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From: cm450s02@uhccux.UUCP (jeff t. segawa)
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Subject: Re: Specs
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Max Hauser; You are right, I didn't mean to imply that specs should be thrown
away entirely, rather, that they shouldn't be the sole basis on deciding which
component to buy. I'd no more buy a new amplifier just on the basis of how 
it looks on paper any more than I'd buy a sports car just because it had an
engine that could produce 300 HP @ 7000RPM. These numbers at least give an
idea of what we're dealing with, but it's no substitute for a test drive
(listening test). What is needed are specs that have more relevance to real
life. I want to see a spec that will tell me if Amp A can drive a speaker
(especially a highly capacitive/low impedance load) without blawing itself up 
every time I power it up, for example. I've seen too many amps (particularly
Robertson 4010's) blown up this way.
By the way, what is Dynasolve, and how do I get small batches of it?
I'm curious to see what's inside those old Mark Levinson and 
Audio Research modules.