Originally Posted by
Sansiiro
But can you find any logic in this behavior on the spec sheets other than hiding the weaknesses,
and looking good for wide audience?
And yet I can not shake the feeling, that amplifiers perform better than receivers.
I have heard that receivers tend to sound thin.
you heard wrong. I have had all manner of good valves amps, not so many solid state but my vintage Sony receiver has beat them all and is my end game amp. I just hope it keeps going as I've no interest to change it.
Bakoon 13r Denon DP80 Stax UA-70 Shure Ultra 500 in a Martin Bastin body with jico stylus, project ds2 digital Rullit aero 8 field coils in tqwt speakers
Office system, DIY CSS fullrange speakers with aurum cantus G2 ribbons yulong dac Sony STR6055 receiver Jvc QL-A51 direct drive turntable, Leema sub. JVC Z4S cart is in the house
Garage system another Sony receiver, cassette deck
System components are subject to change without warning and at the discretion of the owner.