mapman

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Recommend speakers for a large living room
Definitely check out the OHM Walsh speakers at https://ohmspeaker.com/ These are tweaked omnis that are designed to go closer to walls than many speakers out there, especially full omnis like GP or MBL.Also you will save a lot of money with OHM c... 
Are the new Ohm Walsh speakers Audiophile quality?
@stringreen You are very fortunate to have heard those.   I never had the pleasure. 
Are the new Ohm Walsh speakers Audiophile quality?
The latest OHMs are 3 generations of product newer than Original Walsh 2’s from the 80s.I had original Walsh 2s I owned since ~ 1982 versus gen 3 similar Ohms from 2008 I a/b compared before upgrading. The 2008 model was much more refined and deta... 
Something For The Fuse Guys ...
moops, I published How the Clever Lil Clock ⏰ Works with May and Peter Belt 6 years ago. I published the Definitive Explanation for How the Intelligent Chip Works 15 years ago. And The Story of How The Teleportation Tweak Works more recently. My, ... 
Please Make Audiogon Cool
Yup. And thank goodness the moderators are monitoring the abuses here, as evidenced by the deleted posts. The thing is not all nonsense, disinformation and bad behavior violates the stated forum rules, so can’t rely on that alone. In fact a lot m... 
Something For The Fuse Guys ...
Too bad Geoff can’t muster up any valid test results at all these days to support his bread and butter hifi theories about fuses, wire direction, Teleportation Tweaks, you name it.If his supposed methodology at Nasa was at all similar to what he p... 
Please Make Audiogon Cool
Not tolerating nonsense, disinformation and bad behavior is cool. More people should try it. Especially in these times. 
Please Make Audiogon Cool
https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/167891/this-is-how-frank-rolled  
Is it safe to buy from Audiogon sellers?
There are lots of things that can go wrong selling used gear here same as anywhere. You have to be very careful. Especially with the big ticket or "pricier in general than the rest" items more common here than elsewhere. There are various reputabl... 
Why does streaming need to be so complex
Eric I still run Logitech Media server for the same basic reason. I added Plex a few years back.  I will probably wait to see what happens with amazon hd music integration into various platforms in the immediate future and go from there but I alre... 
Why does streaming need to be so complex
From what I read I’m pretty sure iphone cannot do true 24/192.....yet but can’t say for sure. If so, its possble apps running on iphone know the limits and resample higher res sources to lower res to be able to play but not at original resolution.... 
JBL Studio 590
Curious what amp are you using with the jbl and kef prior and how big is the room?Thanks.  
Something For The Fuse Guys ...
Gotta love it when vendors make "cheapskate" references, essentially resorting to name calling in a desperate attempt to create interest in a product. That says it all really, which is steer clear.  
Why does streaming need to be so complex
I use the camera adaptor with a Chord Mojo DAC and it sounds fine. Have you tried it? That’s the only way to know. Not a big investment. Many people (including me) use it with very high quality headphone setups as well. You do need a compatible co... 
Why does streaming need to be so complex
Any smartphone, tablet or computer with apple lightning or usb digital outputs to an external dac can be used for high quality streaming using most any source or app including somehing new like Amazon hd music. . No special devices needed.