Amplifier distortions - what, and how much are audible

[AcuDefTechGuy]

I use 9 Benchmark AHB2's in my whole HT.

9 x Ahb2 = about $32,000.

That's just way too much for most people. We're talking about McIntosh and Bryston money here. Most people don't even feel "right" to spend anywhere near that.

Then add another $7K for the Marantz AV10. So your "electronics" is about $40K?

And if room acoustics and speakers/subs are a lot more important than electronics - as they should be - how much did you spend on them? $80K ?

 

[mtrycrafts]

All he has to say is, “At 100W this amp can produce a hissing noise of 40dB from the speaker from 1 meter distance if there is no other sound playing at the same time”.

Otherwise, it might be masked totally or partially.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Otherwise, it might be masked totally or partially.

At 100dB from 1 meter away, I wouldn't even hear much of anything else other than the extremely loud music.

 

[mtrycrafts]

At 100dB from 1 meter away, I wouldn't even hear much of anything else other than the extremely loud music.

How far away, hopefully not close to ear.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

I spent more than some and less than others. I'm retired. My bills are paid. It's my hobby.

My neighbor has about $150K sunk into a fishing boat, trailer, and pickup truck. Then there is the cost of the fishing trips. He comes home with about $30 worth of fish. I don't fish. I spend $30 at the fish market, or go out to a Friday night fish fry.

I know average people who spend thousands of dollars every year on season tickets for their favorite sports teams.

It's kind of silly to discuss amp distortions and complain about the $32K cost of 18 SOTA Benchmark amp channels. One of the other manufacturers amps in the Siau video is $22K for 2 channels. Some cost more. McIntosh and Bryston would cost much more.

I see you are an authorized dealer for some very expensive equipment. Equipment more expensive than Benchmark. Equipment I can't afford to buy. Care to explain the conflict between your words and what you do?

One thing I hate about being a dealer is having to answer questions like that. Like dealers can't just be regular forum members.

I was an AH member like 20 years before I became a "dealer".

I was a moderator for Gene before I became a dealer.

Oh, and my FULL TIME JOB is being a full time hospital pharmacists for 30 years, not being a dealer.

But anyway, being a dealer just means I can sell things that other people WANT. I can sell the KEF Muon, but I don't have to buy them.

I can sell Storm Audio and Bryston, but it doesn't mean I have to buy them. I can sell $100K Sony projectors, but it doesn't mean I have to buy them.

If I were starting over again today, I would just get an AVR and be set for Processor/Amps. I can't hear ANY difference between an $2K AVR vs a $20K amp, so I won't spend the money on expensive amps or AVPs.

So there is absolutely no conflict between my words and my actions. I buy what's best for me. I sell what other people want for them.

I know there's one thing everyone can agree on - we all have to do what makes us happy.