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In the Forum: Melquiades Amplifier
In the Thread: “Melquiades” amplifier: a year later.
Post Subject: Is the Melquiades a step in the wrong direction?Posted by drdna on: 10/6/2006
 Romy the Cat wrote:
I think this requires me to raise my voice as I feel that this presumption is very common and unfortunately very mistaken. Melquiades might NOT be a solution... A person should evolve his reference points and his assessment algorithms up to the point when he will be able to identify within his current sound the specific and very precise shortcomings. Then, only then a specific solution might be brought as a delta between what the sound currently is not and what it should be.


This is the clearest perhaps that I have heard this stated.  I wholeheartedly agree with this idea. 

Now, when I heard originally about the Melquiades, the idea appealed to me because I have high-sensitivity horn loudspeakers and use some 2A3 SET amplifiers, which make very good sounds but I am looking to get closer to the Sound, which to me is feeling as if the musicians are in the room making decisions about the way they are playing and you have insight into the whole thing in a real and palpable way.  When I heard the description of the Melquiades and the objectives set forth, it seemed to suit my situation?  Maybe I am wrong, but it is an avenue worth exploring.

Adrian

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