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Come on Pmbucko, you're just a little miffed because the $20 T Amp is better than what you're running, right?

PMB's sour note is probably borne of the false belief that all amps sound the same. They don't. The T Amp is really astonishingly good!



Was this juvenile little barb even necessary? Please.

Yes, the t-amp was run off batteries. Did it sound tube-like? No, not really. Actually, if we were to judge tube-like the presence of a warmer, more lush and open sound, than of the two, the Onkyo sounded more tube-like.

I plan on getting a power supply for the t-amp some time (I'm not in a rush) and then I'll see how much it improves. If it indeed does become so much better that it gives the Onkyo a run for the money, I will gladly state it here.



slightly OT, but aren't there some "audiophiles" who claim that battery power gives a more clean, pure sound?