mapman
Responses from mapman
| Missing Members 👍 Schubert or whoever he is now.  A guy with a clear moral compass. | |
| Affordable GaN FET amp from Peachtree Audio Nice but not a functional fit in my case.  Need to have a phono.  Otherwise…. | |
| Is it good to upgrade the crossovers in your speakers? It’s only a good idea if you really know what you are doing. Or just want to tinker and maybe learn and see what happens. Otherwise, if you have the right good quality speakers for you to start with, there is no need. The crossover was already des... | |
| Ripping CD Optimally Nice! Â I use dbpoweramp to flac lossless format. Music server is Plex and library resides on a usb drive connected to PC running Plex server. I often use airplay to stream to various hifi devices at cd quality from iPhone mainly. Plexamp is my ... | |
| Why should audiophile deniers be allowed on an audiophile forum? Don’t know and don’t really care but in the interest of clarity  it should have been done a long time before it was IMHO based on malicious actions I and others are aware of, not just words. If you think it’s because of censorship you are likely ... | |
| Boutique or Big Brand? If you don’t know exactly what you want buy from someplace with a proven good return policy.  That’s all. | |
| Audiophiles on Audiogon. Some “audiophiles” are technical to various degrees which can help a lot but it is certainly not required. Hifis are all about technology. The most successful audiophiles tend to value and grasp technology correctly I find. They tend to make well... | |
| Ripping CD Optimally Dbpoweramp to lossless compressed flac format and any good quality cd drive and you are good to go. | |
| Can a Amp be "timeless" and compete with todays amps? Case in point. | |
| Can a Amp be "timeless" and compete with todays amps? I would advise against trying to simplify technical issues like negative feedback.  It won’t work.  The devil is always in the details and how well the experts do things.  That’s why we pay them to design and build things for us. | |
| Can a Amp be "timeless" and compete with todays amps? New technology sets the bar for what is possible at the various price points. That of course does not mean all new technology is better. Avoid generalizations always. | |
| I wrote/mailed tax checks today... Would like to see more transparency about how tax dollars are used. Probably would be too revealing. Lots must be spent dealing just with red tape and legalities not to mention having to deal with shysters like Trump who spend their whole lives co... | |
| Can a Amp be "timeless" and compete with todays amps? Technology only moves on one direction.  My ears tell me things are possible today that were not in years past with amplifier technology.  There are some very good older amps but I would have no interest in moving backwards. | |
| Ralph Vaughn Williams Agree.  He is underrepresented in my music library which is something I need to correct. | |
| Why should audiophile deniers be allowed on an audiophile forum? Taking the stand that others be silenced is far more offensive than any particular opinion on product X. |