In article , Andy Evans
wrote:
The performance of an amplifier comes from the way all the components
work in conjunction. Just replacing one item with a 'better' one might
simply make the performance worse...

I think there's a difference between using better componants and
'voicing' an amp. My experience has been that better componants - caps,
resistors etc - almost always improve the sound - better tone, detail,
transparancy etc.

This may be where our experiences differ. Apart from straightforwards
factors like parasitic effects or microphony, I tend not to have found such
audible differences.

Slainte,

Jim

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