This gentleman is asking similar question to me - so I will hijack here rather than a new thread.
I have auditioned some speakers and amplifiers recently and decided that my KEF Q7 speakers do not have a problem as I imagined, but my amplifier does. I am therefore in the market for a much more expensive amplifier than I have ever possessed. I have a few niggles though.
Whittled the choice down to Arcam FMJ A29 or Musical Fidelity M3si. Neither of which have tone or loudness controls! Does anyone have any pearls of wisdom to share as to which I should go for and why?
I know that's how it is supposed to be with 'good' amplifiers (no tone controls) I used to preach it all my adult life. However I am older now and the ears are not as they were. What happens when I lose some treble and want to tweak it a bit? There are expensive Yamaha's out there with tone controls but no-one seems to stock them to facilitate an audition.
Many thanks in advance.