mapman
Responses from mapman
| No God No! Say it Ain’t So! Am I seeing that beautiful Italian craftsmanship on those new 901s? Or made in China? | |
| McIntosh purchased by Bose...NOT an April Fool's joke. Next trip to dealer give the Mac/Bose pairing a fair shot. If not then back to Sonus Faber just like in the good old days. | |
| McIntosh purchased by Bose...NOT an April Fool's joke. At least it’s Bose and not Sanyo or Sounddesign. Trivia: My first hifi was a $199 Sanyo all in 1. Best hifi I ever had in all my 12 years, but at age 12 I yearned for Mac and Bose. Kids will be kids. | |
| No God No! Say it Ain’t So! Like Toyota buying Lexus. Oh wait…. | |
| No God No! Say it Ain’t So! Sonus Faber 901s. That Italian craftsmanship! Yeah baby!! Bring ‘em on. Seriously this should be one’s biggest problem. Life goes on just different. In fact I saw just the other day Bose has brought back 901s with a new modern look. What’s next?... | |
| How do you pick your gear? Tips and insights are welcome. Good question! Personally, I synthesize lots of information from all available sources. Of late I also use AI tools, mainly Poe web search, to help sort through it all in an unbiased manner. Fun fun fun! 🍾 | |
| why is it such a PIA to post a bloody photo here ? this platform is cranky as hell ! Images often take a fair amount of storage so I suspect managing operating expenses factors into the decision to not make it as easy as it could be. | |
| ???What's The LEAST Expensive "End Game"Amplifier You've Ever Heard??? I’ll be trying a Class D Audio mini GaN 5 very soon. We will see. My end game usually only lasts until something new , different and cost effective comes along. Been running mainly Class D for a number of years. Currently have more recen... | |
| Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say? Key point as mentioned is if the friend asked for it desires your opinion on the sound. If so then help if not then it’s non of your business really. At least that is how I operate in similar scenarios. | |
| Capital Audiofest Coming Up! Didn’t get to hear this year but from prior experience LTA amps never fail to sound top notch. One of the few tube amps out there I would seriously love to own. | |
| Capital Audiofest Coming Up! Worth noting I only had time to cover about half the rooms that I would have liked to so I did not have a chance to hear it all. | |
| Capital Audiofest Coming Up! The Maco open baffle quartz cabinet speakers impressed me as well and were another nice find. | |
| Capital Audiofest Coming Up! Yes, I liked the Accuphase integrated amps I heard very much. Definitely made the cut for my short list for an upcoming integrated amp upgrade I have in mind. Also kudos to Odyssey for showing probably the best overall sound value I heard at t... | |
| Capital Audiofest Coming Up! Another standout for me was Songer Audio. In addition to one of my favorite sounds I heard, they did it with a beefy yet supposed 4 watt SET amp driving their modest-in-size custom full range field coil driver in a somewhat pricey yet performant d... | |
| Capital Audiofest Coming Up! Had a full day there today. There was a lot to like! I need to go through my notes first to point out a few highlights. The mbl room is one I can cite as candidate for best sound. They seemed to get it right in every way in their room this year... |