mapman
Responses from mapman
| Logitech Duet sonds awful It's not the digital wireless transmission most likely unless perhaps you have a bandwidth limit set on squeezeserver (not the defaultqhich does not set a limit). This might be done to avoid rebuffers that might occur if your wireless network were... | |
| Review: Triangle Art Reference Turntable Turntable I've heard your reference R2R gear set up at your Annapolis Junction showroom. One of the best home audio sounds I have heard anywhere!That tt is a gorgeous piece of equipment! If it sounds like the R2R at all, that's quite a feat! | |
| Cryogenic treatment of an LP? Cup your hands behind your ears to hear better when listening for guaranteed better results. Cheaper and less expensive than cryo treatment! Results are absolutely guaranteed as well regardless of source medium! | |
| How does the drum kit sound on your rig? "I don't think any home system is going to really do drums. I mean the REAL THING. "I think it can come close enough to not matter for most.Depending on room size and other factors though, you need some combination of bigger, better and more effic... | |
| Headphones for use with Squeezebox Radio Yes, the Shure's continue to be an option I might consider as a step-up from the Klipsch down the road if I decide to make a bigger investment in this. | |
| Dynaudio C-4 or Revel Salon 2 I know that can be the case with my Dynaudios. With proper thought and setup they are awesome. Otherwise, they might tend towards harsh.This is a good thing. The Dyns have the ability to do it all for teh most part. The task is to get them set up ... | |
| Amplifier advice from Ohm Walsh 100 Mk. II owners "It's too bad they dropped the casters from the newer Ohms. "I agree, but I suspect they could be done by special request, especially with refurbished cabinets, or they may not be hard to add yourself. | |
| Headphones for use with Squeezebox Radio 3XO is an older model with somewhat higher efficiency than most OHM Walshes.With a 80X+ high current SS amp or better, bass extension should be very good in the price range these typically go for used, near full range class, better than most any m... | |
| CD mastering a lost art? I think its more pining for days gone by than anything based in reality. The fact is everything about digital has only improved over time and continues to in general. Often, economics dictate that cheap products be made. Other times, not. Nothing ... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? "A natural beauty should be preserved like a monument, in nature."Natural Beauty - Neil Young | |
| Power cord with warm treble + very solid bass ? No such thing.If your rig is capable of doing what you want, a good power cord might help it do it better, but a power cord alone has no inherent sound characteristics. | |
| Cryogenic treatment of an LP? yes, records were designed to be frozen. Hence they sound best at the poles and sound quality deteriorates significantly at the equator and around Marisa Miller.Playback in the cold vacuum of outer space is the real treat. No bad room acoustics! T... | |
| Strange Klipsch thing "The actual hearing process differs."OK. So please explain what's the point you are trying to make? I'm not getting it?Are you saying its our ears fault that the presentation they receive via headphones is nothing like that they might hear via a s... | |
| Strange Klipsch thing Unsound,OK, but how does that compromise my point?With headphones, the spatial cues are still in the recordings and location is not reproduced like the original. Call that omission or distortion, take your pick. Here is the wikipedia general defin... | |
| Who stay with Merlin longest time "i have changed my focus from the sub to the completion of the master vsm and tsm."I'm wondering what that will entail? |