mapman
Responses from mapman
| how close in sound can a tube and ss amp sound ? To sum it up, for me, the best tube amps I have heard are the ones that sound more like SS and the best SS amps are the ones that sound more like tubes.Luckily there are some companies and products out there of both ilks that do a pretty good job ... | |
| Pink Floyd "I've had the Pink Floyd library in hi-rez for decades. It's called vinyl."Another reason why I suspect these releases are targeting younger, newer PF fans ( a much bigger and I suspect profitable target audience) and not aging audiophiles to whom... | |
| What is my next step to a better sound ? The thing that bothers me about the Rdac is the name. It seems to be designed to capitalize on Arcam's use of the highly acclaimed DCS ring dac technology in one or two of their legacy devices, but that is not what is used in the rDac. Their web s... | |
| Why not horns? WOw, shouty all caps in a horn thread. That's sure to not be very popular here! Horn lovers can be quite sensitive! | |
| "God Bless the Child" on Idol? Scotty Too Hotty, warp 10......NOW! | |
| Pink Floyd Ironically, Pink Floyd will probably live on for a long time like the Beatles in that they have a core set of compositions that will continue to appeal to new youths over time while the aging original fans lose interest somewhat compared to other ... | |
| how close in sound can a tube and ss amp sound ? "Can we agree that it takes a 150 watt SS amp to duplicate a 75 watt tube amp?" In terms of listenable volume, often the case, but there are some soft clipping SS amps that might not fit this mold as much as most.Also a 75 watt SS amp may be more ... | |
| "God Bless the Child" on Idol? I thought Tyler's comment about Lauren winning a round because she was prettier was hilarious but also quite insightful perhaps in that it really is mostly a popularity contest at this point more so than who is better or the best. Or as Dwayne "Th... | |
| Pink Floyd I did see the Dead live once. Was greatly looking forward to it but was quite underwhelmed. It was a free concert at college graduation. Maybe that was part of it.I also saw Robert Hunter and the New Riders of the Purple sage live back in college.... | |
| Pink Floyd The Grateful Dead plodded on and on with a lot of mediocre performances and recordings for the faithful a lot more than Pink Floyd.Pink Floyd's output is a lot more concise and meaty than the Dead's.PF was at leat innovative in their day, FBOFW. T... | |
| Pink Floyd Most PF I have sounds good enough already.PF and audiophilia have always had a pretty decent relationship.Hey, but just because they sell it doesn't mean I have to buy it.Only a semi-yawn at this point | |
| how close in sound can a tube and ss amp sound ? TG,I see your point in that neither technology has a lock on all aspects of the "absolute" sound of live music.But both technologies do tend to have some unique strengths and weaknesses in general that tend to distinguish them so I think it is a f... | |
| how close in sound can a tube and ss amp sound ? Just picked up a pair of TAD 125 Hibachi amps for my second system and am giving these a whirl. These seem to fit the bill as an attempt to emulate tube sound with a SS amp.Too early to draw firm conclusions but I will say so far that these do hav... | |
| "God Bless the Child" on Idol? Sheesh, Lauren really got to lay it on thick to close yesterday's show with that song about mothers (the GOOD kind).I thought Scotty had it locked up with the Idol demographic, but maybe not now.... | |
| Review: Tube Audio Design Hibachi Monoblocks TAD 125 Amplifier I picked up a pair of these last week and got them hooked up last night into my family room 2 channel a/v system and got a little initial listening in.So far, my impressions are consistent with Jaymark and these seem to represent a fabulous value.... |