mapman
Responses from mapman
| Neutral electronics are a farce... No doubt you can only reproduce what’s in the recording most all of which are flawed in some way, even the good live recordings which are the only ones relevant for comparing a live event to what you hear off a recording.I find once your system is... | |
| Most Effective Tweaks? Anyone have a spare ultrasonic record cleaner send it my way.Agree clean records are transformational. I have an effective manual process I use but is time consuming and a pain. A good ultrasonic record cleaner would be welcome. | |
| Neutral electronics are a farce... Sheesh are things really so dire? My stuff sounds great. Maybe on the bleeding edge.....One thing never changes....worry about the things that matter that you can control, not those that do not as much and you can’t.Obsessive compulsive audiophile... | |
| Can "Refurbished" Thorens turntables sound better, and worth taking a chance on?? The old Thorens were one of the best in their day and I still think fondly of them but I would be very cautious about buying an old table these days for big bucks. There is a lot of beefed up old gear marketed on this site to get top dollar as al... | |
| Neutral electronics are a farce... Bel Canto ref1000m amps. Integrated amp in second system is Bel Canto c5i | |
| Most Effective Tweaks? Auralex subdude platforms under floor standers and Isoacoustics brand pro monitor stands under monitors. | |
| Neutral electronics are a farce... Preamp is tube. Amp is Class D. I also have class D integrated with similar performance in that area. Speakers room acoustics and setup has a lot to do with it. | |
| Neutral electronics are a farce... My setup sounds like live from most any perspective in the room. That's exactly what I was shooting for | |
| Most Effective Tweaks? Jerroot good one! | |
| Is it all worth it? Years ago when first getting interested in hifi, I heard certain ssytems from time to time that let me know for sure there were things in the music to hear that I was not hearing because my players were not that good. Then for several years afte... | |
| Is it all worth it? I'm wondering how many others have found using good quality speakers from the past in good working order with their current system yields results on par if not necessarily equivalent with newer speakers but for so much less.I suspect many here hav... | |
| Has anyone heard the new North American products preamp and amp? In any case, I've learned what I need to know. I am done with this thread. Roger thanks for your patience answering questions. It is much appreciated. Good luck! | |
| Has anyone heard the new North American products preamp and amp? Better to have a small group of enthusiastic fans than none at all.Heck I heard one guy showed up in a snowstorm for presidential candidate Martin O’Malley’s town hall in Iowa even.Just having some fun.... | |
| Is it all worth it? The sunroom they are in is12x12 has Windows on three sides and a tile floor and cathedral ceiling and is very lively. I've found that less in there (smaller speakers) works best. The Bostons also seem to have good dispersion and fill the room w... | |
| Your picks of mediocre or lousy vocals with great musicians! This is a pretty pointless thread. |