Top 3 lists and video's
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Seven magnificent amplifiers, each with its own power and compromise. It is nice to illuminate the products from all sides. (Blind) listening and measuring. In the end, however, it’s still taste, as it turns out. Because while there is overlap in the authors’ top three lists, there are also differences, of course. And we don’t always agree. But that’s fine! It keeps the hobby interesting.
| Chosen amp | Martijn | Yung | Geoffrey | Public vote |
| Model 1 | Arcam | Arcam | Advance | Moon |
| Model 2 | Cyrus | Moon/Cyrus (could not choose) | Atoll | Rega |
| Model 3 | Yamaha | Yamaha | Yamaha | Yamaha |
Now we are not of the winner’s draw, but we cannot ignore the fact that everyone has the Yamaha in the top three list. Surely that is an accomplishment of some magnitude. Arcam, Moon and Cyrus were also chosen more often. It is and always will be taste, but (opinion of your author) a neutral and organic presentation almost always wins in the end, as it turns out.
