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Re: home audio system

Author: DougR
Date: 2011-01-07 17:16

Best advice about this sort of thing I ever read was from a guy named Peter Aczel, who runs a site called "The Audio Critic" (though he's mostly inactive now).

In testing among different audio components of the same type, he'd always make sure first and foremost that everything was playing at the exact same acoustical level (very important, since differences in volume can skew audible results) and then switch randomly (and blindly) back and forth among the components being compared, to minimize influences of e.g. brand name, looks, etc.

Frankly, I'm not sure how one would achieve volume parity in the real world (i.e. in a "listening room" at the dealer's), without test equipment. I suppose one does the best one can.

Ralph, I'll be interested in what you end up with, and also what your listening process was.

Good luck!

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