mapman
Responses from mapman
| Fuses that matter. Jazz,I have no doubt anything different can make a difference. Caps, wires, fuses, not exactly apples/apples. The question is always how much, how significant, how much it matters, etc. Lots of things add up to a good design and good performance. ... | |
| Most enduring audio purchase Also NAD 7020 receiver running currently as pre-amp only in my second system since about 1986. BOught it in a pawn shop for $20 back then. Still more than holds its own. The Dual 1264 in there does not get much use these days but still runs good. ... | |
| Most enduring audio purchase I've had my Linn Axis table since 1986 and still going strong.Next after that is Stax "ear speakers" since early 90's, and Triangle Titus XS monitors since soon after that.I've owned OHM speakers in one form or another since 1978. I still have tho... | |
| Fuses that matter. "This also leads to the need for science to follow up on this. "If it was so important, would think it would have by now. | |
| speakers for listener with Tinnitus Pre-amp is more important in this case. It needs a volume control. :^) | |
| Quality system, make poor recordings sound better? Home audio is the only place where the amateurs believe they know what works better than the pros. Go figure. | |
| Quality system, make poor recordings sound better? Also, one really needs to be a music lover. A music lover loves all kinds of music and will listen to almost anything at least once. That's me.If you are not a music lover, there may still be good reasons to bother with any of this stuff, but not ... | |
| Quality system, make poor recordings sound better? The true test of a good system is that you want to listen for hours on end and "recording quality" is not a deterrent but just part of the artistic presentation.Also I don;t agree it can't be revealing and musical. It can. Just keep noise and dist... | |
| Quality system, make poor recordings sound better? " It would be kind of a foolish hobby to end up with an expensive system that makes the majority of your record collection sound bad."I agree. If it can't get the most out of whatever you got, what's the point? Fortunately, it can. If it doesn't, ... | |
| Quality system, make poor recordings sound better? Digital complicates things a lot in that there are unlimited ways any particular digital audio files may have been processed at various points in ways that have major effects on sound quality. The differences will no doubt be subtler played on les... | |
| Please help with the cable burner Nice point to point wiring. Gotta be a winner. No clue how to use it though. I just let my stuff burn naturally. | |
| Harry Pearson of tas has passed away Sorry to hear this. He was an "audiophile" legend I'd say if ever there was one. Condolences FWIW to all his family and friends. | |
| Quality system, make poor recordings sound better? There are no recordings of the thousnds I own that do not sound their best on my main rig. Everything else is a compromise to some degree to various degrees on pretty much everything. Let's not forget the individual is always a big factor in terms... | |
| Why do designers/manufacturers...? A different way to look at it is what "tweaks" do designers do with their designs that are built in already, might not be readily apparent or even advertised, and that potentially could render certain additional external tweaks irrelevant or insig... | |
| How can Acoustic Revive RR-888 produce 7.83hz? Its a fair question. How about asking someone who should know like the company that makes it and let us know. |