mapman
Responses from mapman
| Directional wires/cables If it's designed directional, it should have arrows on it. It's that simple. If the vendor claims it is directional and does not indicate the correct direction, that's a clear design defect and I would find another vendor. | |
| Has this ever happened to you? It happens. | |
| A little puzzled by my newly acquired Yamaha A-S801 Not a surprise regarding Yamaha sound. Their products, like some other more mass-market Japanese products, tend to reflect general Japanese-specific listening preferences, lesser bass with somewhat tipped up top end compared to others. That makes ... | |
| MoFi Sourcepoint 888 Speakers Impedance and phase angle. **Interpretation of Phase Angle** - **In-Phase**: A phase angle of ( 0^circ ) (or ( 0 ) radians) means the voltage and current are in phase, resulting in maximum power transfer. - **Out-of-Phase**: As the phase an... | |
| HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH TO SPEND ON A SYSTEM? IF YOU GET THE SOUND DOES IT MATTER? I’ve actually reduced the retail cost of my amplifier 75% in the last few years and it sounds the best ever. True story. | |
| HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH TO SPEND ON A SYSTEM? IF YOU GET THE SOUND DOES IT MATTER? Nobody cares about what other people think they should spend or not. | |
| MoFi Sourcepoint 888 Speakers @roxy54 yes, agree regarding coherence. | |
| MoFi Sourcepoint 888 Speakers I think you made a good decision as described based on my limited exposure to the Mofis in general. Enjoy! | |
| What does 90% of the Absolute Best Sound Cost? Depends on room size and specifics. For a smaller room the world is your oyster in that price range. Don’t waste money paying more without getting what you have set up optimally first as needed. | |
| What does 90% of the Absolute Best Sound Cost? Depends on room size and specifics. For a smaller room the world is your oyster in that price range. | |
| I find myself "tuning out" anymore.....is the magic fading? Tuning out things in your life that don't matter or make things better somehow is a very healthy thing to do. Congrats on that! | |
| Tune of the Day Yes. | |
| An Audio Conversation with ChatGPT Good stuff! | |
| Things we cannot be bothered by anymore @deep_333 I agree. It's hard to get diverse populations to get along much less see eye to eye. But that's pretty much what this country is about and supposedly makes it great and a place diverse peoples want to live in...all that melting pot st... | |
| Things we cannot be bothered by anymore @carlso63 I think most people would agree about the intrusion of politics into so many aspects of life. I blame it on the voters. Stop voting for control-freak, narcissistic, far right and far left politicians who are unable to process and addres... |