mapman
Responses from mapman
| Zappa question Toss "Zoot Allures" in the pot if not already. | |
| Phoebe Snow has died. I've always had a soft spot for "Poetry Man".An enchanting and unique hit tune that caught my ear the first time I heard it on the radio .Sad to hear..... | |
| King of the Non oversampling DAC's? Lavry /Kondo ? mhdt is very good at a very good price. | |
| Great and well-recorded jazz on CD Wes Montgomery TrioSophie Millman | |
| Best rock song of all times For me currently, "One Time", especially the live version is the perfect tune and recording in most every way. | |
| Best rock song of all times My favorite for the last few months since discovering it is "One Time" by King Crimson, especially the live version on "Elecktrik" which improves on the nuances delivered during the performance on guitar and fretless bass in particular although th... | |
| Likely culprit for harshness at higher volumes? Good to always max out the configuration of what you have first via tweaking with placement and room acoustics first before changing anything.If you can squeeze it somehow, an inexpensive IC upgrade might still do some nice things.Good luck! | |
| The downward spiral..... The progress has been mainly that there are so many ways to get excellent sound even on a budget with just a little imagination these days compared to past.THe bar itself regarding the ultimate sound has not really been raised that much, its just ... | |
| Likely culprit for harshness at higher volumes? Its probably a combined effect of everything together more than due to any one thing.I'd get some decent ICs as an easy and cheap thing to try as a first step.I'd recommend a used pair of MIT Terminator 2 or 4 ICs for < $50 used as a first step... | |
| What is your source for discovering new music? Its truly amazing how easy it is to discover new music these days with digital audio and the internet compared to when I was a kid. Then, it was a few am and fm radio stations that were more varied than most today but still paled in comparison.Now... | |
| need to down size to monitors Matched to the right electronics sonot too hot on the top end, I like the Totem mani's very much. | |
| need to down size to monitors Small footprint floor standers like Totem Arro or OHM Microwalsh might be worth a look. | |
| What does one purchase after owning horns? I suppose we are all deluded if we think our stereo sounds like anything other than what it is, a recreation of other people's musical creations in our homes in a manner that meets our needs and wants.That's about all one can expect. If one expect... | |
| are audiophiles different than non audiophiles ? There are a lot of people who like good sound but are not obsessed with it and will never draw the label audiophile.They are as happy with their sound as anyone. That makes them as good as anyone in a sound quality sense. Maybe they are also smart... | |
| are audiophiles different than non audiophiles ? our senses are the source of pleasure.audiophiles get a greater percentage of their pleasure from their sense of hearing than others. that's about it. |