mapman
Responses from mapman
| Seeking more 3d imaging, deeper/wider soundstage With those speakers, in a small room like that (I have a room same size practically that I have dealt with but more densely furnished and less bare walls which helps, see my supplemental system photos), bass levels/extension is probably not a prob... | |
| Floorstanding Speaker Feedback Zel,FWIW, Quad Electrostats are one of the speakers that I auditioned and delivered the kind of sound I was looking for to replace a pair of older Magnepans before I settled on OHM Walsh a few years back, for a fraction of the cost. The OHMs tend ... | |
| Audiophile Active Speakers? Wouldn't surprise me that quality active speakers tend to deliver clear crisp detailed sound. THat's what should happen when speakers and amp are designed to work together optimally. | |
| MSB Analog DAC experience Looks nice. NEver heard of it before though.If you heard it and liked it, I'd say give it a try. I doubt it could sound anything but good. Only caveat is to know if you have any recourse with the vendor if you don't like it for any reason. I tend ... | |
| Seeking more 3d imaging, deeper/wider soundstage I'd experiment with moving speakers further out from front wall and also at least a few feet from side walls as well.Try to get sound reflected from primary reflection points on walls based on your main listening position to travel as close to twi... | |
| Floorstanding Speaker Feedback If interested in other options as well, consider Totem and OHM Walsh perhaps. | |
| Sold speakers you really enjoyed?... But why? Also a pair of B&W P6 floorstanders for similar reasons, though I would like to be able to hear those now off my current setup, particularly with the CLass D BEl Canto amps and ARC tube pre-amp. | |
| Sold speakers you really enjoyed?... But why? I sold a pair of 80's vintage Magnepan MG1c speakers I enjoyed for many years in that they were not a good fit in my current house/rooms compared to our prior home. | |
| Bose 901 series VI & Yamaha A-S2000 Audiolabyrinth,I think many people would be surprised how good things can sound when optimized/dialed in, even Bose.I am not a fan of many Bose home audio products, but I suspect few have ever heard newer 901s mated with really good gear well and ... | |
| High End Audio-Gaining Higher Ground? It's an interesting paradox that commercialism is generally considered a bad thing for music, yet that is how a musician would get paid for making music.On the flip side, a true artist and music lover does it because that is what they like to do. ... | |
| It's All About Increments Once you get close to the target you are aiming for, the differences from there can only be incremental, although there are many ways room acoustics can still affect the sound. That's what room acoustics do! Who's to say there is only one "best" s... | |
| High End Audio-Gaining Higher Ground? Minor, I was listening to a pair of $29 Audio TEchnica headphones today off my standard issue HP computer at work. Source were my lossless FLAC files on my music server at home. The cymbals sounded amazing good even on those, as they do as well a... | |
| High End Audio-Gaining Higher Ground? Minor,My point is that the gap between sound quality achieved by most today is much better than it was back then. The quality or desirability of the music itself is a different thing and not really relevant to the point. Top notch home audio sound... | |
| Most underrated Audio Manufacturers Audio Technica | |
| High End Audio-Gaining Higher Ground? I think most oung people get their music online these days.Little reason for most to buy CDs anymore.CDs have always been an inferior product to own in terms of overall utility due to the small packaging. Now, most digital music is had online. For... |