mapman
Responses from mapman
| Upgrading receiver: Got a pair of Dynaudio Sapphires+NAD C740 They like power and current to sound their best. Receivers and integrated amp are challenged to do that in general and still have low noise and distortion due to close proximity of circuits to power transformers. But I have heard recent integra... | |
| Do you have a secret "guilty pleasure" recording? Or almost anything from the super hits of the seventies have a nice day box set. | |
| Do you think audiophiles are the most gullible hobbyists "Give me a little bit a moneyAnd a few fine clothesA whole lotta lovin'And let is be yoursThat's all I want, babyThat is to be with youI wanna love you, babyIf it breaks my heart in two" | |
| When did good gear start getting your attention? Me too. Learned a lot. Testing tubes and helping replace parts was par for the course. | |
| When did good gear start getting your attention? Those were the days. 😌i bought my first "good" system there. The 40 watt integrated amp and matching tuner and the short speakers with Heil AMT. Also Lafayette belt drive tt with Pickering cart. Not too shabby for a poor college freshman. | |
| So how many people are using subwoofers If your goal is to hear it all kinda crazy not to. | |
| When did good gear start getting your attention? 1978 working at Lafayette Radio and Electronics in Pennsylvania. | |
| Another Audio website asked the question how much money did you spend on your turntable Being average ain't much to brag about now is it? | |
| Can a name make you or break you in the Audio World Whatever works. | |
| Do you have a secret "guilty pleasure" recording? "Tubthumper" by ChubawumbaQuirky and lots of fun. | |
| Baltimore MD Did this ever happen? Still active? | |
| Does it ever bother you Some people are technical and some not. If not tech-speak may as well be a foreign language. But one worth learning something about if your goal is good sound for reasonable cost. | |
| ARE YOU A " TRUE EXPERT AUDIOPHILE " ( T E A ) ??? it really only matters if others think you are. If then even. | |
| When is your Hifi good enough? "God's greatest gift to mankind (followed closely by dogs ;-). "I'd add family and leave it at that.My dog loves to sit calmly and listen to my hifi. with me. Go figure. He's a typical hyper Jack Russell Terrier....does not happen very often. | |
| When is your Hifi good enough? "As long as I can listen to a poor-quality recording, and hear through the flaws, and instead feel like I am hearing what the artist and recording/mastering engineers were trying to accomplish, I am happy."That's a great one. Spoken like a true... |