Such comparisons are very good. And - what is your own opinion? The old Quad sounds more natural and musical to me. And at Pioneer, I would say this is a typical dry and not at all interesting transistor sound. Although it is difficult to say exactly, because the audio quality in the video does not seem very good, despite the fact that the video is 4k. Too much room echo. And sometimes it seems that Pioneer is better because it has more detail.
When I first watched such a video of higher-quality components, I was surprised to hear big differences in the sound. I know that it is impossible to evaluate the quality of components in such a way, but you can hear the differences. When I was recording, the sound was quite loud and I can say that I enjoyed listening to the QUAD, while the sound from the Pioneer became a bit irritating over time...
Such comparisons are very good. And - what is your own opinion? The old Quad sounds more natural and musical to me. And at Pioneer, I would say this is a typical dry and not at all interesting transistor sound. Although it is difficult to say exactly, because the audio quality in the video does not seem very good, despite the fact that the video is 4k. Too much room echo. And sometimes it seems that Pioneer is better because it has more detail.
When I first watched such a video of higher-quality components, I was surprised to hear big differences in the sound. I know that it is impossible to evaluate the quality of components in such a way, but you can hear the differences. When I was recording, the sound was quite loud and I can say that I enjoyed listening to the QUAD, while the sound from the Pioneer became a bit irritating over time...