mapman
Responses from mapman
| Static on highs "The record started skipping so I blindly (don't cringe) adjusted the weight heavier to stop the skipping. "Cringe....Fix that first and see what happens. | |
| PC Based Audio - How? " I used to aspire to a dCS based CD player"Me too. I'm glad I did some experimentation first to change my mind.... | |
| Holographic imaging "Still, IMHO, a good transport can add a significant performance increment to a good DAC, but the DAC is relatively more important by several orders of magnitude."I would tend to agree.I don't think the Corvette/Pinto analogy holds well in this case. | |
| Holographic imaging Nilthepill,VEry cool. I have a couple Mapleshade recordings. Didn't realize the miking techniques used. I'll have to give a few fresh listens. | |
| Atma-Sphere MA2 Mk2.3 / Krell KSA 250 / Passlabs? It would be nice to run the two Atmas pieces together if the tube amp could handle the load on the Dyns, but I do not see how that would work. Assuming this, you'll need a SS amp, either the Krell or Pass, not sure which would be better though. | |
| PC Based Audio - How? I use Windows Media Player to rip discs to lossless .wav format and as a music server on a Toshiba Vista PC. I use a Roku Soundbridge (~$200) with an outboard tube DAC (mhdt Paradisea)connected via standard RCA phono ICs to my audio system that al... | |
| Static on highs Yep, Audiofeil hit the most likely causes.Needle/stylus damage or deposits on same is another possibility.Could be anything though. Do you have another source (analog or digital) that does not have the same problem? That would eliminate the possib... | |
| Holographic imaging I don't know if we're there yet categorically but I am of the opinion that there is no good technical reason I know of why it should be a big problem these days. My ears may not be the gold standard, but in general I am not hearing sound issues wi... | |
| Holographic imaging Pubul57,This is getting a bit off topic, but...What jitter sounds like, if present, and whether it matters to an extent that is significant is a very nebulous thing still to me.I think the only way to conclusively know how two different digital so... | |
| Holographic imaging "I totally agree with this, but didn't think that it could be done for under $1000."I'm not sure how much it must cost to get a particular sound, but I would say with certainty that $1000 spent on a good DAC that you can feed somehow from any dece... | |
| Holographic imaging "Not in my experience when using very good digital equipment; however, at the lower end of the price scale, say under #1000 per component, then analog tends to trump digital in almost every respect."I've found recently adding a <$1000 tube DAC ... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Rebbe, for what its worth my wife has very high standards in home furnishing and has never complained about any Ohms I've had over the years in our living or sun rooms.I think size-wise, they will be more or less the same size as the Arros, ie ver... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Mine are both refurbished units from Ohm. Fit and finish are fine if not exceptional...probably not in the same "fine furniture" league as say Dynaudio or Quad. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Rebbi, congrats, now you can listen and know for sure! That's the only way.From your description, I think the Ohms could well be your ticket....we'll see! | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? "fact that they ... convey weight"For larger scale ensemble recordings that require this, as well as rock/pop, I think this is where you would hear the biggest difference between Ohms and other speaks in the same price range, including Totem.They ... |