mapman
Responses from mapman
| Why do digital cables sound different? I am convinced that digital cables can make a difference, but in practice to date, I find that the differences attributable to cables I have used alone are not nearly as significant as many other factors and that once I have a handle on the big fi... | |
| What is Musicality? "some people are very musical by nature and don't need great sound to enjoy music"Yes, its a very interesting and valid point.Just one more reason why pursuit of the absolute sound is mostly a technical endeavor of little interest to many music lo... | |
| Tube Friendly High End "Big" speakers The reason I like the Audiokinesis option, despite having never had a chance to hear these, is the designer's (Duke's) mindset and approach. He does a lot of pro audio I believe and looks to leverage what works there for home audio. Pro audio is a... | |
| Great, Physically Unobtrusive High-end Speakers? A lot of Totem and Dynaudio speakers.OHM Walsh also deliver a lot of bang for their size and never sound strained. I think the Walsh driver operation and how the sound leaves the driver differently than with normal pistonic driver operation helps ... | |
| What is Musicality? "it got my foot tapping"That's as good an indicator as any." I often wonder if it's just me?"Its possible.PErsonally I;ve found deciding what to chose to listen to with so much to choose from these days a chore. When that happens, I put my music s... | |
| Law of Accelerating Returns When a setup is good I agree most of the difference from there comes from the recording unless perhaps you move into a better venue/room. That' s the real way to avoid those diminishing returns. | |
| Law of Accelerating Returns Hey that's a pretty good argument for buying more audio stuff. Let me try it on my wife and report back. | |
| "Slam"--what is it, is it really accurate? MT,Just wanted to point out that the very act of reattaching the wires alone could result in a better connection than prior, though the folding part probably can't hurt. | |
| Tube Friendly High End "Big" speakers With tube amps more so than otherwise, for a large room especially, to get it all, you need large speakers with either large drivers or several smaller ones. I'd tend to go with as few large drivers as necessary myself. Using a larger good quality... | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? I first heard Mahler #3 on NPR years ago. THere was a nice intro explaining what it was about beforehand (see wikipedia entry for it for more). I was totally taken by it from the outset. Then it was a lengthy rollercoaster ride from there, lots of... | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? Mahler has some lovely moments, but no doubt it takes a commitment to have a chance of being able to soak it all in.Even that Kansas wheatfield, like nature in general, has a lot of interesting things going on in places, but you gotta slow down or... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? " However, one could make a case that a great value is that piece of equipment that delivers the level of performance one seeks, regardless of relative price."No doubt that's pretty much it.I think there are differences in how to go about it thoug... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? That one should be so good you don't even know its there to a bargain at that price.No doubt it must be good and built well, but so would the $1200 Coincident amp it seems.I've heard much more expensive Audio note SET amps on large very high effic... | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? " it was like 90 minutes of driving through a Kansas wheatfield"That's funny! Mahler can be that way at times no doubt. | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? Last one I heard was a local country music band in the local park's outdoor amphitheater during the local fall festival. It was free. Nice!Live concert experience opportunities are all around for music lovers at all price points. You just gotta ta... |