mapman
Responses from mapman
| 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... | |
| Tweaks to Add A Little Treble Emphasis... A pre-amp with good tone controls, a separate equalizer, and/or a speaker with on board adjustments is the way most people would address this. Pretty straightforward and flexible solutions.Nobody ever said audiophiles were normal though.Otherwise,... | |
| Looking for a compact speaker w/ some low end kick Dynaudio Contour 1.3mkII.No compact speaker I've heard can kick like a good bigger speaker, but these come pretty close and go amazingly low for their size. | |
| Internet Radio sounds better than ripped CDs. Why No doubt Internet stations can apply a variety of processing as desired.Loudness levels vary with IR stations but I find a significant # that normalize their material at a higher level than many or most CDs.NAtive CDs can ahave a range of average ... | |
| What of your CD's have good sonics? This tune off the surf music box set "Cowabunga"Shoot That CurlThe song sounds fantastic plus there is over 2 minutes of beach waves breaking sound effects at the end that might fool you into thinking you are out hanging ten with your eyes closed. | |
| Ayre vs Bel Canto? Adwiegart,I'd say the sound of the ref1000m2s in my system is not unlike what you describe. I do not detect any noticeable graininess if it exists and the low end is extended yet articulate and among the best I have heard. This model BC incorporat... |