mapman
Responses from mapman
| When is your Hifi good enough? I agree room is the biggest factor and matching speakers accordingly. Then a well suited amp to drive them and lastly a good quality source which is not hard to find these days, at least with digital.It all works in the end as long as system (incl... | |
| Can anyone help with a load of equipment I have acquired Agree with david99.If you sell yourself, and not familiar with the items, even with Audiogon Blue Book pricing you will need to determine the condition in order to determine the real value. Easiest would be to sell to a trustworthy dealer of high... | |
| Direction of aftermarket fuses (only for believers!) You are welcome. Good luck. " Lesson learned, early adopters (we should have been over that for fuses but obviously we’re not) pay the price/scrutiny. "That is very true. They don’t call it the "bleeding edge" for nothing. :^) Not for the faint o... | |
| "Shouty" treble with hi res files What is your digital source (hardware/software) streaming the high res files and what kind of digital IC from source to DAC?Assuming other source material sounds fine, I'd say DAC and these two things together form the most likely culprits. Coul... | |
| Direction of aftermarket fuses (only for believers!) Geoff, as I read it the Op would appreciate your help if not mine which is fine. Don’t just check out because of me. :^) | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Its true that some tube devices have rep for running tubes harder than others and individual tube life varies so it will vary but still worth noting.I’m on third set of tubes in ARC pre-amp that I’ve had for four or 5 years now. It has 3 tubes in ... | |
| Direction of aftermarket fuses (only for believers!) Jazz, sorry for intruding on your soapbox. Good luck with your endeavors. | |
| Determining current flow to install "audiophile" fuses. I kind of found it amusing, but mostly just lost interest quickly and couldn’t force myself to read the whole thing. Does that make me a bad person?I’m sure some will find it fascinating. Everyone loves a good mystery. | |
| Direction of aftermarket fuses (only for believers!) " If a component has more than one fuse use a DVM (Digital Volt Meter) to determine direction of current in the circuit. "The problem with this of course as many have pointed out repeatedly in various threads is with alternating current direction ... | |
| "Shouty" treble with hi res files Off teh cuff I would test with a different DAC if possible and see if the same issue. | |
| How to sell fuse on Audiogon? With a little remarketing and repackaging there are many high quality fuses out there readily available and in common use that probably sound really good,. Good enough maybe for even the most discerning audiophile. Heck The one that came in my A... | |
| Direction of aftermarket fuses (only for believers!) Charles when you say they go in the direction of the writing. Which way is that? For or example batteries are marked positive and negative ends making them directional. With out doubt. But if the battery compartment does not have similar indic... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... It is worth noting that leaving tube gear in general on has a downside compared to SS. Although some SS amps do consume considerable power when idle. The class d amps I use do not so I leave them on however the manual also has warnings to users ... | |
| Direction of aftermarket fuses (only for believers!) I have no authority really to undermine. Just another Shlub trying to figure things out. 🤔 | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... So if I come around and become a true believer do I get to use the true believer bathroom?Skeptics john is open to all.... |