mapman
Responses from mapman
| New amp being touted as among the best ever...... I really believe digital amps will be a game changer within a few years max. | |
| Considering analog...but nervous Remember you auditioned vinyl on totally different systems, so whatever you heard different or liked or not, there was more to it than just vinyl playing in place of CD. | |
| WAV versus FLAC I think audiocin's assessment is pretty accurate. | |
| True Analog LPs versus Digital Recordings Really, if you can't tell by listening, does it matter? | |
| True Analog LPs versus Digital Recordings Older recordings pre-dating the early 80's are almost certainly pure analog.Otherwise, you will find more and more digital in later years. Today I would suspect most everything is digital unless analog processing is clearly identified otherwise.I ... | |
| Considering analog...but nervous Don't do it if its going to stress you out.Unless there are old vinyl recordings you must experience (yes, there are some good and unique things worth experiencing from the golden age of vinyl), its not worth it these days. Better to max out the p... | |
| Best amplifier and preamp for klipsch heresy 3 I don't think you need a lot of power for those, especially if you use a tube amp, which many seem to like with these Klipsch.If not tubes, were it me, I would look at a good, 100 watt or so Class D amp, like the smaller and less expensive Wyreds ... | |
| Power Cord with great tone Power Cords are not in the analog music signal path and hence cannot have a tone, per se.They can perhaps serve as a better conduit of power and current to the devices that are and hence have an effect perhaps on their sound or tone, but do not co... | |
| New amp being touted as among the best ever...... US,YEs that is unusual for Class D amps but not so much for integrateds, and is something I might be wary of for my main rig.Come to think of it, I am not aware of any Class D integrated, digital or not, that "doubles down".I know its a challenge ... | |
| New amp being touted as among the best ever...... I wonder how the new NAD digital integrated amp compares at $6000?That is getting some good press as well.That's a piece I gotta hear!Welcome to the future folks! | |
| Hi efficient speaker, bass problems Duke,I think your assessment of the pros and cons of ports is right on! | |
| Magico - a new Mini? Magico mini 2 (on a very high end no holds barred tube amp system) has retained a place specifically as a reference standard (along with a similar mbl SS system) for what I want massed strings in large scale orchestral works to sound like. Getting... | |
| WAV versus FLAC I will not argue with anybodys observations based on what they hear.I would ask though that when a clear difference is detected, it adds to the argument to also provide an explanation for why the observed results occurred."As has been pointed out,... | |
| Why the obsession with the lowest octave Good point that even instruments do not have a single sound. It is a function of the environment played in (ie the venue) and the sensors used to detect the sound (ie your ears, microphones, etc) that create the variations.Facts like these are the... | |
| Magico - a new Mini? Well, if wood is unstable then most speakers out there are, so that would help distinguish the Magico and perhaps better justify the cost and encourage people to switch to something "more stable".Also, doesn't aluminum ring like a bell?Sorry, coul... |