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  Warm vs. Analytical
The subject is SS integrated amps. Some integrateds, like Audiolab and Krell, are often labeled "analytical." Others, like Arcam, are called "warm." I'm trying to get a grip on what these terms really mean. I understand they can be subjective.

To my own ears, Cambridge Audio sounds soft and dulled down at the edges. Musical Fidelity (the A3.2 integrated) sounds to me clean, precise, and detailed; it's the kind of sound I prefer. Is Cambridge Audio "warm"? Is MF more "analytical"? I'm not trying to start a flame war hear; I just want to know how my perceptions of sound fit into the terminology that people use to describe it.

Thanks for your insights
Jverona  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

05-14-03
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05-14-03   Buckingham was kind enough to share the address of the stere ...   Ozfly

05-15-03   For better or for worse, in audiophile-speak "analytica ...   Zaikesman

05-15-03   I'm with zaikesman. clinical/analytical means you are heari ...   Mrwigglewm

05-15-03   All in all, i cant see musiical fidelity works as you said. ...   Lafish

05-15-03   When the system is overly warm you're left with a "it c ...   Rockvirgo

05-15-03   These are just terms referring to tonal shifting when descib ...   Megasam

05-15-03   It appears, at least to me, from reading the responses that ...   Brianmgrarcom

05-15-03   It is good to know the meaning of these terms, keep in mind ...   Sogood51

05-15-03   Could amp be analitical and worm both? i have heard dsc elg ...   Sorlowski

05-15-03   I'd like to add more terminology to the sound description wo ...   Marakanetz

05-15-03   Reading through some of the subsequent responses, i want to ...   Zaikesman

05-15-03   Live music never ever sounds analytcal. ironically most of t ...   jrd@

05-16-03   Jrd@direcway.com: if the music was mixed with warm sounding ...   asdf@

05-16-03   Asdf: i composed a post making essentially the same point la ...   Zaikesman

05-16-03   I'm just saying that the goal was to many to get the listene ...   jrd@

05-16-03   Asdf and zman this sounds like the chicken and the egg to me ...   Rockvirgo

05-16-03   The chicken, dunno about the other.   Brianmgrarcom

05-20-03   The current delivery of the amp can be the cause. a low powe ...   Cdc


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