mapman
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| Since solder is such a poor conductor, why use it? Less talk, more action. Just do it! Prove the world wrong. Make it so! make it magnetic too while at it. The world will be a better place. | |
| Since solder is such a poor conductor, why use it? Details details. Weld away! There's gotta be a better way. ☝️ | |
| Any thoughts on passive v. active speakers? Active is a safer bet if like what you hear and you don't know what to do to do better otherwise.You are starting with some good building blocks for sure, but there is more to getting good results than the parts that go into it. I'd consult with s... | |
| help me choosing first HiFi If you like the Totems, can't go wrong building around that line. A used Bel Canto Integrated would be a nice match. Most Totems like power and current to sound their best so try not to skimp there. | |
| help me choosing first HiFi Take a look at Dynaudio Xeo for a somewhat different but very cost effective and good sounding solution. | |
| Frankensteins or Audio Note Kit 300b Specs on those Dalis also show 4 ohm impedance and fairly high watt recommendation. Not a great match to a low power tube amp on paper. | |
| Your Help with Media Player I run PLEx media server concurrently alongside Logitech MEdia Server. Both libraries build from teh same set of music files on the server (I use a Gateway laptop with external USB drives). I use FLAC format currently but used .wav in teh past with... | |
| Speaker repair near NYC If you live in NYC, OHm Acoustics is in Brooklyn and still supports and sells upgraded parts for most every speaker they have ever made. VEry convenient for a NY'er. Plus they are one of my long time favorites. I own 3 pairs (out of 6 pairs of spe... | |
| NOS DAC's without any digital filtering? I've used NOS DACs from mhdt for a number of years and would judge these to be very analog sounding, as DACs I have heard tend to go. So my experience supports the notion, but does not mean that will always be the case. Avoid generalizations.... | |
| How to tell the quality of a digital amp. Nothing that still works well and fills a need is obsolete.Having said that Class D amp technology has advanced since 2002 and continues to do so so the technology has improved in general. Improved bandwidth is one telling specification where avai... | |
| Is no preamp really better that a good preamp? The answer is ... it depends.A good pre-amp will add a distinctive sound of its own. You'd have to try one and compare to not using one to know for sure which sounds better to you. | |
| Enjoying My New Focal Sopra No2's No doubt. I've never heard a Focal demo that did not have those impressive qualities in spades. Triangle also. Must be a French thing. Enjoy! | |
| Rock: well recorded bass...60s/70s About Hugh Banton of Van Der Graaf Generator from Wikipedia:"In 1975 he began building a custom organ based on a Hammond but with added electronic oscillators to closely approximate a full pipe organ sound, with bass notes down to 16 Hz played thr... | |
| Rock: well recorded bass...60s/70s BD,I really enjoy your posts on popular music. What is your background? Sounds like maybe you are/were in the biz? | |
| Rock: well recorded bass...60s/70s Taht might help explain why I have never taken as strongly to Eric Clapton as many. I appreciate what he does and has done but his music seldom truly touches me.My favorite Clapton album of late is the one he did with JJ Cale a few years back and ... |