mapman
Responses from mapman
| MSRP, diferentiation and the illusion of value Look you DO get a lot of speaker in terms of of size with Tekton per dollar, at least historically. Size does matter and can help make up for other things in some cases. Just another choice that is unique enough to stand out FBOFW especially if yo... | |
| Millercarbon's Mega Moab Mod Meander To each their own. Tweaks included. | |
| MSRP, diferentiation and the illusion of value To each their own. What others do does not require my approval though I am always happy to offer an educated opinion. | |
| Solid state amplifiers and sound stage, especially front to back "depth" Regarding an amp or any other electronic gear upstream’s relative ability to do imaging, it’s generally about achieving low distortion and detail retrieval. That is needed to best deliver the spatial cues that enable imaging captured in a recordin... | |
| So done with audiophile fuses Hate it when the dam fuses blow when they are supposed to be sounding good. It’s almost like they are designed to to that! Oh well break out the credit card. | |
| All New Totaldac D100 Loudspeakers....The HOLY GRAIL OF SPEAKERS ?! Well thanks but no thanks. I already got one, you see 🏆 | |
| 16 years of the same system, time for change? You have our permission. | |
| Music is sound, sound can be music We actually had music class in school as a kid. They taught us music was notes on a scale and how to read and reproduce them. Rap meets that definition Same notes on same scale as all the rest...but essentially infinite ways to apply them. What va... | |
| Make way for the future.... No doubt advancements in technology has greatly boosted what can be done in an integrated amp in regards to overall performance compared to years past. I am a believer these days. Not always the case in years past. | |
| Why is science just a starting point and not an end point? Discounting science is a popular hobby with people these days it seems. It helps make some feel special I guess to discount things they do not understand and just say they know better and there is always a captive audience for that. Just like for... | |
| Make way for the future.... A useful product but one step up from a table radio. A good integrated and a great pair of speakers will do so much more. It is an integrated amp. A modern integrated amp with modern features. Do you know that it is not good? The article think... | |
| Make way for the future.... Has anyone attempted to replace an existing system with a one box solution like this? The NAD M33 perhaps, which has been out longer, or others? Just wondering if anyone has tried and what was the result.I am always interested in downsizing so a d... | |
| Why Do So Many Audiophiles Reject Blind Testing Of Audio Components? Hmm well I agree nobody has to prove anything to anyone.But if one is going to make a claim about x sounding better than y, then it sure helps to be able to test that hypothesis in an unbiased manner.Not required though. Reputation alone can go a ... | |
| Music Servers, Do They Matter? " In more analog mindset, does it make as much sense to evaluate a separate music server in the same terms as one might consider a cartridge to a turntable?"Music server hardware, no, not much if at all anymore really in practice. Music server sof... | |
| Why Do So Many Audiophiles Reject Blind Testing Of Audio Components? Why Do So Many Audiophiles Reject Blind Testing Of Audio Components? Set in their ways? I'd bet that's it! |