mapman
Responses from mapman
| I often notice that people who have open reel decks and/or tube equipment are nicest Both of those relatively high maintenance 20th century technologies go for a premium price these days and require a special level of patience and dedication for sure. | |
| Should speakers be upgraded before preamp and amplifiers? I can recommend the Rogue Pharoah hybrid integrated amp to easily and effectively meet your goals. | |
| The best opening act you've ever seen & heard? @larsman @jimijam have you seen/heard the extensive new Camel box set? I’m jealous of anyone who saw Camel live in their prime. That is a first class opening act for sure. | |
| "The room can totally wreck, or make, a system" Room EQ Wizard is indeed your friend worth getting to know. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? James Last | |
| Tune of the Day Be brave. | |
| I Was A Skeptic Now I'm Not So Sure Well one thing for sure: no wires no sound. Except of course if we are talking wireless. | |
| LoFi Hmmm a hobby about sound where the sound actually getting better is a problem sounds like quite a problem! Human nature I guess. | |
| 2025 Rock-N-Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees Rock and Roll is a bygone era. If they keep inducting, there won’t be many who had any impact whatsoever left out. A lot of indictees are NOT rock and roll, not even just rock, but other popular genres. A good example of words mean nothing. It’s a... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Nominated by me for "Best Classic Rock that Few Have Ever Heard" | |
| Dumb question......why do you need a preamp? Two reasons to “need” a pre-amp 1) to deliver a particular sound that you like 2) features that may be useful. A volume control would be most common. If you already have these then you do not need a preamp. | |
| «Today’s Lyrics Are Pathetically Bad» Rick Beato Consider this: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/10-lyrics-that-defined-2024/ | |
| 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 ... |