mapman
Responses from mapman
| What Characteristic Strikes You First About Un-amplified Music? Nothing specific really. I find when things are going right, what I hear is more a function of the room I'm listening in, where I am in it relative to the source of sound ( which determines the "perspective" on the music, something not often t... | |
| Where is my digital problem: taste, vinyl v. digital, DAC, realities, etc? Try a non oversampling DAC like an mhdt. I still like my older SS Constantine but you can roll tubes in their tube dacs to further tweak the sound if desired. | |
| The current best band in the world? There are several (audiophile ready) crimson live recordings from over the years on Spotify. Not the most jolly music but top notch all around. The band is out of sight and current vocalist Jakko Jakszyk actually takes the vocals to a higher level... | |
| speakers with active bass Good idea. | |
| The current best band in the world? I can go for King Crimson. In a league of their own? | |
| CDs Vs LPs It depends on the specific recording then. That's assuming a good quality pressing in good condition still. That's less of an issue with CDs. I mostly stream these days. With records I generally play once, convert to digital, then stream from m... | |
| CDs Vs LPs It depends on the specific recording then. | |
| New Tweak --- Its Fantastic He must treat people who pay him money and buy his junk respectfully unlike others that do not load his coffers nor are willing to put up with demeaning bad behavior. | |
| Review: Ohm Acoustics Walsh 5 Series 3 Speaker Ohm is listed as an exhibitor on Capital Audiofest 2018 website. That will be interesting! | |
| Horns: Why don't they image well? Set them up right and they can image just fine. | |
| Klipsch Heresy III vs Forte III Forte’s definitely more bass extension. I heard both at a local dealer but in different rooms and off different amps so hard to compare apples/apples.I liked both very much and would consider owning either. Neither offended in any way. Heresy III ... | |
| Best Loudspeakers for Rich Timbre? Should they be a matter of taste? Fact is they are.Even if you take taste out of the equation, there is still the listening room variable. No two rooms are the same either and teh room largely determines what you hear with any particular speaker d... | |
| Best Loudspeakers for Rich Timbre? It’s not any more surprising than the fact that people choose to wear different clothes, some styles more popular and enduring than others. | |
| klipsch speakers,be honest I’ve heard several recent models recently and latest models are very good products overall and could make a lot of people happy including most likely me.Have not heard any older models in recent years but the consensus seems to be those often need... | |
| Do I need a sub woofer to match my ATC SCM11s No doubt in most any room with most any smaller monitor speaker, no matter how good, adding a sub or two and integrating it well betters the experience by extending the low end that is largely missing otherwise. If you do it right you should as g... |