mapman
Responses from mapman
| What is your favorite budget audio component? Grado sr80e phones less than $100. Chord Mojo DAC. Both outstanding alone or together. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Audio streamer on random play all afternoon. All kinds of stuff! | |
| What are the best loudspeakers under $4000 to re-create lifelike piano I think it varies from revision to revision. Best to send that question to John Strohbeen at OHM for the best answer. Mine are one revision before the current, acquired about 10 years ago now.They are very transparent and sound quality will vary w... | |
| Why don't amplifier Companies use high end fuses? Not to cut straws but there is a difference between calling someone a liar and not believing what people say they hear. Nobody can hear what another does exactly the same way so why take offense at that? OR if they do not believe in fuses? I... | |
| What are the best loudspeakers under $4000 to re-create lifelike piano Listening to Gina Bachauer play Chopin Piano Concerto #1 on Mercury Living Presence 35MM recording on my rig, you won’t hear a much better piano recording. Maybe on all mbl system. Setup is Squeezepad player running on Ipad to Chord Mojo DAC to Au... | |
| What are the best loudspeakers under $4000 to re-create lifelike piano OHM Walshes with proper amplification (80 watts or more depending on room size) do a great job. Many models under $4K. That would be my choice for SS amplification.The more efficient Klipsch Heresy III is a very good choice also especially if usi... | |
| Why don't amplifier Companies use high end fuses? One last comment I will repeat that I think I made eons ago early on in teh red fuse thread is taht I ahve also seen cases where fuses only blow partially ie the filament is partially but not totally melted. More prevalent with slo blo fuses. Obvi... | |
| Why don't amplifier Companies use high end fuses? It is not about facts. Yep. That’s it in a nutshell. Cheers! Too much time spent talking about fuses. People will think and do what they will and are not likely to change, especially the older folks like me. | |
| Crosley should be arrested for selling junk In the golden age of vinyl 99% of record players out there were similar junk. That % is probably actually lower these days. More like 98%. Its the American way. Good times! 😉 | |
| What is your goto reference recording I judge it by how well it plays everything. No one recording covers all the bases. | |
| What music do you want to play really loud? Time for another Gates of Delirium session. Followed by Suppers Ready. Then Bernstein conducting Mahlers Third Symphony. | |
| What do you listen to when no one else can hear it Readers Digest compilation sets. | |
| Up and coming band: Davina and the Vagabonds They are high on my want to see live list. | |
| Store auditioning and then buying on-line from others. How do you feel about it ? I do my best to support local business. I am willing to pay more when provided value added. Its that simple. Here’s a story. I went to a local shop Monday after Thanksgiving and auditioned headphones with my Chord Mojo DAC. Ended up buying a pair... | |
| Why don't amplifier Companies use high end fuses? Nonoise I encountered pretty much every major brand of the day in the late 70s working at tech hifi Lafayette Radio and later Radio Shack. Mcintosh would be one exception. It can happen. Believe me! YMMV. |