mapman

Responses from mapman

Thinking INSIDE the Box.
But how does it sound?      
Rogue Pharoah II
Yes and yes. If it has the features you need Pharoah will be hard to beat soundwise! Local dealer who sells ARC and Rogue and Magnepan indicated to me even original Pharoah was his favorite and I agree it sounded great with Maggies.   Its on th... 
How did you get started in this hobby
When I was very young, I found an old record player in the  house quite fascinating. One day while playing around with it somehow I got a nice electric shock and the rest is history.  
new kef ls60s just arrived
"Sound Bar"? Did someone really compare these to that?   Darko says this product among others represent Future Fi ie the future of high fi. He did a nice video on the topic! I tend to agree with most of his analysis save perhaps writing off high... 
CDs And Green Markers. Please Don’t Laugh.
Since the system is based on reflected light detected by a sensor, its certainly possible that mucking with the color of the disc could produce some effect. Does ot actually do that? Don’t know. For example, green light is in the middle of the par... 
How Audiphiles are Different
What No cookie cutter?   Could be!     My advice:  think less….listen more.    
How Audiphiles are Different
What No cookie cutter?   Could be!  
Isn't it really about quality of recording?
It’s both actually but the dead end is thinking a hifi can transform a particular recording into something it is not. A very easy trap to fall into especially since no two setups ever sound exactly the same.  
cheapest cable upgrade ever
FWIW I use Audioquest speaker cable with the AA powered  DBS devices and gotta say the DBS is one thing that I have never noticed any difference with.   
What is the best 2 channel listening chair?
I will try them all and report back.   
Price Isn't Always Indicitive of Quality or Performance
Do it if you can and they are that good.   
Why do hipsters prefer analog?
The only possible explanation is that analog is hip.   It’s also groovy baby,  yeah!!!  
What covid research can teach us about audio measurements.
If the moral of the story is science and technology does not stand still, gee thanks Sherlock! Let’s see if this revelation  helps convert any knuckle draggers into lesser knuckle draggers.    
What covid research can teach us about audio measurements.
Sound is not an evolving virus so not sure how well the analogy applies practically. But it sounds good anyhow.  Technology does evolve so there’s that FWIW.   
Can a set of Ls50 metas surpass or equal a set of Kef blade metas with subwoofers
I agree, based on my experience,  it’s objectively hard to beat ls50 meta and even a single well integrated quality sub for good sound at spl levels most people would typically want. It can be done but not easy especially for the cost.   Having ...