mapman
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| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? IC between amp and pre-amp will affect all sources, not just CD. You need to try both and decide which option works best for all the sources you care about. If just CD, it may not matter much but no way to know for sure with out trying both li... | |
| Radiohead read on If I understand the DR charts correctly, the number represents the difference between the loudest and softest sounds per release and also shows similar best and worst track DR. It tells you nothing for example about transient dynamics and what one... | |
| Multi room audio: wired I had speaker wire run from central location to 4 rooms and a deck when my home was built in 1998. I run speakers in each room from my main system via a niles speaker switch box. These days I mostly stream wirelessly from my music server using... | |
| Radiohead read on Well dynamics are a big part of it. Certainly not all. If it does not sound good enough, well then either don't listen or figure out a way to make it better. | |
| Radiohead read on The usual in regards to how modern recordings are made in an attempt to please as many listeners as possible. Recording industry would have real problems if they did not keep up with the times and do that. FBOFW. Most Radiohead is an interesting l... | |
| Speakers that will bring me down to me knees crying with joy I'm with Doug on that.Great sound may make me giddy but it takes the right music at the right time to bring tears to my eyes. Great sound certainly helps.Have not been brought to my knees yet to-date. Not sure that would exactly be a good thing. | |
| Radiohead read on Muse is another more recent group that has produced a lot of good more artsy type rock in recent years and met with success along the lines of Radiohead. Many regard Steven Wilson as the modern champion of progressive rock. Gotta admire Radiohea... | |
| The Distortion of Sound ps, thanks for those kind words. | |
| Speakers that will bring me down to me knees crying with joy I'm guessing tube amplification will likely go further towards achieving the desired effect for most than any particular speakers.It also helps to have the right music playing. Speakers alone are not likely to make one break down.Having said that... | |
| The Distortion of Sound Only a very small % of listeners (commonly referred to as "audiophiles") care about a recording seemingly sounding like an original performance. Few are equipped to even have a prayer of achieving this. Most people just want things to sound clear ... | |
| The Distortion of Sound Ironically, the video presents a slightly "distorted" view of reality by generalizing and blurring the details to help make its argument. Much like most of the media does these days as well. Is there no shame?I've recently heard some mp3 steams ... | |
| Fun at the local B&M Javant yes I've bought a lot of gear from Don at Listening Room over the years. His grandson runs the business these days last I heard out of a room in his home out Falls Road in Baltimore County. Don has retired and I think his grandson mentio... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Glad to hear the thread was helpful and things working out well. | |
| Columbia House Lives Again Never drank that kool aid. | |
| Is Logitech Media Server running clean on Windows 10? I'll probably give the upgrade a shot sometime after New Years.I'm a glutton for punishment.Thanks for the info. Makes me feel confident this should not be a big deal. famous last words.... |