mapman
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| 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... | |
| Are music servers the future? Digital resolution is a measure of what is possible. It does not assure that what you get is anywhere near the best possible, so judging quality by resolution alone is not viable.Its the same with any format, say 33 1/3 vinyl for example. The aver... | |
| Are music servers the future? Digital resolution is a measure of what is possible. It does not assure that what you get is anywhere near the best possible, so judging quality by resolution alone is not viable.Its the same with any format, say 33 1/3 vinyl for example. The aver... | |
| High End Audio-Gaining Higher Ground? Here's the deal in a nutshell.40 years ago, most people listened to the radio and records on a cheap Soundesign or similar integrated stereo made in Japan that cost maybe a couple hundred dollars max. It sounded like crap!MEanwhile people with goo... | |
| High End Audio-Gaining Higher Ground? "80% of young people into music today are buying it solely on vinyl. "I do find that hard to believe.Some interest in vinyl in pockets perhaps, like certain Universities. College kids often do things just to be different.One of my son's 3 room mat... | |
| great headphone amplification in vintage gear? Tandberg. I'd be willing to bet Nakamichi would do quite well also, as does NAD, and 70's vintage Sony, Onkyo, and Nikko. | |
| What amp Peachtree line is worth considering. |