mapman
Responses from mapman
| Welcome to Hell, here's your 8-Track That makes me think that most people might consider talking hifi with a die hard audiophile a form of hell on earth. It can even drive me somewhat bonkers sometimes. | |
| Welcome to Hell, here's your 8-Track 8 track was an advancement at the time in the early 70s mostly in regards to how easy it was to pop an 8 track into a player which could cost as little as less than $30 in the day for a small portable device. Could be at home or portable on the ro... | |
| Hi-end audio is a big zero It’s high end in name only if the customer service is poor. Plain and simple | |
| Hi-end audio is a big zero @kota1 gets it. | |
| Thought I’d share: Nicely done and practical DAC review @mofojo Differences were stated with different system combos which is a very useful way to do it….keeping personal preferences mostly out of it. That might help explain why different people will have different choices. I could care less about wh... | |
| RIP Christine McVie Very sorry to hear this. What a lovely and talented lady! | |
| Do Streamer only devices really impact sound quality? On the grand scale of what things affect the sound most, streamers certainly can if done wrong but not so much when done right and that need not cost much these days. It can be done right these days using most any platform including home compute... | |
| Best Alignment Protractor? I don’t know but my turntable came with a simple but effective paper alignment “protractor” to make sure it was set up properly and that is worth its weight in gold. I wonder what other reasonable priced modern turntables provide that? Would ... | |
| Hi-end audio is a big zero Most successful hifi dealers these days offer useful personalized purchase advice and also have some kind of reasonable return policy. I would not buy expensive hifi gear otherwise. It’s not as bad as buying a car and having no ability to return i... | |
| Hi-fi installation in a cave? Yabba Dabba Doo! | |
| Why are there so many wooden box speakers out there? While we are on the topic, how about all those wooden violins, cellos, bongos , etc out there? Someone needs to do something about that! I nominate the OP. Report back please when mission accomplished. Thank you! | |
| Why are there so many wooden box speakers out there? Because they are obviously one of the best things ever and people cannot get enough of a good thing. Praise the Lord for wooden speakers! So appropriate to bring up on Thanksgiving. Thank you for wood, boxes, and speakers ! Amen and hallelujah! 🙏 | |
| Audio Science Review = Rebuttal and Further Thoughts My further thought: Information is good. Just use it wisely. | |
| Types of Audiophiles Only two main kinds. Those more into it for the gear and those more into it for the music. | |
| Hi-Fi and the Folly of Perfection Some people are more into the music. Some are more into the gear. |