mapman
Responses from mapman
| Tube versus SS It’s an interesting theory and might even be true in some cases but like a lot that goes into being an “audiophile” that is all it is. | |
| Tube versus SS Nobody has any evidence the power is any different than before so it’s all speculation. Of course some will claim to know just because. | |
| Cool it! I use Class D. Very efficient and not much heat generated. | |
| Damping Factor - Interesting article I have paid very close attention to damping factor over the years starting with when I acquired my large Ohm Walsh speakers that use a single 12” driver operating Walsh style with wave bending. I had read the large 12” driver benefitted from high ... | |
| Loudness - Why has the industry stopped producing amplifiers with this feature any longer? ebm is probably right ie most people never understood or used it. | |
| How Do You Live The Audiophile Life Pirate bucket list item #1:GK walks the plank....backwards. | |
| Too good a post to waste Double blind rules. No idea why it ticks some people off so. They should loosen up and give it a go too. Be wild and swing a little!I’m guessing it’s fear that they might hear something that goes against their pre-conceptions? | |
| How Do You Live The Audiophile Life I’m giving up the audiophile life. It’s a Pirate’s life for me...... | |
| Unbelievable I bet they sound really good. Yamaha is usually a pretty safe bet to spend your money on. | |
| Unbelievable This is the big one! A hifi claim that nobody believes or defends. “Of course you can’t know if it works or not if you haven’t actually tried it. “So there..... | |
| Is it a gender disorder? The facts would seem to indicate that is the case. | |
| Have you ever wondered who sets the trends in the hi-end speaker industry? I heard on a Frank Zappa album it is folks called “trend mongers” specifically “Big Swifty & Associates” that determine trends. “ The Adventures of Gregory Peccary” as I recall. | |
| I can prove your room is bad Way to make audiophiles even more neurotic than they already are! | |
| WHat did Audiophiles hear during Tape deck era? Here you go GK, this will help illustrate it for you: https://wiki.fractalaudio.com/wiki/images/6/63/Main_chart.jpg Good luck! | |
| WHat did Audiophiles hear during Tape deck era? Gk you might be mistaking hiss (noise) for air (which is part of the music)."Air" refers to most of what you hear in music above ~15-16khz.But that’s OK. If you are also truly hearing Bob Dylan say that as you repeatedly insist, you may have other... |