mapman
Responses from mapman
| Any solid news from Harman on Roon about fixes to past problems? They sent out a brief on the latest version I downloaded just the other day outlining what was done. This version is much faster and reliable. So far so good. | |
| Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing I heard them at a show with the Big Classic Audio speakers that Atmasphere typically partners with at shows. I couldn’t find a fault. Then they switched to the Atmas tube amp and frankly I struggled to hear a difference. So there you go FWIW. Over... | |
| Loud pop/screech when powering on amp I have had cases where I bought used and device worked for a short time then developed issues. I would not be surprised that owners are inclined to sell at first sign of a problem before it has a chance to fully develop. You just never know buying... | |
| Room Acoustics, minimal treatment and measurements Always a good idea to make sure the mains are operating properly before adding subs. So if bi-amping with EQ is what is neded for that, definitely do that first and see where you land. What make and model are the speakers again? If they turn out t... | |
| Room Acoustics, minimal treatment and measurements Yes if teh speakers are operating properly then your measurements indicate teh speakers need help with the lowest octaves in a room that size. Also yes he probably does not realize what he is missing. Adding a powered sub or two properly almost ... | |
| Starting a second system, need efficient speaker suggestions. There’s a pair of used Volti speakers available at TMR. | |
| Room Acoustics, minimal treatment and measurements Yea closer to wall or even corners will boost bass but could also negatively impact imaging. Try it and see. If not then this may be a job for a proper powered sub or two. Gotta get that bass for best results. Could be the speakers are just not f... | |
| Are You A Disciplined Audiophile? Disciplined is my middle name. 😉 | |
| What the Best Dac have you heard or owned. How could you tell it was that good. I have a $80 dongle DAC I tried based on an excellent review with detailed measurements. The numbers said this DAC was a top of the heap performer that outperforms another popular “audiophile” DAC that costs 10k ( also measured by same tester for ... | |
| Roon vs OS and Native Players - Impact on SQ? Being such a flexible solution that runs on so many different devices, performance and reliability is where I have seen Roon come up a bit short over the last year. However, since the harmon acquisition, there have been several new releases in rec... | |
| Roon vs OS and Native Players - Impact on SQ? With Roon, you can run Roon server/core on many devices of choice from existing home computer to audio "high end" server. Then you can stream from pretty much any device you choose, from smart phone to tablet to home computer all the way up to hig... | |
| Roon vs OS and Native Players - Impact on SQ? Different software, different hardware = good chance of different sound. Someone should do an unbiased shootout between some popular options and let us know the results. I switched to Roon from Plex about a year ago after doing a shootout betwee... | |
| Room Acoustics, minimal treatment and measurements Yes. Where’s the bass below 100hz? Check for room modes down there once bass is restored. | |
| Qualities Of An End-game System Bank accounts drained? Hopefully not too much in debt? That can easily be the end game for many if you let that little audiophile demon talking to you on your shoulder have his way. | |
| Woofer pumping possibly due to tube amp when playing vinyl Welcome to the (very 20th century) world of imperfect records and turntables. Noise and distortion is par for the course. People spend fortunes on turntables and good pressings to avoid that. That’s just one reason why digital streaming rules ... |