mapman
Responses from mapman
| "Holographic" presentation "Here's a question- what good are dual mono amps when you are using a stereo preamp?"Two different things that work together. AN improvement anywhere is an improvement, and vice versa.I suspect the reason monoblocks are fairly common yet stereo pr... | |
| "Holographic" presentation TWo mono amps, or a stereo amp that consists of two highly isolated mono amps in a single box even, may well have better channel separation and less crosstalk, which could work in favor of a more "holographic" presentation, but whether or not this... | |
| Why aren't Rush fans more audiophile-natured? AC/DC fans as well???Not to mention "Yes" fans. | |
| Help on Optimizing Dedicated PC as Music Server You might want to take a look at PLEX for server and playback as well. Server and access via web browser is free. Android and Apple player apps are $5 each. Sound quality is top notch, lots of useful features and the "10 foot" user interface desig... | |
| Is computer audio a bust? "what takes computer audio over the top as a source"Now that's a more reasonable qustion for sure.As a source to an existing home stereo system:CD res or higher lossless files -> Music server->network connection-> network player->good ... | |
| Size of Midrange Drivers Walsh drivers are a uniquely effective design for mid-range in particular. Modern OHM CLS design Walsh driver covers everything up to 7khz which covers most of what one hears. More exotic versions, old and new can go even higher. Walsh driver size... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz I will find it more interesting when I hear people here swoon and then actually pay. Especially if no previous high cost wire that can be sold off to help fund the change/upgrade.I would not be so lucky. Sour grapes I suppose. :^) | |
| Size of Midrange Drivers 8" drivers typically cover bass and midrange to some extent in most 2-way designs I have seen.3 ways use a dedicated midrange and do not handle lower bass frequencies so size is typically smaller accordingly.I am not sure that there is really any ... | |
| Is It Ironic? "Yes, too much resolution sometimes can be a bad thing - when listening to some horrible recordings from 50 years ago. They sounded OK on less resolving system."I have some old 78 RPM records that I converted to digital and listen to along with al... | |
| Keep or sell Yamaha PX-2 turntable? Why not just listen, compare and decide on your own as you see fit? | |
| What are the "new" brands in amps and pre-amps Not sure where to draw the line between new and old, so I just list the ones I have heard that do that particularly well.Audio Research, Bel Canto, mhdt, Dynaudio, Triangle, OHM, mbl, Magico, DCS, PSB, Daedalus, Rockport, Totem, Tidal, Cathedral, ... | |
| Is It Ironic? "The question though, is more resolution always a good thing?"It's a good question. Some might say "no". I would say yes. If you have it, there are many ways to control it to one's tastes via tweaks, etc.If you don't have it, you do not know what ... | |
| Is It Ironic? "Second, many of the reference recordings used to judge the improvement in equipment are 50 years old. I find that ironic."Well, it would not be possible to compare old equipment no longer used with new recordings that did not exist back then wher... | |
| Is It Ironic? True I would not equate high quality "touchstone" recordings from the 1950s with 19th century photography in terms of technical merit, but I still like the analogy as an example of why technology done better is ALWAYS better. There are plenty of g... | |
| Is It Ironic? "The idea being, even though the picture is old, you'll still benefit from viewing it through a new window. "Sounds right. The new window will deliver more benefit for everything. But in the case of the old photo, it may be good enough to apprecia... |