have you ever bought a piece of gear that you expected to outperform your current gear and it wasnt quite what you expected based on age and reputation as well as theoretically technological advancements in amp and circuitry design in general?
i always wonder just how much further along technology actually has come to improve the way stuff sounds, for instance; the 27-29 year old pioneer a-717 can possibly/probably edge out the 5-8 year old marantz pm-8004, but its also 43 lbs vs 26 lbs for the 8004 and the 8004 does almost te same thing with a remote so yeah i do see that as technological progress..
probably the most damning difference is the pioneer is entirely class A non switching and uses over 700 watts vs the marantz 200 watt consumption rating... i do doubt the marantz is stopping at a mere 200 watt consumption but hey who knows.
both have that japanese sound though with a hint of american
this isnt necessarily about me, just a little example of what im talking about. im interested in hearing about other peoples experiences similar or different
i always wonder just how much further along technology actually has come to improve the way stuff sounds, for instance; the 27-29 year old pioneer a-717 can possibly/probably edge out the 5-8 year old marantz pm-8004, but its also 43 lbs vs 26 lbs for the 8004 and the 8004 does almost te same thing with a remote so yeah i do see that as technological progress..
probably the most damning difference is the pioneer is entirely class A non switching and uses over 700 watts vs the marantz 200 watt consumption rating... i do doubt the marantz is stopping at a mere 200 watt consumption but hey who knows.
both have that japanese sound though with a hint of american
this isnt necessarily about me, just a little example of what im talking about. im interested in hearing about other peoples experiences similar or different
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