mapman
Responses from mapman
| How close to the real thing? "You will be surprised that tremendous SPL is not "ear splitting" when it is clean, undistorted and dynamic."I have invested a lot of time, effort and money addressing these aspects of good sound in my home system.My conclusion is that it can be p... | |
| Bah Humbug-Bad Christmas Music au,yes, thats it!thanks. | |
| Tips for buying used Vinyl needed "Prices on 'gon for vinyl is ridiculous"Gotta agree the 'gon is not the place to shop for vinyl. The love of vinyl here elevates prices beyond what you would find most anywhere else in the real world in many cases. The pricing here is skewed by th... | |
| How close to the real thing? Shadorne,Honestly, I've never measured SPL on a system. I take note of documented reference levels for common things like rock concerts, etc. With my current amps and OHM F5s, I have yet to push the volume to any level where distortion or clipping... | |
| Oh no, not B&W again I think B&Ws definitely require just the right amp and setup to shine! They tend to sound more blatantly lackluster than many lines otherwise in my experience. I think its that inherently unassuming "British" tonality they tend to have in spad... | |
| Find the weak link to help me spend $800 or so Since you like analog and your vinyl rig already, try a mhdt paradisea or Havana tube DAC with your CD player assuming it has digital output and see if that helps up the digital ante sound-wise for you. | |
| Bah Humbug-Bad Christmas Music Christmas music is one genre where my wife and I are both extremely biased towards the traditional versions of things I remember as a kid. I do not care for most newer versions of old standards.Maybe if we were Christian that would help.Bah humbug... | |
| Anyone try stuffing their ports? Yes, I almost always obstruct the ports on my monitors even when using with a subwoofer.I learned the trick when I owned B&W P6s which also came with foam port plugs. | |
| Tips for buying used Vinyl needed Hey, Elizabeth, thanks for relating all those good details that I was too lazy to write about!Using Fabreeze is a new one for me. Gotta try that! | |
| how does current work in an amplifier? Dsper,I've heard krell and Martin Logan and teh results were very impressive.Haven't heard Krell and Maggie but my gut tells me that is a very good match as well!Glad to hear things are on a happy path! | |
| How close to the real thing? "I completely agree that the wink link is the recording. Good Listening, Tim"The recording being the weak link is where a good audiphile wants to be. That is one thing that is not in his/her control. | |
| Tips for buying used Vinyl needed "Buying and finding used vinyl treasures is a favorite activity of mine in this hobby"Ditto. I listen mostly to music server these days but am always on the lookout for underappreciated nice vinyl treasures in good condition on the cheap!I love pi... | |
| How close to the real thing? I agree cone area in addition to overall driver quality and build, optimal power delivery, and ability to pressurize air as a result is key to getting dynamics out of a playback system that can compete with the original instrument(s) in a similar ... | |
| Tips for buying used Vinyl needed You need to be able to clean the records thoroughly and properly, either with machine or by hand. Either can work well. There is a thread here on A'gon somewhere about manual record cleaning techniques if interested.The key for me buying used reco... | |
| How close to the real thing? I'll go out on a limb and say I think my system is up to the task about as well as anything I have heard in a home system.Anybody have a grand piano I can borrow to check for sure?I feel about as good about it as I can having heard a lot of pianos... |