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Going from a 15 year old Sony, albeit a $500 model at that time, to a current Pioneer for about the same price, I was shocked at how little (if any) improvement I heard out of the box. Didn't A/B, just exchanged one for the other in my rack. But now I have HDMI, and MCACC which does seem to improve at least the quality of the bass heard in my room.
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I didn't have both at the same time, so I couldn't A/B, and went by memory. I remember when listening with the Sony that there was clarity of sound in the mid and upper range, but wasn't surprised with the lack of bass since these were M22's. Listened to them for about a week this way. After hooking up the Pioneer and listening to the same source material, I was amazed with the amount of bass coming out of these speakers. I played them both at various volume levels, and I know that volume wasn't a factor. As far as both at low volume, I don't remember the difference, so I'm referring mostly to the higher volumes. Dang, I'm trying to read your reply but I keep looking at your avatar instead LOL.
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Dang, I'm trying to read your reply but I keep looking at your avatar instead LOL. Really kind of annoying, isn't it.
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I've seen worse. Hypnohead was pretty bad...
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Hmm, I searched for Hypnohead and he/she/it wasn't in the user list. I did find Hypnotoad though, but he/she/it didn't have an avitar.
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It was one of JP's old avatars.
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It was always Sean's favorite. You don't know how hard I had to fight the urge to bring him back. Oh, wait, just go check out the "Where Avatars go to die" thread over here. Just scroll three blocks down from Dancin' Spiderman. If you get to Self-Facializing Cow, you've gone too far. (Ain't that the truth)
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I stand corrected, the spiderman one was worse.
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"If you get to Self-Facializing Cow, you've gone too far"--that really gave me a good laugh.
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Nut, a comment on your reply discussing the Stereo Review double-blind amplifier listening tests. There was an open listening session before the blind tests and it's amusing to read some of the rather extravagant language describing the differences they claimed to hear when they knew the identity of the units they were listening to, so this increased the interest of the tests. Of course, the identities were concealed during the blind tests and the sound differences disappeared when the name plates and price tags did.
These tests still stand unchallenged(unchallenged by solid evidence to the contrary, that is, not simply by stubborn disagreement).
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