mapman
Responses from mapman
| Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl? "The reason for no new formats is that there has been adverse consumer reaction to updating technology."If CDs were inherently problematic this would probably be less true. The fact is they have held up quite well for 30 years.The market for CDs a... | |
| Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl? Nyquist theory also applies in digital imaging, an area in which I am more technically familiar with from experience than digital audio.What's missing in your digital camera images, or even in you digital HD TV picture?What are your expectations? ... | |
| Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl? Atmasphere,Just wondering how good is your hearing at 19-20Khz?I am 52 years old. I do not hear those frequencies anymore as best I can tell.When I was a young punk 18 year old budding audiophile, I recall getting up there pretty good with test to... | |
| Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl? "If I sit and play an instrument for recording purposes onto an analog tape I will record all that I play. Is this also true for digital recording or is the device recording parts of the sound (sampling) I am playing and the computer puts it toget... | |
| Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl? "The missing information from the digital samples must be added by the play back component, correct?"This is incorrect, at least in theory. Read up on the Nysquist sampling theorem for more information. Assuming the theory is sound, then the sampl... | |
| Why not horns? I heard these at 2010 Capital Audiofest and the setup with them was one of the better ones there. I lot of people stayed and listened a long time not wanting to leave, including me. Not a bad deal.Cathedral Horns | |
| Yamaha A-S 1000 & 2000 --- How Good? "I was a brave boy."The ones who are really brave I always think are those who drop tens of thousands on more on new pieces, that immediately depreciate significantly in value by the thousands, based on product reputation alone or feedback of othe... | |
| Speakers and system for compressed recordings? I can echo Bondman' experience with lesser recordings and some of the design attributes of speakers that can help make even most lesser recordings very enjoyable on the terms that the engineers and producers who created them intended. Even holds t... | |
| Review: Yamaha A S-2000 Amplifier Denon and Yamaha have both produced a lot of rock solid audio products over the years IMHO. Marantz also. Nakamichi as well when they were in their prime.Sansui was good back 30-40 years ago but had some issues even then. | |
| Review: Yamaha A S-2000 Amplifier FWIW the vintage yamaha gear used to sold in many "hi end shops" years ago. I still have a vintage Yamaha receiver from the 70's and a cassette deck from the late 80's and both are solid performers in all regards. I suspect the modern Yamaha gear ... | |
| Yamaha A-S 1000 & 2000 --- How Good? Jung,What speakers did you use it with?That might make a big difference in the results depending on how power and current hungry they are/were.Things could be a lot different with speakers that are tube friendly and an easy load to drive. I've use... | |
| Music Server VS Laptop FLAC is a good choice. | |
| Speakers and system for compressed recordings? Iso,Funny you say that because as I recall that is exactly correct!Before I owned a real stereo, I would operate on the transistor radio and run the internal wire to the speaker to an external bigger speaker, whatever I could find. That was one of... | |
| Speakers and system for compressed recordings? "Motown sounds incredible on an AM transistor radio.'Gotta disagree on that one. Motown never sounded better than remastered and on a good modern rig. | |
| Best Speakers at RMAF 2011...? The new Totem Element line....any good?Totems with bigger drivers than used historically sounds promising. |