Tony L
Administrator
I genuinely wonder what he means by ‘quality parts/good parts’.
I’m hugely skeptical of this as I’ve been down the road of thinking expensive film caps are “better” only to take them out again and realise the original designer knew exactly what they were doing and actually voiced the kit perfectly using the components they selected.
I select and decide to own kit because I like it. If I want something different I’ll just go and buy it. It is a trajectory to hell to assume I (or any random self-professed expert off the internet or YouTube) can do better than Peter Walker, Guy Fountain, the BBC or whoever. If you like the sound of Harbeth or whatever just enjoy them. Alan Shaw voices speakers that sell well and hold value. Filling them up with boutique components will have entirely unpredictable results, will cost a lot of money, and will certainly destroy any resale value. I now try to the best of my ability to restore/refurbish kit that is suffering the signs of age, I’m absolutely not trying to alter or tweak it.