mapman
Responses from mapman
| Concerns purchasing Vintage System? "What should I be worried about?"Going in, pretty much everything. That stuff is good but old.You'll have to assess it piece by piece. The actual value could vary widely depending on condition. | |
| To fix or not to fix CR,I've run Seagate USB drives, 1.5 Gb or larger, for a few years now. The cost is typically well under $200. Backup software is typically already installed. I have thousands of lossless FLAC CDs on mine and still only about half full.FOr an all i... | |
| To fix or not to fix I've seen Bluesound in stores but not very familiar with it. Seems like good stuff. It's a NAD related brand I believe.I've been running old Squeezebox system for several years.Are you an Amazon prime customer? If so, Fire TV box running PLEX out ... | |
| Quality system, make poor recordings sound better? "I use bad recordings as a yeardstick to tell me how I am doing. IME, a system can 'editorialize' and can often react poorly to poor recordings, and also recordings with lots of energy."I agree with this. Like I said, keep noise and distortion, hi... | |
| To fix or not to fix I'd say when the old CD playing gear finally breaks, its the perfect time to start a computer based music server as a replacement. That's where its all heading. I personally would not invest anything in any high end CD player anymore these days. | |
| New Speaker Stands? I just picked up a pair for my Triangle Titus XL monitors. There is nothing floating about them. Just a nice ergonomic design for use with small monitors. Looking like a perfect solution for the Triangles sitting just off the floor with a slight u... | |
| Does JBL get a bad rap? Mik, that was before my time. I was in New Brunswick NJ store circa 1978. | |
| Fuses that matter. There is a difference between theoretic models, even if 100% precise, and mattering.Just saying... | |
| 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 ... |