mapman
Responses from mapman
| Two Turntables? Why I have 2 systems and 2 turntables. | |
| Integrated Amp $1200 or less FWIW I have a Bel Canto c5i Digital Integrated amp I picked up here used for ~$1000 and think it’s the bees knees. Would match well with Fritz I suspect and does it all. I tried it because I really did not want to have to deal with a tube amp an... | |
| How important is a Linear Power Supply Versus a Switcyed one? Looking forward to hearing how it turns out. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield. | |
| Affordable US Made Tube Pre/Power or Integrated Options ANyone have an all Decware system? How does it sound?Seem like very well thought out products that offer very good value. | |
| What are you streaming tonight? I love it when my hifi allows me to hear "foibles" in recordings. I love them all, except perhaps the occasional ones that make your ears bleed no matter what.Much better than hearing the "foibles" in your hifi 24X7.Being able to hear most everyth... | |
| What are you streaming tonight? I think everyone who grew up in the 60s and 70s has fond memories of a lot of the music from back then including many that did not strike a fancy as much back then as a kid.Plus our hifis are so much better now and all that old stuff sounds so muc... | |
| Desktop speaker upgrade from KEF LS50s ( Again I would not upgrade until you get a pair of isolating stands under the ls50s on a desktop. Recommend Isoacoustics. You will want that under any good quality wide range speakers that go on a desk unless you want to hear the desk along with yo... | |
| Which one to choose between two 80K$ tube amps? 5K for a half century old high mileage used tube? No thanks. Does not matter how good it was originally. But I guess all one needs is a single buyer. | |
| Two Canadians and a Dane walk into a bar.... (bookshelf advice) Totem and Dynaudio are not tube amp friendly. DeCapo is rumored to be more so but the specs published have been questioned as making them appear more efficient than they are. Personally I would look no further than Fritz speakers for an afforda... | |
| How important is a Linear Power Supply Versus a Switcyed one? Sorry didn’t read your entire post. In your case sounds like the maker is saying the linear supply is better for this specific unit. Lower noise level I would expect. Low level Phono preamps do not require a lot of power but are most sensitive to ... | |
| How important is a Linear Power Supply Versus a Switcyed one? Not very if both are done well. | |
| Why does a Music Server require high processing CPU power? The question was about servers not streamers (clients to the servers). This discussion has gone all over the place. Bottom line is servers do a lot things so clients can be “thinner” and less expensive. The whole internet works this way. Music ser... | |
| Why does a Music Server require high processing CPU power? Servers in general require more CPU and memory than client devices like streamers because typically they handle multiple clients concurrently. They also typically provide a variety of services that will vary widely in regards to resource consumpti... | |
| Why are audiophiles perceived as being wackos? Claims for expensive audiophile systems often have nothing to back them up except marketing hype and people’s opinions. That is at least a bit suspicious wouldn’t you say? Cars, boats etc. it’s not hard to quantify what makes some better than othe... |