I have often wondered how your supertests are actually conducted and why you do not detail the test rigs used.
OK, so with TVs I guess you plug in an aerial and away you go. However, with an amp, for instance, how much of the comparison is actually about the amp rather than the system/components it is partnered with?
Using the amp example, clearly you could........
1) Set up a test rig (CD player, speakers, speaker wire and interconnects) and simply plug in each amp in turn. This would provide a good means of comparison with a common set of components. However, this may disadvantage one or more of the amps due to partnering issues.
2) Set up a number of rigs of carefully selected components which allow each amp to perform to it's best. But how to you tease out the performance of component under review/comparison from the performance of the system as a whole?
And finally, do you use a panel of experts or a single individual.
It's all probably been asked before, so allow me to apologise in advance for posting this submission. I would be grateful for a link to the reply/thread is available.
Thanks.
OK, so with TVs I guess you plug in an aerial and away you go. However, with an amp, for instance, how much of the comparison is actually about the amp rather than the system/components it is partnered with?
Using the amp example, clearly you could........
1) Set up a test rig (CD player, speakers, speaker wire and interconnects) and simply plug in each amp in turn. This would provide a good means of comparison with a common set of components. However, this may disadvantage one or more of the amps due to partnering issues.
2) Set up a number of rigs of carefully selected components which allow each amp to perform to it's best. But how to you tease out the performance of component under review/comparison from the performance of the system as a whole?
And finally, do you use a panel of experts or a single individual.
It's all probably been asked before, so allow me to apologise in advance for posting this submission. I would be grateful for a link to the reply/thread is available.
Thanks.