mapman
Responses from mapman
| Spectron Mk II, is it really that good. Spectron,Will consider that! There appears to be a lot of thought that has gone in the Spectral design. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? frazier1,The ARC SS amps are on my list of larger amps for consideration, as are larger MFs and various others. I like the small size and power consumption aspects of the Class Ds to fit into my system without much other impact.I'm very happy with... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Quiet on my front of late.I've done some enhancements to capacity and availability of my music server.I'm still eyeballing high power amps that I might try at some point. Most likely will be a newer Class D if/when I jump. My current Musical Fidel... | |
| Automatic Cueing and Automatic Return Drives me crazy that most tables do not have a simple way to automatically lift the arm at records end!I put a $15 surface mount auto arm lift gadget from Thorens on my Linn manual table when I bought it over 20 years ago and it works every time (... | |
| Advice on sub-$500.00 cd player. You might be able to just buy a DAC and use the Yamaha if it has digital output. That will take you farther soundwise within your price range and provide options to run a music server off of a computer with it as well. With a computer based music ... | |
| Want to Blow Up My Stereo Don't do it.If you do, be sure to use audiophile grade dynamite.Just kidding.Seriously, I suspect room acoustics. Sonic center often does not equate to visual center as someone above noted, especially with speakers that throw a big holographic sou... | |
| Spectron Mk II, is it really that good. Are the Spectrons really special sounding in any way compared to other popular Class Ds like newer Bel Canto Refs or Wyreds?The specs I see on the Spectrons do not look like anything special in comparison to other well received Class Ds. Am I miss... | |
| amp or preamp most important SAmhar got it right! | |
| Waterproof Speakers & Good Sound? Find a pair of Realistic Minimus 7s used in good shape if you can. Should cost only $50 or so and they are top notch.Metal enclosures might be better but wood will work as well as long as there is no direct exposure to water. I've used a pair of &... | |
| amp or preamp most important Amp/speaker matching is most important but do not discount importance of a good pre-amp with proper impedance matching the the amp then as well for best possible sound. | |
| How to protect the wood finish of speakers. Liquid Gold wood finish treatment. Light application of that on a soft rag or paper towel always worked well for me. It will glisten up the wood grain nicely and result in more light being reflected, hence protecting the finish from light exposure. | |
| Compressed vs. "Remastered" CDs Gtfour45,Funny you mention Deep Purple specifically. I had all the Deep Purple cuts on my server cued up the other day, which included original Machine Head CD master and recent remasterings of certain songs and took note of what you are talking a... | |
| Compressed vs. "Remastered" CDs Gtfour45,Funny you mention Deep Purple specifically. I had all the Deep Purple cuts on my server cued up the other day, which included original Machine Head CD master and recent remasterings of certain songs and took note of what you are talking a... | |
| Compressed vs. "Remastered" CDs Nice summary m1sst1!My uncertainty is whether most CDs are being remastered these days strictly with the "loudness wars" as the driver. If so, that is not a good thing from a sound quality perspective.However, remastering can be done in an unlimit... | |
| Compressed vs. "Remastered" CDs Interesting topic...... |