mapman
Responses from mapman
| 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. | |
| What does one purchase after owning horns? I have no horns and I do not think I am deluded?My good recordings sound lifelike enough to me these days that I am satisfied and I listen to a lot of live music.Hasn't always been that way though....Of course I suppose if one is deluded, one woul... | |
| Drop-outs That's 3-4 X faster download time than I am getting currently on my wireless laptop and I do not have any problem, so it does not appear likely your internet connection bandwidth is a problem.If you get dropouts at similar intervals on all interne... | |
| small companies making today's best products Do we really need to design this stuff from scratch?if nobody else has gotten it right so far, what makes anyone think they can? there are a lot of smart people out there and this stuff requires knowledge but is not rocket science. | |
| Drop-outs Try the link Almarg provided and tell us what the #s are. | |
| What is your source for discovering new music? here's a really fun and nicely recorded new find:we no speak americano by yolanda be cool. | |
| Drop-outs All web sites or just particular ones?Its not uncommon for some internet radio web sites, especially higher kbps bandwidth sites to drop out or more accurately stop and restart periodically on occasion often due to a combination of high load on th... | |
| small companies making today's best products Customizing is a nice option but not really needed by most. |