I had several encounters with the late great James Bongiorno (Hadley, S. A. E., Great American Sound, SUMO and Spectra AmpZilla fame) who would agree that transformer design and quality has a significant effect on the sound of an amp. His very own amp designs testify to that. Look at the old Ampzilla, Son of and Grandson amps, all having huge high quality transformers.
He told me that the transformers were one reason that old Sansui receivers and amps sounded so good. At the time I didn't agree with him as I wasn't a huge Sansui, GAS, or SAE fan. My how things change.
I came to realize and appreciate what genius he was, and that more often then not everything he said was true. All of his designs are musical and engaging as was the man.
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He told me that the transformers were one reason that old Sansui receivers and amps sounded so good. At the time I didn't agree with him as I wasn't a huge Sansui, GAS, or SAE fan. My how things change.
I came to realize and appreciate what genius he was, and that more often then not everything he said was true. All of his designs are musical and engaging as was the man.
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