mapman
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| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz What is this realism that is referred to?How can anyone measure how close to it they are?Having heard many live events of many kinds in many venues over the years, including various live instruments at home, I know that each sounds different based... | |
| Catchy tunes that sound great? "Night Nurse" by Gregory Isaacs. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Everyone put on some jazz + chill. 😎 | |
| Is revealing always good? Recordings are works of art that should be reproduced as accurately as possible fbofw. Those old paintings by Michelangelo are showing their age. Someone should do something about that. 😏 | |
| Best High End Audio Manufacturer??? Denon that is. Darn that spell checker. 😡 | |
| Best High End Audio Manufacturer??? And toss in Denton and nad for honorable mentions. | |
| Best High End Audio Manufacturer??? For the absolute best overall I'd say Mbl. I could also make a strong case for Yamaha. For turntables I'd have to vote for linn and thorens based again on longevity and number paying customers. Also technics. | |
| Best High End Audio Manufacturer??? Audio research and Macintosh based on number of paying customers I'd guess. For speakers Klipsch magnepan and Ohm would get my vote based largely on longevity and number of happy customers. | |
| the most underrated 33 1/3 in history? Yep jack the toad. Playing as I type. | |
| Describe ube sound vs solid state Bottom line is its more about what one is after than the technology itself. Both at their best sound more similar than different but each also does its thing best differently. That's pretty much what makes the world go around. | |
| Describe ube sound vs solid state Tubes become a more desirable option to me if lower volume listening will be the norm. It's certainly doable but I would not bother with a tube amp if higher volume listening is the norm. That's just me. Too many special considerations when puttin... | |
| Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp... Bass is where less efficient speakers will struggle more off just a few watts in some way. Its never good to work an amp too hard when it comes to detail, bass or otherwise. | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report "There'll be Some Changes Made" off "NEck and NEck" by Atkins and Knopfler. Always brings a smile to my face. | |
| Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp... "The problem, it turns out, was with the output transformers. Brian and Pete have NEVER seen this issue in all the years they've been shipping and assembling these kits, but somehow or other these transformers had become magnetized and as a result... | |
| Describe ube sound vs solid state It would not be hard to fool most anyone by doing a blind listening test of chosen tube versus solid state gear. The devil is always in the details ie design, build quailty, quality assurance etc. Only audiophiles care about debating tubes versus ... |