Peachtree is hardly a
legacy company.
Covered quite a few times:
Benchmark just issued what seems to me an excellent analysis of this issue with somewhat surprising conclusions. https://benchmarkmedia.com/blogs/application_notes/audio-myth-damping-factor-isnt-much-of-a-factor I do have a question on the very last section regarding if the speaker cable...
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I am aware that a state of the art amplifier should not have a specific sound, the mystical wire with a gain. Most important features to grant this are linear frequency response, low SINAD, IMD and crosstalk and a high SNR. But often the damping factor and the slew rate are discussed (mostly in...
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This is a reprint of an article written ca. 2011-2012. I've been meaning to rewrite and update it, but Life and Work keeps getting in the way, so I am reposting the original as-is. Take it for what it's worth, an introductory take on one of the potential causes for differences in sound among...
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What
@Sokel said. It still is highly dependent on where you live, anyway.
I used to recommend Apollon AS1200, but its price increased significantly (few hundred Euros) over these last three years. For someone living in NA, the Peachtree Amp500 could make some sense at the end.
Real wood. But from my experience with other Peachtree products, the high gloss does scratch easily.