17-Jul-2014, 18:20
I was there and listened to the same systems as Ian and agree with his findings.
SAM is very clever, Matthieu outlined to me how it worked, and it is probably at its most effective on smaller speakers because the mapping allows no overload whilst increasing bandwidth and reducing bass distortion significantly.
Very impressive and impossible to do with any other amplifier available.
Since I preferred to get my room good rather than use equalisation (which can not work over much of the room with only 2 speakers - not possible) SAM is a perfect solution for somebody like me.
Pity my horns can't be SAMed and the Goldmunds almost certainly never will be :-(
SAM is very clever, Matthieu outlined to me how it worked, and it is probably at its most effective on smaller speakers because the mapping allows no overload whilst increasing bandwidth and reducing bass distortion significantly.
Very impressive and impossible to do with any other amplifier available.
Since I preferred to get my room good rather than use equalisation (which can not work over much of the room with only 2 speakers - not possible) SAM is a perfect solution for somebody like me.
Pity my horns can't be SAMed and the Goldmunds almost certainly never will be :-(
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