Atmosphere puts it well......"Ultimately transparency turned out to be "a lack of audible distortion, which would otherwise mask detail".
I have the Halcro DM58 Monoblocks which have ultra low-distortion as their main aim. I also have the Halcro DM10 Preamp. The reduction in distortion with the insertion of these amps was certainly beneficial to the overall 'transparency' of the total system, but it wasn't until I reduced those remaining distortions by inserting the ZYX Universe cartridge, the Raven AC-3 turntable, the Continuum Copperhead arm and most importantly.......the Duelund VSF capacitors in the speaker cross-over, that a blissful purity of effortless sound could project from the system's speakers.
To listen to most other systems now, I am painfully aware of the low-level distortions which are present. Atmasphere knows his 'onions'!
I have the Halcro DM58 Monoblocks which have ultra low-distortion as their main aim. I also have the Halcro DM10 Preamp. The reduction in distortion with the insertion of these amps was certainly beneficial to the overall 'transparency' of the total system, but it wasn't until I reduced those remaining distortions by inserting the ZYX Universe cartridge, the Raven AC-3 turntable, the Continuum Copperhead arm and most importantly.......the Duelund VSF capacitors in the speaker cross-over, that a blissful purity of effortless sound could project from the system's speakers.
To listen to most other systems now, I am painfully aware of the low-level distortions which are present. Atmasphere knows his 'onions'!