mapman
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| I have an uber awesome amp, why buy a speaker with a built in woofer sub-woofer amp Two good amps done right are better than one. Especially when bass is offloaded to one designed to do the job and enabling the other to shine even brighter.Of course one amp can do pretty well also but flat extended bass at high volumes requires g... | |
| The best separates between $2500-3000. Moving on from the original Rogue Sphinx Intg.. Jim thanks.FWIW the demo I had with Sphinx and Pharoah about a year ago was with larger newer Maggies, don’t recall which exactly. The Maggies were singing quite well with either but particularly with larger Pharoah. I did not get to compare with ... | |
| Synergistic Research Atmosphere Power Cords. Ralph,I'm curious what technically constitutes a power cord that "works very well" with your amps and what are the ones that work best at various price points?Thanks. | |
| Magnetic isolation Fec, You've peaked my interest. What magnetic levitation product are you using? I'd like to read up on it. | |
| The best separates between $2500-3000. Moving on from the original Rogue Sphinx Intg.. Sunny did you mention what the speakers are that will be used?I think the Rogue Pharoah is the bomb for its asking price. My local dealer who sells a plethora of amps and separates from ARC Rogue and others considered it his favorite and I was im... | |
| Magnetic isolation I can listen at a higher volume with clarity & with a more substantial/extended dynamic low end. That certainly sounds consistent with less low frequency noise and vibrations as a result of effective isolation. Turntable isolation is almo... | |
| Are audiophiles still out of their minds? TL is a reference to Tara Labs I believe.When people read or hear teh words of others, its always a judgement call. People's perceptions matter and do not always match the facts even if the facts are made clearly available. Its just the way t... | |
| Speaker Driver Material & The Sound of Dissimilar Materials That's a pretty good explanation. 👍 | |
| New blog post on the world of portable hi res audio Rebbi take a look at the Audioengine B1 Bluetooth receiver for an easy way to stream audio to your system from any Bluetooth enabled device. I use plex. You can build a lossless flac music library and stream it from a web browser for free. Fr... | |
| Are audiophiles still out of their minds? I actually use DNM Reson and MIT ICs. Which sounds best best is mostly a function of system used in and personal preference. The MITs are more laid back and perhaps slightly rolled off on the top end and can take an edge off the music if desired... | |
| Buddy Holly and Elvis on SACD There is a Buddy Holly multi disc set in the 8 classic albums cd series that I bought and have since developed a much greater appreciation of everything Holly did musically in such a short time. Audiophiles with good systems interested in pop ro... | |
| Best music for romantic interlude Probably Fourplay. | |
| What's going on with the audio market? Jmcg that's interesting. I have not sold anything here in about a year. Last I did I did get a fair price but it took a couple markdowns by me to sell. Not huge ticket items but I could see where the pricier items around these parts could be a... | |
| Why do you give bad advice? You don't say? +1 in the useless posts column for you. | |
| Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC Its also too short to be counting peoples posts. I'm trying to cut back by not arguing with you Geoffkait. That should buy me a few years..... |