mapman
Responses from mapman
| World's best Pre-amp for $10K and above? If its worth the most on the used market after 10 years or so chances are its also the best.List prices of new gear is not nearly as reliable an indicator of overall quality. What people end up actually paying over time is more like it. Its probab... | |
| Describe ube sound vs solid state "It's sign of deep global nfb."Oh no, not that!Just give it a listen. If it sounds good, its a pretty good design. Bad ones don't sound good. its funny how that works. | |
| Integrated with built-in accessible DAC bad move? You are right about how fast digital technology changes. One reason to not buy an expensive integrated with dac. But there may be other good reasons to buy one as well. Just one useful factor to consider when buying. In my case I would tend to shy... | |
| World's best Pre-amp for $10K and above? And the winner is......?And why exactly again? | |
| Best Preamp = No Preamp? That's what audiophiles do.Doing it like the pros makes too much sense. It would take all the fun out of things. | |
| Best Preamp = No Preamp? The golden age was late fifties right after high fidelity stereo debuted and was a brand new big deal. Like most things it's mostly taken for granted these days. When is the last time anyone ever referred to high fidelity sound? Oh yeah now it's h... | |
| Sound Advice: 'Cost no object' on audio gear? A tv is all self contained. Most stereo systems involve matching of components. Then there is the room and it's acoustics. Not as simple. That's the difference. | |
| Sound Advice: 'Cost no object' on audio gear? The point is spec sheets can be and often are useful tools for identifying viable candidates that will most likely PERFORM WELL TOGETHER case by case. What sounds best, especially after a certain point, is purely a matter of opinion.Of course some... | |
| Sound Advice: 'Cost no object' on audio gear? Zd,We are in agreement. Maybe I didn't state it clearly.I'm just saying that it IS possible to make a recommendation without hearing a particular product based on specs.ALso that if I hear and like a combo does not mean someone else will and vice ... | |
| Sound Advice: 'Cost no object' on audio gear? in a sense it comes down to what information is needed to make a sound recommendation. I think specs are enough to do that. That and measurements if available are all you have to go by to decide what is a good technical match or not. Specs are the... | |
| Is revealing always good? Active Pre-amps do three things in my estimation1) control volume2) Provide inputs and outputs3) make sources sound a particular wayThe first two are required if not provided elsewhere. The third is optional but I find to be most useful when multi... | |
| Sound Advice: 'Cost no object' on audio gear? To me, when I hear a high end supporter criticize someone for offering practical or sound advise that most would find useful, I have to question what is it that they are afraid of? Quality products should speak for themselves at any price point. O... | |
| Sound Advice: 'Cost no object' on audio gear? We need more authors that appreciate quality gear and sound but also keep things real. Not less. | |
| Sound Advice: 'Cost no object' on audio gear? I read he auditioned the Parasound amp he recommended. Seemed like a "sound" recommendation to me for use with Polk speakers.He kept things simple and made a reasonable recommendation it seems to me after making a case that cost is no object is no... | |
| Is revealing always good? Not if its revealing noise and/or distortion. Otherwise yes. It's hard to argue that a cleaner signal is bad somehow. |