mapman
Responses from mapman
| Why isn’t more detail always better? Hmm I have ohm Walsh speakers that are very wide dispersion/pseudo Omni…somewhat like mbl. I never thought about it that way but sounds like they are good candidates to produce “bloom” as described. I do always regard the ohm Walsh sound to b... | |
| There Is Nothing Like the Real Thing - Our State of the Art I’m not complaining about the sound reproduction I can get off two speakers in a room at home. It’s the best ever! I can close my eyes and enjoy. Listening location at a live performance greatly determines what you hear. Also every recording is ... | |
| ??? What Is The MOST Expensive System You Ever Heard ??? What Was Your Opinion ??? Same experience with mbl as @g2the2nd. | |
| ??? What Is The MOST Expensive System You Ever Heard ??? What Was Your Opinion ??? The best system I ever heard was all mbl and the cost was not horrible by high end standards. But the thing that helped make it the best was the showroom set up just right for those. Would take a lot of custom work to do that at home. | |
| ??? What Is The MOST Expensive System You Ever Heard ??? What Was Your Opinion ??? Most expensive probably close to 7 digits. No thanks. Too big and too expensive to ever work in my house. Bigger but not necessary better. Maybe if I lived in a mansion……. | |
| Analog invites you to turn up the volume Lots of things can happen. | |
| Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs? @nonoise audiophiles are not necessarily engineers so good luck with that science thing!! We just know….. what sounds good better than the average bear. That’s pretty much it. | |
| Why isn’t more detail always better? Detail is at all frequencies. Dynamic range facilitates detail. Most music occurs in the midrange including voice so detail there probably adds the most. Interesting to consider most any decent speaker can cover midrange. Yet the results can var... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Shockingly good later Asia album XXX | |
| Favourite Guitarists Gotta get a mention in for Andrew Latimer of Camel fame. His solos never fail to hit the mark and get the most out of every note played. | |
| "Cleaning" Vinyl Makes It Worse Not Better! Cleaning cloth? Ouch! That’s a no no. If you want to clean and dry records automatically and for reasonable cost look at Humminguru ultrasonic cleaner. If a more manual approach is Ok then Spin Clean. | |
| what dacs are fast, lively, energetic? Benchmark. Cambridge Audio also fits the bill. | |
| Retirement integrated amp for a “fiscal conservative” Bel Canto. | |
| Where should the Tubes Go in a Vintage Preamp / Amp System There is no single good answer other than the devil is in the details in each case. | |
| How Many Times Do You Have To Listen To Understand A Piece Of Music? I got Revolution #9 by The Beatles very first time which I believe is a world record and no foreign substances were involved. |