mapman
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| Why not horns? Macro,As Ronald Reagan would have said, "there you go again" drawing unsubstantiated conclusions.How do you know how people read Audiogon threads? I can assure you a lot more threads are read than people actively participate in.And its pretty egoc... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? I would expect any speaker worth considering as the best to be able to do all types of music pretty darn well otherwise I would question how it can be called "the best". | |
| When does analog compete with digital? Bad idea trying to equate one with the other. They are inherently different Better to shoot for a single particular sound you like and tune each t that separately over time until achieved. For most, if done right, it does not have to cost a fortune. | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? The room heard in has to play a big part in allowing the best speakers heard to reach their potential.How many of us have rooms like the ones that these larger best speakers in particular were heard in?So just a word of advice to focus on getting ... | |
| Experienced audiophiles best speaker I've heard mbl twice, once optimally in a dealers showroom and once by the same dealer at a show.They were far less impressive at the show than properly set up.All speakers sound best when properly set up and matched to teh room, not just mbl. If ... | |
| What format are most people using, and why? WAV for mostly CDs ripped to disk in the Microsoft world.Here's a good accounting of why:WAV FORMAT | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? The best should excel at all kinds of sound and music. No exceptions. | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Or do a Goodle search on worlds best speakers and find these:Worlds Best Speakers | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Given the cost is no object approach, I'd expect these to be the best:Exotic SpeakersStart saving your pennies people! | |
| Experienced audiophiles best speaker OHMEverything else pales.Just my opinion......I'm factoring in utility as well as sound quality meaning they not only compete with the best but also can be run optimally by many in less than grand environments and are also within the reach of many... | |
| Experienced audiophiles best speaker Any of the many very good ones that get set up properly. | |
| Which components knocked you out on first listen? Recently, when I switched back in the DNM Reson ICs in place of some others (MIT and Harmonic Tech), they surprisingly knocked me out with their tonal clarity and seeming coherence and have taken over my system since.Massed strings on Magico mini'... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? BTW, with the promotion sale price + 40% max discount for trading in two pair of old OHMs (my old Walsh 2s and a pair of C2s I picked up on ebay for about $130 in order to get $700 trade-in value) the F5s ended up costing me $2400 + the cost of th... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Its a yearly summer promotion it seems. I took advantage a few years back to get my F5's. Worked out swimmingly..... | |
| Mid-priced CDPs: Old vs. new technology Which Sony do you have specifically? Overall they've probably gotten better at that price point but I'm sure there are some older units that still perform well compared to newer ones.You would have to compare and see.My experience has been that ea... |