mapman
Responses from mapman
| Should we use ridiculously priced cables to listen to Rap? No. They are ridiculously priced. Don't use them for anything. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? I hear you Joe. I think it's an omni thing and particularly unique when done with a wide range coherent Walsh style driver. | |
| Be careful when dealing with Pyon Sound - John Park I doubt most product specs are independently verified. So I would never rely on published specs alone unless from a trusted source. | |
| FLAC vs WAV One should becsurevwav sounds better in their specific setup before committing. Flac played right should have no difference. Use hardware and software designed for high quality flac streaming and you should be fine I used wav for a few years ... | |
| Upgrading receiver: Got a pair of Dynaudio Sapphires+NAD C740 I have bel canto ref1000m driving Dynaudio Contour 1.3mkii and other speakers. Great amp and combo with Dynaudio. | |
| Upgrading receiver: Got a pair of Dynaudio Sapphires+NAD C740 Bel canto c7i is a step up from c5i and is a receiver. You can find them used on occasion here for under 2k. | |
| Upgrading receiver: Got a pair of Dynaudio Sapphires+NAD C740 They like power and current to sound their best. Receivers and integrated amp are challenged to do that in general and still have low noise and distortion due to close proximity of circuits to power transformers. But I have heard recent integra... | |
| Do you have a secret "guilty pleasure" recording? Or almost anything from the super hits of the seventies have a nice day box set. | |
| Do you think audiophiles are the most gullible hobbyists "Give me a little bit a moneyAnd a few fine clothesA whole lotta lovin'And let is be yoursThat's all I want, babyThat is to be with youI wanna love you, babyIf it breaks my heart in two" | |
| When did good gear start getting your attention? Me too. Learned a lot. Testing tubes and helping replace parts was par for the course. | |
| When did good gear start getting your attention? Those were the days. 😌i bought my first "good" system there. The 40 watt integrated amp and matching tuner and the short speakers with Heil AMT. Also Lafayette belt drive tt with Pickering cart. Not too shabby for a poor college freshman. | |
| So how many people are using subwoofers If your goal is to hear it all kinda crazy not to. | |
| When did good gear start getting your attention? 1978 working at Lafayette Radio and Electronics in Pennsylvania. | |
| Another Audio website asked the question how much money did you spend on your turntable Being average ain't much to brag about now is it? | |
| Can a name make you or break you in the Audio World Whatever works. |