My experience is that mating a "musical" component with an "analytical" component in the backbone of a system seems to work best. Otherwise, you end up with TOO much of a "good" thing or a system that is not well balanced. While certain characteristics might work fabulously for specific types of music, it might be completely lacking in other areas. Then again, if someone has very limited musical tastes, a system slanted towards one specific sound might make them very happy.
If i'm using a "straight wire with gain" type of preamp, i'll find that a "musical" power amp seems to work best in that system. Then again, a "musical" preamp almost always dictates the use of an "analytical" power amp. While there are exceptions to this depending on how "off center" the source / speakers / room acoustics are, i've usually found that it works out pretty well. This is called the Yin / Yang approach to building an audio system : ) Sean
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If i'm using a "straight wire with gain" type of preamp, i'll find that a "musical" power amp seems to work best in that system. Then again, a "musical" preamp almost always dictates the use of an "analytical" power amp. While there are exceptions to this depending on how "off center" the source / speakers / room acoustics are, i've usually found that it works out pretty well. This is called the Yin / Yang approach to building an audio system : ) Sean
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