mapman
Responses from mapman
| Do you trust your ears more than measurements? No sense measuring without listening. So it’s not an either or. You can listen without measuring but when time comes to figure out what’s wrong or could be made better you can only guess and the devil is always in the details. No doubt measurement... | |
| Qobuz hell Qobuz works well and sounds good as it should to me. I use mainly with Roon on Cambridge streamers. If in doubt, I would stick to more widely used product lines. | |
| Kids, Dogs, and Speakers Ohm Walsh speakers in Brooklyn. Look for refurbed models that are wider on the bottom. Very hard to knock over. Nothing that can be easily damaged exposed with grills off and grill hoods rest on top when on. | |
| Humminguru record cleaner In addition to cleaning better than anything I’ve had prior, the HG is fast and easy to use which makes it an even better value. Have yet to have to run a record through more than once. | |
| Look at these beauties Wires, Barbarella? | |
| Most impactful for playing soft I’d look at properly applying DSP functionality in products like Roon or miniDSP to help adjust for room acoustics. Adjusting for room acoustics addresses the root cause and allows all the music to come through cleaner and better at all volumes. | |
| Ways to make your digital streaming sound better A good WiFi connection works fine. Don’t know what all the fuss is about. | |
| Does Anyone Use Pro Audio Speakers as their Main? It’s a good question! | |
| Efficient speakers -- What was your journey from A to B to ? Not sure if this has been covered here but its important to realize efficient does not mean easy load. Not easy load means not just any amp will do to get the best performance possible. Nothing wrong with any of the speakers mentioned as long ... | |
| Old phones as streaming sources I stream from a iPhone 7 to Chord Mojo to headphones. I have also read many reviews of the Mojo, some purely subjective and some with measurements. I also have a TempoTec Sonata BHD Pro Type C. Mojo delivers a less technically correct sound that i... | |
| Songs you use when auditioning gear @jastralfu yes all that at the end + toss in all the bells (carillon?) ringing and you really have quite the full frequency range, with macro and micro dynamics, challenge for your poor hifi to try and reproduce all at once without screaming “uncl... | |
| Songs you use when auditioning gear Dorati 1812 Overture on Mercury Living Presence especially the final movement where all heck breaks out. | |
| Old phones as streaming sources I have an iPhone 7 still and use it to stream to high quality headphones and ear monitors via similar good quality headphone amps. The sound is as detailed and articulate as I have heard. YMMV but clearly on the grand scale of things audiophile le... | |
| Quick System Building Pop Quiz: @jond the good news is in cases like yours there are lots of very fine and affordable options out there to explore with headphones, earbuds, portable DACs and amps, etc. | |
| Humminguru record cleaner A few drops of Basic H in the water as I mentioned in fact acts as a surfactant. But I find it optional, not required for good results and probably not unique to any particular Ultrasonic cleaner. |