mapman
Responses from mapman
| Difference in sound between day and night. Help! Is it actually dark/dim in your room at night and light during the day? If so could be at least part of it is you are less distracted and more focused on listening at night.Also could be you are less stressed/more relaxed when listening at night s... | |
| It was 50 years ago today.... 50 years under the microscope, still selling records, and more fans than ever. The facts speak for themselves. | |
| Best song for immediate impact when presenting or testing? So many so cool in different ways but my latest is Harmonix by Surfer Blood. The guitar lead is clean yet piercing and grabs your attention right on through from the start . | |
| High resolution digital is dead. The best DAC's killed it. Agree. VEry good and affordable DACs have abounded now for several years. My digital sounds great, has now for years. High res is just a novelty for me. No need. CDs get ripped and streamed,never played. | |
| Music similar to Mike Oldfield Try some David Arkenstone. | |
| Ownership and Review of a pair of Ohm Super Sound Cylinder I picked up a pair of kef ls50 over the holidays as a treat replacing other older monitors. Run them in my 12x12 office with a sub. I like them alot especially with the sub. My big Ohm 5s still rule though in the adjacent much larger room. Als... | |
| Best rock song of all times Revolution with the opening Lennon scream is right up there. | |
| What are you streaming tonight? "A Nightmare to Remember" by Dream Theater at work from my Plex music server at home. | |
| Why do I need Roon? I have been using Plex for several years. It also now has Tidal integration and 30 day free trial. | |
| GaN-based Class D power amps (Corrected OP) I have no doubt Class D is very attractive to high end amp vendors in that it provides a possibility of building a high performance product that can compete in the high end and achieve a greater profit margin needed to compete in that small niche ... | |
| What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why? Still the Ohm F5 series 3 with 12" driver and 4 3 way level adjustments to tune to room. The music sounds real, not like recordings. | |
| Reggie Young is Gone I was just once again admiring, as I always have, the guitar work in "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley on Saturday, wondering who that was playing.Next day I heard about Reggie Young’s death on Tom Cole’s always wonderful G-Strings program Sunda... | |
| The invention of measurements and perception Yup. That’s what pays the bills. But I’m considering nonsense as a career now too, just like you. Does it pay well? You are very good at it! You must rake in the dough! | |
| Have you ever wondered why speaker manufactures do not consign speakers to dealers? Yes, stereos are so 1950s..... | |
| The invention of measurements and perception Speaking of problems.... |