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Responses from mapman
| Terminological Exactitude.... Audio terminology is all a potshot for the most part.Music can only be heard exactly. All words attempting to describe it are highly subjective approximations. The fundamental properties of the gear can be measured though and those measurements ca... | |
| Rockwell: audiophile term "just like a pedophile" My experiences have all been very positive. Well, I can think of one exception.....not very significant though really. | |
| Taralabs cables Yep, synergy matters most. One size does not fit all for sure. | |
| Your most disappointing purchase or audition? Using headphone sound as a reference, Tidal I have heard reminded me of Audeze. Magico more like Sennheiser. Very different. | |
| Greatest song titles.. "Thoughts of a Dying Atheist" | |
| Rockwell: audiophile term "just like a pedophile" EBM is very efficient with his words....WHo does really care? | |
| Taralabs cables Well, I like my DNM Reson ICs.That's about all I have to say. I'm sure Tara and many others are quite good too. | |
| Taralabs cables Once this is all agreed upon, there are some folks in the middle east that can't seem to get along that could use some coaching. | |
| Rockwell: audiophile term "just like a pedophile" Honestly, I recall reading his site a while back and finding him to be pretty knowledgeable about cameras and photography.Didn't take as much notice of any audio comments though I think there were some. Photography and audio are always interesting... | |
| Class A vs. AB vs. D... can you hear a difference? Having heard a fair sample of all three, in general I would say yes, each group tends to have some similar sonic characteristics as a group that will still vary somewhat in comparison case by case.Class A is more towards a warmer tube amp sound th... | |
| NY Audio Show September 26th to September 28th EBM will be doing review of this show for TAS, probably around Thanksgiving time. Head down the street in Brooklyn to OHM for some real good sounding good value speakers that many might actually be able to afford, especially in Manhattan!No turkey... | |
| Speakers with max of 32" high I think OHM Microwalsh would fit, or there are other configurations that might available. See www.ohmspeakers.com. I use slightly larger/taller OHM 100 in my two channel A/V setup (see system pics). These are omnidirectional speakers designed to b... | |
| Can headphones ever be as good as high end stereo? A rancher is a good solution.I had my downstairs office insulated when our curent home was built so I can go in there and play as loud as I want anytime in our 3 story modern Victorian style home, but I have given thooght about what to do when the... | |
| Can headphones ever be as good as high end stereo? My first pair of good headphones were Sennheiser HD424s back in the early 1980's. My most recent pair is the larger Sennheiser Momentum. I've listened to them all over the years. The Sennheiser line always place consistently strongly, at most any ... | |
| Is DSD download already an extinct format? "Mapman, I have been enjoying dramatic improvements in my audio reproductions the last several years. This has many roots but I will not bore you with them. What has happened is that I am getting realism that I never thought was possible and I hav... |