mapman
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| best external drive for ripping CDs Yes dbpoweramp + any decent drive will do the job well. | |
| Coaxials - Reality vs. Experience? I’m an Ohm and KEF fan these days. I heard the new Mobile Fidelity Sourcepoints and those caught my ear. In a larger room from further away the inherent coherency of this kind of design matters less. | |
| Fully active Klipschorns? Make it so. | |
| Headphone amps The Benchmark gear is the one to go to for high quality accurate reproduction. Does that mean it will sound best? No. What sounds best is a purely subjective determination….a matter of personal opinion. It’s quite possible that a highly acc... | |
| Those singers you enjoy,....that don't really have a great voice? There was only 1️⃣ Gary Brooker. Just look at the effect he has on the band members as they try to match him with their playing! He elevates the whole affair. | |
| Ultimate stereo nightmare Rv……..keeping us in suspense…..‼️ | |
| Ultimate stereo nightmare @rvpiano where are you located? Maybe someone who might live close might volunteer to visit and help. FWIW I am still able to tackle things like this when it happens. But I did just switch from a fairly complex set of components to a much simpler... | |
| Why does pulling out main speakers from wall improve sound? Reduces early reflections which are death for soundstage, imaging and detail. Also proximity to walls boosts bass levels above that intended in many cases. | |
| Are There Improvements that Can Be Easily and Quickly Made Without Buying More Stuff? Yeah clean ears to start with for sure. Understand what you are hearing and why. Then tweak tweak tweak the setup within the room accordingly. Set up the speakers just right for your listening position. Maybe add absorption at primary reflectio... | |
| Favourite Guitarists Was just listening to some Camel and thinking Andrew Latimer may be the most functionally expressive “rock” guitarist around. Always plays the right notes just right. Compare him to David Gilmour. No one person is best in all regards. Each has un... | |
| When CDs first came onto the market in 1982 ....... I bought a new Linn turntable when CDs came out in order to preserve my investment in records and not have to replace many of them. | |
| The band 'Sparks' on Netflix Sounds interesting. Will check it out. Thanks and HNY. | |
| Is a highly discerning system enjoyable? Ok this thread made me give “War” a quick streaming. Oh my! Glorious! Who even knew all that was there! | |
| Is a highly discerning system enjoyable? A truly high performing hi res system will let you hear how bad some recordings are but is not the cause….only the messenger. It’s also possible the particular high res system is just not one’s exact cup of tea, no different in that sense than any... | |
| Is a highly discerning system enjoyable? HD tv is also overrated. Blurry gets a bad rap. |