mapman
Responses from mapman
| Holographic imaging "Holographic imaging", or transparency as it is often referred to, is an artifact of a combination of system and room acoustics resulting from speaker placement. Its not due to SS or tubes. Either may or may not image "holographically" depending o... | |
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? I have 5 sources to deal with on my system (in order of general priority):1) CD2) vinyl LP3) Internet radio (Roku Soundbridge)4) Fm Radio/tuner5) Cassette99% of my listening these days is with the first 3. I hardly ever listen to FM anymore and I ... | |
| Best things 'in life' 1) health 2) my family3) free time to do whatever4) music5) exercise6) a good beer | |
| Life As I knew in My Audio World Has Ended, Help if its really such a problem, rearrange your priorities | |
| Integrated or Receiver for Sonus Faber Concertos Get the all in one Musical Fidelity unit with tuner and CD integrated in. It'll run you several thousand at least but I couldn't see how you could miss. | |
| Music for Riding a Storm Out? Yeah, well "Riders On the Storm" would seem to be the answer.Try "Fear Of a Blank Planet" by Porcupine Tree maybe. The hurricane may not seem so bad in comparison.By the way, I really do like that album....but the subject matter is very dark and d... | |
| DAC improvement I've been pondering this exact thing and would go with the Benchmark initially for several reasons:1) It clearly attempts to do digital right even if the results may not appeal to all2) you can try it for 30 days and return it if you don't like it... | |
| Beloved equipment What's wrong with loving your equipment? | |
| whats the best addition u have bought for system In terms of something that can in general add the most to essentially any system, a DBX 3bx Dynamic Range Enhancer/processor. | |
| whats the best addition u have bought for system What do you think would make the biggest difference for you? | |
| Classe CAM-200..need good Pre-Amp I like Classe amps in general. I'd look for a second hand matching Classe pre-amp in your price range to start. | |
| is too large a room no good? Large rooms are great in general. Gives the speakers more room to breath and express themselves.A big room can deliver a big sound as well, but it will generally cost more to do it than a small room. Larger speakers will be needed and more power t... | |
| Rig building - When or Why, do you change devices? I guess the simple answer is when something doesn't sound right and it can't be addressed just by tweaking speaker placement to room acoustics.Sometimes its just because you get tired of what you have and want to try something different, but not n... | |
| How much power is to much power? It depends.On room size, how loud you listen. That's about it.Realize that power alone is not always the answer. The amp has to be able to deliver power smoothly into the speakers variable impedance at different frequencies. Amps that double in po... | |
| Does colored vinyl sound as bad as picture discs? You buy a picture disc for the picture. All bets are off regarding the sound. |