Reviews often make reference to "careful matching/partnering" of equipment but very rarely mention actual examples. Why is there no reference points or suggestions of what should be partnered with what?
Would it be possible to group equipment by it's characteristics so that us mere mortals have more of a fighting chance of making suitable matches? I'm thinking something along the lines of say assigning a group value between -2 & +2, where 0 is completely neutral, positive values are towards bright/forward & negative values towards smooth/warm. So someone wanting a neutral system should aim for a net total of 0. Class 0 amp & class 0 speakers or -1 amp plus +1 speakers etc.
Obviously this would be somewhat subjective but then reviews are that anyway.
Thoughts?
Would it be possible to group equipment by it's characteristics so that us mere mortals have more of a fighting chance of making suitable matches? I'm thinking something along the lines of say assigning a group value between -2 & +2, where 0 is completely neutral, positive values are towards bright/forward & negative values towards smooth/warm. So someone wanting a neutral system should aim for a net total of 0. Class 0 amp & class 0 speakers or -1 amp plus +1 speakers etc.
Obviously this would be somewhat subjective but then reviews are that anyway.
Thoughts?