How Do Amps Affect Soundstage?
I'm not that technically strong on audio yet, so please refrain from mockery on this....
My DAC, premamp, and amp combo (all tube) throw a nice soundstage. If I substitute (at least some) solid state stereo amps, soundstage is constricted. If the amp is basically just increasing the signal that it is receiving from the preamp, I don't get how the size and shape of the presentation is altered materially from what the preamp is delivering. (I get that the signal could get distorted, etc.). How does the amp play such role? And do monoblocks enjoy any design advantage in maintaining the soundstage received? Thanks.
So many SS amps focus on 300 watts and don't give enough attention to the first watt. A good SS amp will have a good soundstage, but don't assume all $5k ss amps do. One amp I have verified and like it a lot because it mimics a tube amp is Kinki Studio Ex-M1+. It is chinese but has been said to have a Swiss sound. 100 wpc. It is an integrated. Jerry |
@zazouswing exactly the way to look at it. All the goodness is in the recording and the question is, can your system reproduce it without degrading it. A system doesn't add anything (good). Jerry |
