mapman
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| DAC specs versus sound quality potential I have two non-oversampling DACs, mhdt Paradisea and Constantine. I have no idea how they measure, but the sound quality speaks for itself and both compete well with anything at any price that I have heard to date.The Paradisea has a tube output s... | |
| Jazz for aficionados KOB is kind of like the Sgt. Pepper of jazz, in regards to its influence on things to come. That does not make it the best, but it does make it good enough to have a major influence on others, which pretty much speaks for itself in terms of import... | |
| NY Audio Show September 26th to September 28th Nothing I have ever heard touches MBL for soundstage imaging and large scale when done right/well. | |
| NY Audio Show September 26th to September 28th EBM, no Turkeys? | |
| Can Headoom Have an effect On your Sound I agree with the premise in general. | |
| That "tube sound" and power ratings Most SS based systems I have heard over the years were underpowered in terms of achieving optimal performance not on purpose but for not knowing any better and/or not having many practical and cost effective options available, or people just being... | |
| Who believes that Robert Plant He was good in his day for a Brit singing the blues. Gillan was awesome in his prime. I have always been a Gary brooker guy as well. | |
| Who believes that Robert Plant He was good in his day for a Brit singing the blues. Gillan was awesome in his prime. I have always been a Gary brooker guy as well. Not to mention Paul Carrack. | |
| Need HDMI Cable Recommendations ? I found several good quality hdmi cables on Amazon for about 6 dollars. Little to loose to try. Mine works just fine it seems. I would not know what would make any hdmi wire worth spending much so I don't. | |
| Audible Illusions Modulus 3 Audio Research SP-11 Arc gear really does sound good. I'd be hard pressed to think anything could clearly trounce it unless one prefers some special flavor. | |
| My New Large Advents "A lot of people had a lot of fun with those speakers!"That is for sure.Then there was the Bose 301 crowd as well. THey also had a lot of fun. I was always more an Advent sound person though....also loved the old Advent 300 receiver. Nice pre-amp ... | |
| That "tube sound" and power ratings Atmasphere, who out there today is making good quality 16 ohm speakers? With no impedance dips much below that I mean. A google search on 16 ohm speakers turns up little at least on teh fist page.WHat are some good ones at various price points? Wh... | |
| My New Large Advents Surprise, but I preferred OHM L or H to all those for all kinds of music. They sounded most like the Advents by design. L for similar performance in a smaller package and H for taking things a bit further. C2 was a bit on the bright side for me. E... | |
| My New Large Advents Those are classics. Enjoy! | |
| What makes Telefunken tubes sound better? I don't know that telefunken tubes are the best or not. Only that I trust the brand and would expect a good product option there whenever needed.This has nothing to do with how they "sound" or not. Only that I trust the brand to build a high quali... |