mapman
Responses from mapman
| Oh how I wish Class D amps ... I had a Musical Fidelity A3CR (Class A Stereophile rated FWIW) prior to the Bel Canto ref1000m monoblocks.When I first listened to the BC's, the sound was so different from prior that I thought something was wrong. My ears were totally disoriented... | |
| "God Bless the Child" on Idol? I won't say his performance was perfect by any stretch or that it was not somewhat over the top. After all the kid is a kid and a rank amateur at this point.However, he was auditioning to demonstrate what he is capable of, and he put everything in... | |
| are all used LPs dusty? "Wetting without vacuuming away the sludge just rearranges the sludge. "True vacumming is the most common solution I suppose.I have found that using tightly folded edges of a very soft and absorbent paper towel like a record cleaner while the reco... | |
| loudness wars: digital recording to improve? "Error correction, on the other hand, changes nothing between the original data and the data played back, and so is inappropriate for discussion in context of sonic quality. "Agreed. | |
| are all used LPs dusty? Some are not but it doesn't matter.If you want good results with used records, you have to be prepared to clean them properly first. There is lots of info here on A'gon and elsewhere already regarding various effective ways to do this.Otherwise, s... | |
| loudness wars: digital recording to improve? In a sense everything recorded is "manipulated" in some way.What matters I suppose is whether or not the customers like the results. | |
| amarra or pure music..? Maybe some players that target high end audio users go for a "house sound" to help distinguish them from the competition along with the various features? I suppose these "components" should not be much different from a marketing perspective than t... | |
| amarra or pure music..? I'm pretty sure Windows MEdia player just passes the bit stream and does not change it by default, at least when used just as a music server and not player.Newer versions do have a loudness leveling option that helps keep different loudness level ... | |
| Review: Ohm Acoustics Ohm Walsh 2000 Speaker UnSynch,Here is the room size info on the OHM site:MODEL ROOM SIZE (volume) ~SIZE PRICE (per pair) MicroWalsh SE 600-1000 cu.ft 6"x6"x36" US$ 1400 1000 800-1600 cu.ft 7.5"x7.5"x38" 2000 2000 1300-3000 cu.ft 9.5"x9.5"x39" 2800 3000 2400-5400 cu.ft... | |
| amarra or pure music..? 'I have found nearly all software sounds slightly different. Don't ask me why! "There are endless reasons why this might occur. You are pretty much at the mercy of the software.But, if it were me designing these tools, I would envision a good desi... | |
| Most Challenging CD How about the tune "Oh Yeah" by Yello? I forget the CD name.Lurch from the Adams Family doing his best Macho Man Randy Savage imitation. | |
| Power Cord with great tone "Asking for online advice on how something sounds is looking for a tangible answer for an intangible characteristic it seems. Too bad it's about the only way to go unless one can afford to purchase multiples of everything."Or you can buy used at a... | |
| amarra or pure music..? What is it about these programs that make them sound different I wonder?Are they doing some kind of digital signal processing to produce a certain sound?I would expect any software programs used to play digital audio to just pass the bits by defau... | |
| Who make the pretiest cables, cords out there? My wife thinks the prettiest wires are the ones that she cannot see. | |
| Synth/Electronic LP recommendations "Electronic Realizations for Rock Orchestra" by Synergy (Larry Fast) is a classic from the 70's if you can find it.[url=http://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Realizations-Rock-Orchestra-Synergy/dp/B00000612K]Synergy[/url] |