mapman
Responses from mapman
| Is integrated the future for 2 channel audiophiles? Smaller and more compact in general is a the rage these days even with aging audiophiles. | |
| Ears hurt when listening after changing speakers Don’t know anything about a Paavo amp??? but having the option of switching amps, especially to a good quality soft-clipping tube amp, should help troubleshoot at minimum with those speakers I suspect. Those speakers are speced at 4 ohms though so... | |
| Ears hurt when listening after changing speakers I would observe in general switching from planar or electrostat speakers like Magnepan and ML (very easy on the ear) to large dynamic speakers like Rockport alone is a big difference that one’s ear’s may not be used to and find somewhat fatiguing.... | |
| What Class D amps will drive a 2 ohm load +10 atmasphere for putting that one to rest. | |
| Audiogon member suggestions for a speaker that sounds good at low volume!!! Worth consideration is Vanatoo Transparent One Encore speakers which sound very good at low volumes. They are small powered speakers with built in DSP. Just what the doctor ordered for low volumes. Only $600 and loaded with technology to help... | |
| What Class D amps will drive a 2 ohm load Anyone know why Thiel designed such hard to drive speakers when there are so few if any amps around capable of driving them to the max? | |
| What Class D amps will drive a 2 ohm load Very few amps are capable of handling that. In that Class D amps are very efficient, no reason to think they can't. Someone bring over a pair of Thiels and we can find out. I've considered taking the Thiel plunge armed with my BelCanto ref1000... | |
| Cheap Vibration Control Discovery Yes I have "moop" sense. Very lethal! | |
| Cheap Vibration Control Discovery -1 for the Machina Dynamica springs only because the vendor just up-voted himself. | |
| What are some of the most underrated and overrated loudspeakers you’ve auditioned? Hey I honestly believe OHM got home audio speaker design right with the Walsh design and its huge sweet spot (practically the whole room) and most of the rest are barking up the wrong tree, so there you go. How many people really enjoy having t... | |
| What are some of the most underrated and overrated loudspeakers you’ve auditioned? Zu has yet to even come close to grabbing me but many like them. I like the looks. | |
| adante If they are bigger than the average monitor and now going for a discount, then that sounds like a deal. More speaker per $$. Just match them up right as suggested which has to be done in most any case anyhow to get things to sound best.Also older ... | |
| What are some of the most underrated and overrated loudspeakers you’ve auditioned? YEs, it is a loaded question for sure....In general, audiophiles will tend to underrate things while the rest of the world will lean the other way. | |
| What are some of the most underrated and overrated loudspeakers you’ve auditioned? Agree the very affordable for many KEF ls50 is not up to all the tasks people might expect given all the rave but often not very comprehensive reviews.From an ’audiophile" perspective, use the little guys properly though within their limits, with ... | |
| Hi-Fi Lo-Fi Streaming and portable audio is where its mostly at these days. |