tube fanatic Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Norman Crowhurst, whose credentials are well known, shares an example of why listening at a show (or anywhere other than in your own system) can be deceiving:   Maynard   Can't get photo to load- will try later😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 How is Norman Crowhurst? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polizzio Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 35 minutes ago, Schu said: How is Norman Crowhurst? Â He died in 1991. Â http://www.aes.org/aeshc/jaes.obit/JAES_V39_9_PG735.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tube fanatic Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 No time to take a screenshot, so here's the link to the article on page 32:  https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Archive-Audiocraft/Audiocraft-1957-11.pdf#page=32&zoom=100,-105,503  I'm posting this to highlight the fact that it is impossible to make an out of context (i.e. in a system other than your own) judgment about how a component may sound in your system. Jeffrey's view that listening at RMAF conveys a different (unique?) perspective is one with which I disagree totally. Anyone who has auditioned the same speakers, amps, or anything else at different audio dealers understands the point that I am making. This is why some dealers, or online sellers, offer a return option for the equipment that they sell. Even The Cable Company has a "lending library" of cables for you to try in your own system (https://www.thecableco.com/lending-library)! It's unfortunate that the same doesn't exist for tubes!   Maynard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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