mapman
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| After years of separates, I'm going integrated. Anyone else do the same? Other integrated amp makers worthy of consideration include NAD, Cambridge Audio, Bel Canto Rega and Rogue. | |
| One guitar, or three? Wishbone Ash and the Outlaws I think. | |
| Should I turn my CD player off when I am finished for the day Follow the makers instructions. If not there then the safe thing to do is turn it off. But one can always do whatever they decide makes them feel best for whatever reason. It’s a free country and Personally this is not something worth worrying abo... | |
| Why do folks spend more on electronics than on speakers? Because they like electronics more than speakers? | |
| The Law of Accelerating Returns @mahgister gotta disagree. The technology can easily be the bottleneck once the acoustics are addressed properly. An integrated amp however means less technology integration to get right. The experts have addressed that for you and the product sol... | |
| After years of separates, I'm going integrated. Anyone else do the same? Anyone who wants to cut to the chase for better sound rather than do it themselves should strongly consider an integrated amp these days in order to cut to the chase. The technology has come a long way and there is probably one out there for every... | |
| The Law of Accelerating Returns It’s true that if the system is in good shape ie no serious bottleneck then one is free to deal with the room. You can hire experts for that as well or most people can just have at it themselves with some good references for guidance. It’s another... | |
| The Law of Accelerating Returns Every system has a bottleneck, ie the thing that limits performance. It’s just a question of how much it matters. Can be very hard to determine with hifi gear. It takes a lot of work regression testing ie changing one thing at a time and compari... | |
| The magic of outdoor listening Looking forward to warmer weather soon to get in more outdoor listening. | |
| The sound quality from DACs - is it all the same? Most new DACs are good and closer to sounding similar than in the past but surely not all sound the same. Good sounding ones are a dime a dozen though these days. Almost hard to find a bad sounding DAC anymore. Good times for music lovers. | |
| High quality CDs Most classical CDs sound very good on a good modern system with a good dac and source. Certainly not noisy and anemic. I listen to them all the time. Vinyl too. Not always the case in the past. I’m talking most good quality gear in last few years.... | |
| High quality CDs Most classical CDs sound very good on a good modern system with a good dac and source. Not always the case in the past. I’m talking most good quality gear in last few years. Digital has come a long way. Old digital hifi gear will no longer cut... | |
| After years of separates, I'm going integrated. Anyone else do the same? Also love that particular video. It’s a lot of fun. Also love this one which is simply joyous: | |
| Pink Floyd’s brand new song Yes saw this the other day. A new Pink Floyd release actually performed by Pink Floyd. Big news! They did get a bit older since last time. Oh well. So have we all. | |
| Do you spend more time analyzing the sound of your system, worrying it could be better? No. Too busy enjoying all the unique and sonically intriguing music. |