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Match 2, Exodus verses Lyngdorf The battle of the affordable amps. Exodus $1,400. and Lyngdorf $1,495. Exodus Audio (amp S) Choices for each category were: Bad, Yawn, Decent, Good, and Excellent Turn on noise:__________3 Excellent Noise floor:____________2 Bad, 2 Yawn Detail or resolution:______3 Yawn, 1 Decent Dynamics:_____________2 Yawn, 1 Decent Distortion: _____________1 Bad, 2 Yawn Top end Quality :_________1 Bad, 3 Yawn Vocal range: ____________1 Bad, 3 Yawn Bass Quality :___________3 Yawn Instrument clarity:________4 Yawn Imaging placement:_______1 Yawn, 1 Decent Overall sound:___________3 Yawn Comments: Vocal seemed somewhat recessed, hard to listen to, no musicality, noise floor high and no life to music, In speaker, harsh. One guy voted "Bad" straight down the chart and his scores were not included above. Lyngdorf Amp (amp F) Turn on noise:__________3 Excellent Noise floor:____________2 Good, 1 Excellent Detail or resolution:______2 Decent Dynamics:_____________1 Yawn, 3 Good, 1 Excellent Distortion: _____________1 Yawn, 1 Good Top end Quality :_________2 Decent Vocal range: ____________2 Decent Bass Quality :___________1 Decent Instrument clarity:________2 Decent Imaging placement:_______1 Yawn, 1 Decent Overall sound:___________2 Decent Comments: Edgy, sibilant, closer, preferred "F" but not as distinct, slightly less compressed than "S", deeper sound stage, not a bad amp, a little top end artifacts, some edge, listenable, nothing special, image seems cluttered in the middle, could not place instruments. One guy voted "Yawn" straight down the chart and his scores were not included above. Choices to circle for "Favored Amp" were: Barely, Slightly Favored, Favored, or Clearly Favored Choices to circle for "Differences" were: Very Subtle, Subtle, Slight but Clear, Clear, Clear in Areas, or Very Clear Amp Favored: 7 for "F". 1 circled "Barely", 2 circled "Slightly Favored", 1 circled "Clearly Favored" Differences: 2 circled "Slight but Clear" With a complete majority the Lyngdorf amp moved to the next round. Notes from the host: The music used with these was a little tougher than with others. I listened to each of them quite a bit in the week before the event, and both of these amps were really better than the impressions reflect. Notes from Kevin about the Exodus amp
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