mapman
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| Whats playing on your system today? Tarzan Boy - Baltimora | |
| Why was the Naim/ELAC thread deleted? Not the first time. Many threads should go based on that. | |
| Mogami wire quality? I use a Mogami gold stereo mini to dual male rca wire (~$90) to run my Chord Mojo DAC into my Audio Research preamp. The sound is exactly as ghosthouse described. Absolute top notch in every way, both inform and function. I love the fact that th... | |
| Mogami wire quality? Mogami is a very sound choice for premium wires. Very high quality products that work and sound great. Only an audiophile could find fault. Not that all wires necessarily sound the same by any stretch. | |
| We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses One indisputable fact for sure is you change a fuse and you also change the connection. No way to get around that one! Everyone knows connections do matter. Right? How do you get around that one in order to be sure its the fuse and not just the co... | |
| Naim and Elac Adante, Wow I've found the Dynaudios can sound a tad hot in some setups, but not with the C5i. How do the ELACs compare to ATC SCM 19? | |
| Naim and Elac Adante, Wow I am interested in the AS61 as well. Mostly how it sounds compared to others in its price range and how it might compare to others that cost more?Does it do anything special sound wise to distinguish itself from its competitors in that price range... | |
| Incoming ... Joseph Audio Pulsars Joseph Audio speakers sound great every time I hear them. Usually among my favorites at audio shows. | |
| Two Type of sound and listener preference are there more? Recordings come in all flavors, bad/ugly to excellent/lovely.Some people have low tolerance for bad/ugly and try to filter it out at all costs. I’m not one of them but so be it. I want to hear whats there, warts and all. Its a personal preference... | |
| Two Type of sound and listener preference are there more? Can somebody explain to me how you depart from musicality by embracing detail and high resolution. Isn’t that the very definition of musicality? Why are beautiful leading ladies filmed using soft focus camera shots?Why are they photo-shopped i... | |
| speakers with balls There is a great deal on a pair of JBL Studio 590 speakers listed here that should fit the bill nicely.Magnepans and planars in general are the exact opposite. Lovely to listen to but no "balls". You cannot feel the music as well as hear it.For ... | |
| Cd Player Choices To Match Up to Vintage Electronics Look into getting started with Streaming. Consider a new DAC if needed. | |
| Is Agon becoming the eBay of audio? Audiogon is no different from ebay in many regards. Audiogon is smaller, audio focused and the average customer is more interested in audio and sound and probably has more disposable income than the average ebay customer.Not sure Audiogon does any... | |
| Speakers least affected by room acoustics Not all digital room correction is the same and some go beyond being merely a sophisticated frequency equalizer.For example, Impulse response correction:http://www.sonicstudio.com/amarra/irc.phpI have not used and cannot vouch for any particular p... | |
| Speakers least affected by room acoustics mofojo, good point!If you are determined to fight the room acoustics, digital room correction is the ticket!Or just go omni for a "playing live in your room" kinda sound, learn to love your room (its your own unique concert venue after all), and b... |