mapman
Responses from mapman
| What sounds best integrated or separates? I've kind of coveted Blue Circle amps to some extent. Didn't realize they were hybrid.Read one review that indicated a Blue Circle amp took the reviewer's large Ohms to a whole new level, and he was using some pretty good amplification prior.Price... | |
| What sounds best integrated or separates? Soniqmike,A lot of truth in what you say.I am an amateur photographer and my 12 year old son can take pictures on his new $300 Panasonic Digital camera (an amazingly functional gadget I must say) in auto mode that are as good as or better than man... | |
| What sounds best integrated or separates? "Mapman, I think your speakers simply need SS."That is my conclusion at this point as well.How about a hybrid amp design like Moscode but in an integrated? Anything out there like that? | |
| What one product has redefined music for you?? DBX 3BX dynamic range processor.When a particular recording sounds flat and just ain't happening due to compressed dynamics, a touch of this gadget to your recording during playback is like adding a touch of zesty chili sauce in order to wake up y... | |
| Recommend Classical Piano LP's Beethoven Sonatas performed by Vladimir Horowitz (Columbia Masterworks), if you can find it. | |
| Food: What does the typical audiophile eat? I've been known to eat crow from time to time. | |
| Best Integrated, period. Tvad,That's my fear as well. I was hoping someone would convince me otherwise.D___! | |
| Best Integrated, period. I think I'm in love with the VAC Phi Beta. It is quite the stunning piece. And that was before I saw the favorable comparisons with Halle Berry over at sixmoons.I've heard other VAC amps recently and was similarly impressed.Can somebody tell me ho... | |
| What's up with Harmon Kardon receiver line? Probably just too limited of a high end market and too much competition in the US for HK, especially with the devalued dollar.Oh well, at least we know they are capable of making very good stuff when they chose to. | |
| Anyone NOT like the sound of VPI? "Equalization in the lower frequencies is not deletorious(below about 150 hz) which is why Vandersteen does this."That's fine. I think I said equalization was one possible solution. But my assertion is that there are many good ported speaker desig... | |
| What sounds best integrated or separates? Also, the VAC Phi Beta is a stunning piece.Anyone with any concept of how well it might drive my Ohm 5's which present a somewhat difficult load and love to suck power and current? I haven't convinced my self that there is a tube amp out there tha... | |
| What sounds best integrated or separates? Pubul57,The choice of integrated amps that might possibly play in the same league with your system are surely few and far between, especially if we're talking tube amplification.But how long did it take you to arrive where you are and how much was... | |
| Anyone NOT like the sound of VPI? Ain't it fun figuring out exactly why a turntable ain't performing as it should when it don't?One of the reason's surely that vinyl pilfered out of the mainstream way back when and most sane people (save us) just go for the ease of digital. Less m... | |
| Anyone send back Magnepan MMG's? Maggies are a unique breed. Not all will take to them.One of their most endearing qualities for me is that they are most easy on the ear at both low and high volumes compared to almost anything else. You can listen to them for hours and they sound... | |
| Anyone NOT like the sound of VPI? Oh , and with a ported design, you can also always plug the port to various degrees to lessen the bass if that is an issue.Also for good clear bass with a ported speak or any speak for that matter, make sure you have good amplification that is abl... |