mapman
Responses from mapman
| Listening as a civilian Best wishes for speedy recovery. Let the music heal! | |
| My pet peeve: "revealing" speakers Eric that is a very generalized assertion. | |
| Discussion of Class D Amps Application & Experiences Two, very interesting but lots of competition for Class D at $10k | |
| What Combinations of Components Have You Put Together That Sound Good? The same ones in the synergy version of this thread. Synergy means things work well together so the same thing.I suspect most would say the systems they post here sound good together. | |
| Synergy Matching Mhdt Constantine DAC—>Audio Research sp16 Pre-amp -> BelCanto ref1000m amps -> Ohm Walsh F5 speakers. Also Denon DL103R cart on Linn Axis table to Electrocompaniet step up transformer as alternate source. | |
| "Bridge Over Trouble Water" sounds artificial The better your equipment gets, the worse that old, sub-par recordings sound. I would say the worse they sound compared to the best recordings on same system for sure but any other comparison is highly subjective. | |
| "Bridge Over Trouble Water" sounds artificial Yup if a release sounds bad and your system is good and the track bothers you, its up to YOU to fix it. Break out the tone controls, DBX, DSP, equalizer what have you. This is war!!!!!! | |
| Game Changing Tweak It's all in the mind, y'know", George Harrison, 1968. I can hear George saying that in his cockney accent...no system needed.My refrigerator is noisy. Hmmmm...... | |
| VAC 70/70 mk3 tube rolling question It goes without saying to anyone familiar how many people almarg has helped with their home audio issues here. Not only that, but he goes out of his way and spends time to do the proper research on products before speaking. His attention to detail... | |
| VAC 70/70 mk3 tube rolling question Wishing best recovery for Almarg. Such a smart and knowledgeable guy not to mention patient giving, humble and the model gentlemen always. A real mensch. Hope to see him back here soon. One of a kind and one of my favorite people. | |
| A case for Hi Rez Digital So a 100 year old format somewhat adjusted 70 years ago and now almost exclusively mastered from digital sources is still the gold standard for sound? That’s pretty funny. The packaging has Always been superior to CD and Has even improved in recen... | |
| Review: Fosi Audio TDA7498E Mini Hi-Fi Class D Integrated Amp 160 Watts x 2 into 4 Ohms I have a different Fosi amp (40w with built in Bluetooth also < $100 on Amazon) in one of my setups. Works very well within its power limits with a pair of Boston A40 speakers. Would very much like to hear it with a high efficiency very easy lo... | |
| "Bridge Over Trouble Water" sounds artificial It is MORE than listenable on my rig. Anyone is welcome to come hear it.. | |
| Soundstage gone You need a properly matched step up transformer to run a MC cartridge to a MM phono input. Running any MM or even worse MC cart to line level rather than phono input is not a correct setup so bad results should be expected.You might be best off st... | |
| Sam here.l realize now why so many people think my ideas are crazy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=li1nxXY6NWM |