No sneering Please


Please no flaming.

Audio snobbery aside, has anyone ever done an objective  comparative test of the latest chifi TPA3255 chip powered amps vs the 'high-priced spread'?

I am prepared to be shocked.

No sneering, please.

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I've not tried one of those amp circuits, but the price is intriguing.

The weakest link theory is usually in play when doing any comparison. To get most insights from any comparison, it’s important that the system synergy and clarity be at the level of the higher performing component. Otherwise masking effects of a lesser system can hide what the better component can do...it can very easily (and unfairly) leave the false impression that the better component performed no better than a lesser component when plugged into a lesser system. That’s my 2 cents for the day anyway.

I have built 4 over time. To be fair. I typically do a fair amount of work on them. My latest is quite good. 

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