mapman
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| Similar sounding bands. Klaatu and the Beatles.When Klaatu's first album came out, it famously rode the buzz at the time from those who heard it that The Beatles had secretly regrouped and released a new record.Stackridge is another Beatles sound-alike from the seventies... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? No doubt that things need not be perfect from a technical perspective in order for good music to be made. Happens all the time. Most everything has some limitations. The key is to understand what they are and how they may or may not be relevant ca... | |
| Is high-end audio dying, if not dead already??? The high end is good for helping determine what is and is not possible at any cost and using that to establish a reference sound.Once you know what that is , then I find that there are practical ways for most to achieve it in most cases with a lit... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? The 5-7 watt SET amps that I have heard do surprising well with even moderately efficient speakers in many cases with many kinds of music. They have their unique charms within their limitations. It takes very large very efficient speakers to get a... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? Its gotta be. It goes against physics for a small box to be more efficient and have flat extended bass. Just cannot be. But might sound quite good still at low to moderate volume and soft clip increasingly as the volume goes up, limiting dynamics.... | |
| Is computer audio a bust? I use Squeezebox Touch for example and started out with .wav for several years and recently converted to FLAC. I do not hear much difference there. I'm pretty sure SB system converts .way source files to lossless compressed .flac anyhow for greate... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? The set amp I have actually heard in recent years (at Capital Audiofest) that I mentioned early on here and liked a lot was the GLow Audio Amp 1. I also like the price and compact size. Build quality there would seem top notch as well, direct wiri... | |
| Logitech Squeezebox v7.9 works with Mac Yosemite I have 3 sb devices still plus have started to run plex as a possible replacement someday. | |
| KLEI Absolute®Harmony Phono/RCA Plugs I like my plugs with wires already connected, thank you. | |
| RMAF 2014 Observations Based on my limited exposure to-date, I suspect Daedalus and Avalon are inherently different flavors of sound, not likely to be confused. | |
| Quality issues with Tekton speakers.... Uberdine,Gotta Disagree | |
| RMAF 2014 Observations More traveling high end audio roadshows might be just what the doctor ordered for high end audio. As long as each show effectively caters to local clientele. Not everyone can afford the best. So make them more so vendors can show and sell their en... | |
| Should I finish my basement I have speakers (old OHM Ls) set up in my unfinished area of my house where ping pong table, etc. is. Walls are mostly interior insulated cinder block, some exposed wood wall frames and drywall. Open concrete floor. The insulation helps make for b... | |
| Is high-end audio dying, if not dead already??? For context, back in the 60's and 70's, the sound possible out of most home gear in use for listening to music outright sucked in comparison to today. The shortcoming were clearly apparent in most all cases. From tube tabletop radios to transistor... | |
| Is high-end audio dying, if not dead already??? A better question might be how "high end" must gear be to sound like it?My thought is that like with most technology, good sound is more a commodity item these days and less of a luxury, and it is easier than ever to approach the best the "high en... |