mapman
Responses from mapman
| I'm a little perplexed/surprised by TMR and who sells to them..... TMR offers an easy and painfree transaction with no risk, not top dollar. | |
| Would You Rather Own A Good SET Amp, Or A Great Push Pull Amp? Have to go with great over good. | |
| ??? Which Would You Buy ??? To provide a useful answer, would ask which 3 amps are under consideration specifically, what speakers will it be used with, how big the room is, and how loud must it go? With any large purchase, some kind of satisfaction guarantee with money ba... | |
| Buckeye Amps musicality? Not measurements, musicality.... I have GanFET and Hypex. The Class D audio GanFETs take performance up a notch in regards to detail and dynamics. The Hypex is warmer and very good as well. It will come down to personal preference. Don’t operate under the assumption that all ... | |
| Recommendations for speakers in a much smaller listening room. You want high quality monitors + a sub for flexible setup in a smaller room. KEF, Fritz, Tyler, ATC, Dynaudio, Goldenear, Q Acoustics, Sonus Faber…..any of these are very good choices depending on personal preference. DSP opens up pretty ... | |
| Buckeye Amps musicality? Not measurements, musicality.... My system has soul when James Brown or Al Green are playing. Not so much with Kraftwerk or Metallica. Tool is right out! | |
| Can AI Build a speaker? @asvjerry glad you mentioned that! After more thought why bother with all those parts. An external digital crossover is much easier and more flexible! THinking that's how I would roll. | |
| Buckeye Amps musicality? Not measurements, musicality.... I was going to go with VTV but ended up buying Class D Audio. Reason being I would have gone with the most "straight line" vtv opamp option anyhow and Class D audio offerred a brand new GaN based product that is also "straight line" in nature plu... | |
| New In 2025 A new version of Lizard Suite? Awesome! | |
| Can AI Build a speaker? Beyond helping a novice like me better understand how to do this right, I expect AI should be a boon already at this point for even the best and most experienced designers to use anywhere from actual design to as a reference to help refine and val... | |
| What do you care about in this hobby? I am only in this because I have always loved listening to music. It’s one of my favorite things to do. I know its working when I can listen to most anything and stay glued in place focused happily on the music for hours until I force myself to ... | |
| What do you care about in this hobby? Part of my point is of course subjective sound quality is the thing that matters most to anyone in this club. The question then is what else of a more objective nature is important towards achieving that goal, if anything? I’m sure many could c... | |
| Buckeye Amps musicality? Not measurements, musicality.... Vtv: high performance Class D amps with opamp options to tailor the sound | |
| Buckeye Amps musicality? Not measurements, musicality.... Hmm the Buckeyes sound pretty “musical” to me based on that description. 😉 Of course the other things in the system will have a say as well. Some vendors in that space offer different op amp options with their amps to tailor the sound from mo... | |
| Can AI Build a speaker? Understanding how to build a crossover. I can do this! ” Wiring the crossover network is a crucial step in building your speaker, as it ensures that the correct frequencies reach each driver (woofer and tweeter). Here’s a more detailed break... |