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<blockquote data-quote="Pl8er" data-source="post: 6183740" data-attributes="member: 540634">You are taking us to a very dangerous topic //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gifEasiest way for me to explain it cut and dry is this.Your goal is to produce, as closely as possible, to the source you are playing.&nbsp; So a well recorded CD goes to the player and *CAN* lose quality right there, then goes through your cables (which can be getting feedback from the car or a ton of other things) to the amplifier.&nbsp; The amplifier&#039;s primary job is to increase the source&#039;s output/power/what have you.&nbsp; You want this to happen as quietly (only word I can think of, I&#039;m sleepy) as possible.&nbsp; By this I mean you want to go from XX amount of power to XXXX amount of power but still sound as close to the signal it is getting.Some amps do this very very well.&nbsp; There really is the whole spectrum of great quality reproduction to just plain crap.An amp adds nothing if it is made by Jesus himself (I&#039;m saying there is no perfect amp).&nbsp; Most high quality audiophile amplifiers add as little as possible but still something.Now, the reason this argument has stood through the ages is because audio (ALL AUDIO) is subjective to the listener.&nbsp; What I consider to sound great may not be close to what you like.&nbsp; People like tubes because of the warm sound they bring...some people think that warm sound is distorting the actual source.Good example:&nbsp; My wife&#039;s brother was visiting and we were sitting in my living room listening to some music.&nbsp; This isn&#039;t a blow you away loud stereo.&nbsp; It&#039;s very will positioned and running just enough power to properly fill the room with sound.&nbsp; He said &quot;my bose&#039;s system sounds better than this&quot;.&nbsp; To him, I&#039;m sure it did.&nbsp; He is only worried about playing music and hearing bass.&nbsp; I spent countless hours positioning the speakers to pinpoint my listening chair and picked amplification that would play a wide range of music.&nbsp; So he wants something to play in the background and I want to hear the singer inhale between words.&nbsp; I don&#039;t need to be on 11 to achieve this.Hrm, am I rambling?&nbsp; Does this make any sense?People are far more likely to screw up their speaker placement before having to really worry about a high end amp.&nbsp; This is if SQ was your main concern.&nbsp; Now if you are wanting reliability (bragging rights as mentioned) quick response times if something does go wrong (Tru takes about half a day if you need something tops) this is where high end amplifiers really help you out.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pl8er, post: 6183740, member: 540634"] You are taking us to a very dangerous topic [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif[/IMG] Easiest way for me to explain it cut and dry is this. Your goal is to produce, as closely as possible, to the source you are playing. So a well recorded CD goes to the player and *CAN* lose quality right there, then goes through your cables (which can be getting feedback from the car or a ton of other things) to the amplifier. The amplifier's primary job is to increase the source's output/power/what have you. You want this to happen as quietly (only word I can think of, I'm sleepy) as possible. By this I mean you want to go from XX amount of power to XXXX amount of power but still sound as close to the signal it is getting. Some amps do this very very well. There really is the whole spectrum of great quality reproduction to just plain crap. An amp adds nothing if it is made by Jesus himself (I'm saying there is no perfect amp). Most high quality audiophile amplifiers add as little as possible but still something. Now, the reason this argument has stood through the ages is because audio (ALL AUDIO) is subjective to the listener. What I consider to sound great may not be close to what you like. People like tubes because of the warm sound they bring...some people think that warm sound is distorting the actual source. Good example: My wife's brother was visiting and we were sitting in my living room listening to some music. This isn't a blow you away loud stereo. It's very will positioned and running just enough power to properly fill the room with sound. He said "my bose's system sounds better than this". To him, I'm sure it did. He is only worried about playing music and hearing bass. I spent countless hours positioning the speakers to pinpoint my listening chair and picked amplification that would play a wide range of music. So he wants something to play in the background and I want to hear the singer inhale between words. I don't need to be on 11 to achieve this. Hrm, am I rambling? Does this make any sense? People are far more likely to screw up their speaker placement before having to really worry about a high end amp. This is if SQ was your main concern. Now if you are wanting reliability (bragging rights as mentioned) quick response times if something does go wrong (Tru takes about half a day if you need something tops) this is where high end amplifiers really help you out. [/QUOTE]

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