watt receiver to the 352. I -wanted- to hear the difference. And I did. The 352 offered a much deeper, more well-rounded sound over the 50watt. I was careful to volume adjust to eliminate any bias based solely on loudness. I think I'm just about convinced. I'm a little concerned about two things: First, I'm thinking about buying the store demo. It looked and sounded fine, but I'm still a little concerned. Second, price. The demo is on sale for $520 USD, compared to NIB for $600. Do those prices sound about right for a 352? -- improvisato ------------------------------------------------------------------------ improvisato's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31843 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
