mapman
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| Steve Jobs we will miss you Definitely a visionary. | |
| Favorite poorly-recorded albums A lot (not all) of classic Allman Brothers recordings have not always been the greatest over the years for whatever reason.I used to think many of the original classic 7 Moody Blues albums were not the greatest recordings (murky mellotron) despite... | |
| "Best" speakers new/used under $3,000? "Have you heard a speaker you loved over $3,000 that has the kind of sound you are looking for under $3,000. "That's a very good point.I find it is a better strategy to listen first for the best sound or sounds at any price to establish that as a ... | |
| Snapped off my cantilever I truly hate when that happens! A true bummer!Phono cantilevers are quite delicate and accidents happen. One of the true downsides. Best to keep a spare of everything around so that when something nasty like that happens, the music can keep playin... | |
| Best rock song of all times 'Sweet Child of Mine" - definite contender | |
| Best rock song of all times Also "Girls Got Rhythm" one of my favorites. | |
| Best rock song of all times Highway Star?Enter Sandman?Bad Boy (Beatles version)?Satisfaction is the easy answer.Hotel California - way overranked and boring. I will not miss this song if I never hear it again.I'm a fan of "All the Young Girls Love Alice". "Birthday" by The ... | |
| "Best" speakers new/used under $3,000? Audiokinesis is one of the lines I have never heard that I would really like to.I like Duke's perspective on what it takes to produce good sound and would love to hear his designs.... | |
| My audiophile take on the symphony last night. I like to close my eyes on occasion during live concerts and when listening at home. This helps me assess each relative to each other based only on what I hear better.When I do this, I often think I would not know for certain which I am listening ... | |
| The Reeses Cup: components that come together perf I'll refine mine a bit.Bel Canto ref1000m monoblocks and larger OHM Walsh speakers in a medium to large size room with adequate distance to walls to eliminate effects of early reflections as needed.Add a decent music server source for digital that... | |
| The wrong speaker for the room ? Good point! | |
| Why aren't the older members still active ? Products change but principles not so much.Not much new ground broken relating to principles of good sound these days that probably have not been hashed through to death prior.Maybe more so with digital audio where the technology is still evolving... | |
| "Best" speakers new/used under $3,000? OHM Walsh speakers can do it all with any kind of music and might end your search for good. Can be had new or used for that price or significantly less even.For larger rooms, you need larger models, otherwise smaller models used for $1000 or perha... | |
| My audiophile take on the symphony last night. "Funny thing about live music - no matter how bad the acoustics are, you can tell it's live and not recorded."Probably true. What our ears hear when listening is only part of the story though. | |
| My audiophile take on the symphony last night. "The highs were rolled off"The supertweeter must have had the night off.Seriously, you have to attend a lot of live musical performances in a lot of venues (good and bad) to get a real perspective on what music can, should or does sound like. It i... |