Can any player challenge Audio Aero Prestige SE ?

Plato, what tubes are you using in the Monarch M24?

When it comes to listening notes...even comparing the Audio Aero players side-by-side to EMM Labs gear, there are no facts, only opinions.

The only facts are those obtained through test measurements, and no one here bench tests gear to my knowledge, other than perhaps Sean.

How are we to deal with these posters?

Regards,
Metralla (System | Answers)

IMO, the best we can do is be certain of our facts, and then be cognizant of who is posting and what their motives might be. Take their advice in context. Some advice is excellent despite coming from members interested in promoting products. Audiogon cannot effectively enforce selling within threads. This much is clear.

12-30-06: Mrtennis
a component can't have transparency and musicality as the latter implies coloration and the former implies a lack of coloration.

Robert Harley agrees. From "The Complete Guide to High End Audio":

Transparent - Sonic description of a component or system that has very low levels of coloration.