mapman
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| The CD player is dead....... " I simply wanted to know what makes one stick with a cdp"familiarity and comfort zone. | |
| Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ? Lewd,Check out teh various IcePower or other Class D amps like Wyred and their ilk on this site. You can get all the bang you need in an amp at a very attractive price without having to deal with the hassle and expense of large energy sucking mons... | |
| What percentage of audiophiles use a sub ? " if you really did your homework"That's always the key.You might get lucky and stumble into a good thing but don't bet on it. | |
| Which speakers have the biggest soundstage One point to note that in addition to room size, the placement of the speakers in the room is another big factor that impacts soundstage. Most good speakers are capable of big soundstage I have found IF matched to the room and set up well.What var... | |
| Reel to Reel decks I know what you mean.I used to love to watch the VU meters jerk around to teh music back in the day when most tape units had VUs for playback as well as record.My Denon CD recorder has LED meters but it just ain't the same.Also my Roku Soundbridge... | |
| Reel to Reel decks a copy cannot be better than the original in a technical sense. It is just not possible.That does not mean a copy cannot sound subjectively better however. That is more a function of what one likes to hear.Copying often has a filtering effect on t... | |
| What percentage of audiophiles use a sub ? Also, yes, good monitors (and also perhaps a good set of headphones) are often just what the doctor ordered for apartment dwellers. | |
| What percentage of audiophiles use a sub ? Tigger,I will just add that I do think adding a well matched powered sub or two to monitors is quite capable of doing it all well and often at considerably lower cost than most single box full range speakers combined with similar suited amplificat... | |
| What percentage of audiophiles use a sub ? I Dynaudio monitors that do a fantastic job with an extended low end for their size. Set up properly, they almost do it all but small speakers cannot move enough air to deliver a muscular low end as larger full range designs can. So I have to say ... | |
| What percentage of audiophiles use a sub ? Most every speaker I know of suffers in imaging, transparency, sound stage and overall clarity when closer to a wall.Its true that an advantage of a separate sub or two is that the speakers can now be farther away from walls where most everything ... | |
| What's the cost of an entry level vinyl setup? Well, if it truly costs that much ( I do not think so), so much for a vinyl revolution in that few will ever see any benefit.I still believe a lot of the vinyl revolution to whatever extent it exists has to do with the fact that used records can b... | |
| Is new better than old? Ben,That's a good plan!Some companies provide upgrades to older models.OHM Acoustics http://www.ohmspeakers.com, for example, has been around over 30 years and provides modern driver upgrades for virtually every speaker they have ever made. Some o... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? "you are what you is"- Frank Zappa | |
| Too Many Tubes? Old Armstrong stuff sound fantastic in my digital rig. Only three tubes in the signal path for digital in my system (the ARC sp16 pre-amp). There are 3 more (12AX7 I believe) tubes in the phono stage of the ARC pre-amp and that works quite well al... | |
| What's the cost of an entry level vinyl setup? I'm with THom and T_Bone.I have a vintage Dual 1264 with vintage Goldring cart and Yamaha cr-420 vintage receiver that sounds way more than just respectable.The same pieces bought used today should only cost a few hundred if you can find them. |