mapman
Responses from mapman
| All Benchmark System Question Interested to hear how that works out. | |
| Tune of the Day Yuri by Oi Va Voy. | |
| Tune of the Day World of the Void by Kaipa. | |
| Raven Blackhawk LE... am I going to be disappointed? That sub out thing with the Blackhawk is strange. Would like to hear from the vendor if that is by design or something else. Agree I would not want a unit designed with a fixed level output to a sub. That sounds like design flaw which makes me won... | |
| What is it you expect to hear from hifi gear that you have not yet? @barjohn,You might find this an interesting read: Thinking Outside the Box -- Listening Outside the Room or the Bouncing Sound | News & Views | Ohm Speakers | Custom Audiophile Speakers for Music & Home Theater | |
| All Things Must Pass 50th Anniversary sets due to be announced tomorrow It’s going to be louder for sure and will hopefully hold up and sound good. If ever there was a recording that needed a modern remix it’s ATMP. | |
| Does Steely Dan sound bright to you? Streaming my cd res rip of Aja CD mcad-37214 copyrighted 1977, 1984, An early CD release. Not bright. Not far off from what I recall on original vinyl which I think I still have.Also streamed and compared with Aja off Spotify which is lower res. ... | |
| What is the sound level of Your Listening Room? 29db in main listening room. | |
| Connecting MacBook Air to DAC I stream from my music library on a Mac using Plexamp for Mac which requires a Plex pass. Can also be done with straight up Plex app or Plex.tv website and that has tidal integration as well. | |
| I need to Rip my LPs and CDs Do you still have a computer? I use an external USB cd drive to rip. | |
| What is the sound level of Your Listening Room? It’s a good questionIm sitting in an outdoor screened in room at the moment. The cicadas in my outside room were at 85db earlier this week so no music out there until that passes. Currently it’s dusk and at 42 with overhead fan on. | |
| All Things Must Pass 50th Anniversary sets due to be announced tomorrow The original CD release of ATMP was very dull and washed out. The release with the colored front album art was better. It’s one recording that needed a little sharpening up. Could be a good thing here if done well. Digital remastering has come a l... | |
| Does Steely Dan sound bright to you? Don’t know specifics of how Aja on Amazon might be mastered but in general I find streaming services often lean towards more recent remastered releases of older recordings and they tend to be mixed much louder and much differently than the origina... | |
| Does Steely Dan sound bright to you? THe original Aja on vinyl was an awesome recording. It's possible other versions digital or otherwise don't measure up. But I will say I have a CD copy of both Aja and gaucho and neither are bright. WOuld I prefer the original vinyl? Mayb... | |
| Do any of you kids , want your system ??? Probably not. They both use their ear buds or headphones all the time and have never shown any interest in speakers etc.But my son has an appreciation for unique quality gadgets in general so who knows they might someday grab his attention if I a... |