mapman
Responses from mapman
| Slam possible with Tubes instead of SS ?? I am very tolerant of many different flavors of system sound, but I have very low tolerance for noise of any kind.If I put my ear up to the speaker and hear anything other than silence when the system is on even if only at higher than normal volum... | |
| Why Don't More People Love Audio? Macro,Its true that some people (not many) don't even like ice cream.Some are even allergic.Many more are just prone to seeking enjoyment elsewhere.Cheers, Merry Xmas, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year and whatever other flavors of celebration I may ... | |
| Why Don't More People Love Audio? "It's not that difficult to get high quality sound."I agree.But there are many flavors of high quality sound.I think what people struggle with more is getting the right flavor for them.Some flavors are more popular than others.Some are more esoter... | |
| How close to the real thing? My head is going to burst..... | |
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? "plastic surgery; cut all her credit/debit cards."I like that!Not the kind of PS that most wives might find appealing though..... | |
| Slam possible with Tubes instead of SS ?? Maggies may be similar to Soundlabs in regards to drive ability via SS or tube amps.Were I to go the Maggie route again someday, I think a tube amp would be the ticket. | |
| How close to the real thing? I try to keep in mind that with recordings, the recording itself and how it was produced is the real thing that matters.Remember recordings are reproductions. They can approach the real thing but probably never completely equal it. I've heard some... | |
| Review: MHDT Paradisea+ MHDT Paradisea+ DA converter My Paradisea with stock GE tube matches your description of the Paradisea+ stock sound pretty closely.With my current rig, I also wanted more low end extension and kick. The mhdt Constantine does that but with a nice, clean yet more SS sounding mi... | |
| Slam possible with Tubes instead of SS ?? Larger or multiple drivers optimally driven by the right matching amp is always the key to "slam".Larger rooms will require more, so room size and acoustics to some extent ( I call this the "listening environment") is another key factor. | |
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? "Either they throw away dynamics, detail, and resolution but coax out a sweet tonal balance with much of the warmth of analog.Or, they get resolution, drive and dynamics but the upper mid and high frequencies drive me from the room."When I run my ... | |
| How a turntable is like a gym membership Phaelon,I've heard modern reference RTR, vinyl and CD recently in a well set up SOTA system in virtually ideal conditions.The RTR was in a class of its own.Both vinyl and digital sounded very good also but once the RTR played, the difference was a... | |
| Slam possible with Tubes instead of SS ?? Not with your speakers for any kind or reasonable cost probably I would think for teh reasons Tvad mentioned..The speakers in my system are similar.I've gotten excellent results overall including slam using the Bel Canto ref100m amps.I go for clea... | |
| How close to the real thing? Human ears (and brains)are complex sensors and information processors of an order far exceeding science or technologies ability to model exactly.Given this truth, any hypothesis regarding being able to accurately predict the outcome of an individu... | |
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? "When is digital going to get the soul of music?"For me in my house, its got it today.Not to say it is perfect (nothing is), but close enough most of the time which cuts it for me. | |
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? Data volumes and available bandwidth of many home digital systems and associated higher costs is still a major barrier for large scale application of high res digital. It will continue get better over time.Source material may still be limited, but... |