mapman
Responses from mapman
| Are tubes really “warm”? Usually yes but the degree to which varies widely. | |
| How many NICE looking high end floor standing speaker are there at present My Ohms are the only speakers my wife does not complain about if I put them in her sunroom. I have a small pair of Vanatoo Transparent One Encore active speakers in there now but she does not care for wires showing. | |
| Are integrated amps technically better than separates? The limitation with integrated amps used to be noise levels cramming more circuits into close proximity with power transformers, etc. That limitation seems to have been largely resolved these days. Integrated amps seem able to deliver more juice w... | |
| How many NICE looking high end floor standing speaker are there at present How do these strike your fancy?https://photos.google.com/search/_m8_Favorites/photo/AF1QipN6_Z_-Ve5ZGQJvCtRlzI9QQrIxnZOJyeazAuSS | |
| How many NICE looking high end floor standing speaker are there at present Like I said beauty is in the eye of the beholder so no objection whatsoever. | |
| How many NICE looking high end floor standing speaker are there at present That’s like asking how many beautiful women are out there? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Google “beautiful floor standing speakers” and see what pops up.I guess “a lot” would be my answer. | |
| What is the best solid state amplifier you have ever heard? I think the ones I have had for the last 10 years or so are up there: Bel Canto ref1000m mono blocks. I listen and think “what could be better?” Which is not something I could have said prior. I hear other very good similar sounding amps in syste... | |
| Why don’t tube amps sound like tubes anymore? Amp technology in general has improved over the years and more tend to sound better and hence more similar as a result. Not to say there are not still other flavors of tube amp to choose from besides vanilla. | |
| KEF LS50 Wireless -- wow!!! They are great in smaller rooms and with suited amps which the actives takes care of right out of the box. | |
| Klipsch Heresy IV Yep what that guy is saying about efficiency in the video makes sense. You can't get more bass out of essentially the same size package without losing some efficiency so the I would tend to lean towards IIIs with lower power amps.I heard IVs with... | |
| Class D is just Dandy! Yes Class D can be dandy indeed. The evidence is what I am hearing as I type. | |
| Rega, Totem, or KEF bookshelf speakers? +1 turnbowm | |
| Whats playing on your system today? "Home on the Range" by The Ames Brothers (Readers Digest Memories and Melodies collection...nice recording)! | |
| Whats playing on your system today? I've been streaming a lot of Van Morrison both new and old from Spotify of late. Wow what a motherlode of great recordings and performances so many of which I have never heard before! | |
| How do you share the sweet spot? If a speaker "images" in different locations at the same time it most likely has no image at all.Well I can assure you that is not true. Listen to a pair of Ohm, mbl German Physics or other good quality omni designs. The imaging and soundstage (wh... |