mapman
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| Is New Vinyl Exempt from Loudness Wars? Agree with lowrider except some very red releases might still be worthwhile if....1) You like the artist and want the music2) You don’t care about earbleed3) If you do care about earbleed, you better have a top notch system with low distortion and... | |
| I think I've Just Seen Absolute Proof That Audiophiles Are Insanely Gullible Yes some people are gullible and some are not. Some are Audiophiles. Some products offer good value and some not. Some are expensive and some not. Move on people.....there’s nothing new to see here....I personally would not buy A $3600 record stab... | |
| How to upgrade in pieces - or - tell me about your journey! Badri the speakers just need to sit on the felted plywood pad squarely and securely, like a subwoofer would. If they sit firmly on the current hardwood they should sit even more firmly on the pad. No spikes needed (they would probably rip teh felt... | |
| Is New Vinyl Exempt from Loudness Wars? As I recall the three numbers are:1. DR for the entire album/release2. DR of the track with minimum DR3. DR of the track with highest DRSo it tells you not just range for the whole album/release, but which tracks are best and worse. First number s... | |
| I think I've Just Seen Absolute Proof That Audiophiles Are Insanely Gullible Flat records result in less noise and distortion so probably some truth to the potential benefits but obviously a device suited to do just that need not cost a fortune. But people do like their bling so whatever turns you on. There is more to hi... | |
| How to upgrade in pieces - or - tell me about your journey! Ah well if an apartment (with others below) and hardwood floors even more reason to isolate no matter what speakers used. I use use auralex subdude isolation platforms available on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Auralex-Acoustics-SubDude-II-Subwoofe... | |
| I think I've Just Seen Absolute Proof That Audiophiles Are Insanely Gullible Donald Trump probably has two. 👱🏻 | |
| How to upgrade in pieces - or - tell me about your journey! Badri what kind of floor? Is it an upper level suspended plywood floor? Mainly does it have some give or is it rock solid like cement foundation level? Bass you describe can often be tamed by acoustically isolating speakers from floors on u... | |
| New blog post on the Fritz Carrera Rev 7 BE I'll be looking forward to the review of the Spatial. Something a little different there at an interesting price point. | |
| New blog post on the Fritz Carrera Rev 7 BE Hi Reb.The Fritz are quite a bit more than Spatial aren't they? | |
| Neutral electronics are a farce... I think the word "farce" in the thread title just appealed to him and not much else really mattered. Just a hunch. | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD If you will be using CD resolution SPDIF and can find an mhdt Constantine non -oversampling DAC used, jump on it and give it a shot. Should not cost more than $400 used. Then see if you can find something better for a bit more and and sell it if n... | |
| How to upgrade in pieces - or - tell me about your journey! What model Energy floorstanders specifically?Also please describe room. How big, dimensions, any special features that might affect acoustics.What are you not getting with the bass currently compared to your goal?If it were me, I'd start with ge... | |
| Neutral electronics are a farce... "Thanks for the psychoanalysis, Mopman. "Mocking my moniker makes me doubt your sincerity but you are welcome anyhow. I sincerely hope it helps but I will manage my expectations there. | |
| Neutral electronics are a farce... Geoff I think you are a control freak and exhibit symptoms of narcissism. Some megalomania perhaps to. It seems to affect your reading comprehension and ability to comprehend or accept anything anyone else says. Its all about you it seems. ... |