mapman
Responses from mapman
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? There is nothing inherently problematic or wrong with digital today, even in the cases of CD and broadband internet. There are increasingly more cases everyday where it is done right rather than wrong at a cost most can afford. Also, digital proce... | |
| My speakers don't "dissapear" "stereo and tv is diagonally set up"From your description, short of a defect in speaker wiring or such (doubtful) this may be working against you the most compared to the norm.Also, what's the distance between the speakers and the walls?Burn in ti... | |
| recommend full featured preamps? "I think their impedence curve does dip down to almost 3 ohms at one point."That's probably a red flag with most any tube amp.What is the amps rated output in 8, 4 and 2 ohms? If it does not double each time or come close, that could well account ... | |
| Using bi-wire cables on non-biwirable speakers I've heard some say running multiple similar cables between a single amp and speaker connection can make a big difference in sound (for the better). Don't some cable manufacturers like Nordost use a parallel multipath conductor design in their hig... | |
| My speakers don't "dissapear" That combo should disappear nicely. I've heard it happen impressively with my own ears with the 400xi and Focal Profile series and decent Audioquest cables.Are the speakers too close to the rear or side walls perhaps? Also, what kind of ICs and sp... | |
| Emerald Physics and My System The EPs are a very interesting and unique design. I would expect good things. I'd be curious to know your impressions once you get a flavor. | |
| recommend full featured preamps? Lloydc,What are the speakers in your system?Often, the problem you describe with bass at low levels can be due to a mismatch between amp and speakers, especially with tube amps and lower efficiency speakers that have a more complex load to handle.... | |
| Small room, "budget priced" speaker advice, please Rebbe,How are you liking the Unison? I've been doing some reading on it and it seems like a very nice find. I have some interest in the Unison SE integrated as well.Did you work something out with Unison regarding the phono preamp yet? I'm curious... | |
| Best Integrated, period. Sixmoons had trouble finding any significant faults with the Unico. And their description is pretty much what one would want to hear regarding a hybrid integrated design (versus tube or "tubeless", like the Rowland.Maybe not as muscular regarding ... | |
| recommend full featured preamps? That's a good pre-amp to start with.Any idea why the tone controls are needed?Can't you do some tube rolling with that model to tweak the sound? | |
| Best Integrated, period. "but it certainly is not the 'best integrated, period"Do you consider it to be at least in the same league as the others mentioned here, if not the best, period?If not in the same league, why? | |
| recommend full featured preamps? Also, the low cost for the Carver used today is a big plus. It provides lots of features but sounds VERY GOOD even without them. Over time, you may find ways to tweak your system using it that results in not needing the flexibility in the pre-amp ... | |
| recommend full featured preamps? Undertow,The Carver holography circuit is what I thought you might be referring to. It has nothing to do with compression or dynamic range. If your system lacks transparency, think of it as a magic "transparency" button. technically, it reduces cr... | |
| recommend full featured preamps? Carver pre-amps like the c-6 have a lot of unique features that you may or may not find useful. I'm sure Mac does as well, but I am reasonably certain that each has a different set. So it is not an apples and apples comparison if you are looking f... | |
| Best Integrated, period. Kiwi_1282001,It indicates you compared to MBL amplification but not what kind of hybrid amp you normally use with your planars?If the planars are anything like Magnepan, I could relate to how hybrid amplification could add a nice touch, again depe... |