mapman
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| Reviews of $10k plus ics, speaker wires, and pcs FOr me, so far, the DNM Reson ICs are the ones I like to work with in general, and use exclusively in my main rig currently.These cost me generally between $100-$200 from a Canadian dealer that used to be on Ebay. They are hard to come by in the U... | |
| What direction should Hi Fi tune fuse be installed Wolf,I don't know much about it. Seems like an eastern form of superstition. I do believe in the concept of Chi force though so I find anything related to that to be of interest usually. I suppose the concepts at the core of Feng Shui have wide ap... | |
| What direction should Hi Fi tune fuse be installed Geof,How does your color based audio "Feng Shui" as it were work?Feng Shui has been around a long time and has many followers. I'm willing to listen if you are willing to explain. | |
| Some irrefutable truths about rock and roll Two recent active thread here mentioning Hot Tuna.These guys are on the rise again it seems.I like a lot of their old stuff and also like their more recent CD "Steady As She Goes'. Very nice cover art! | |
| Help with compression and dynamic range "What do you call the act of limiting the high and low frequencies ? "I'd call it "filtering".The term compression relates to dynamic range. It should be easy to verify this with a good Google search. I'd start with Wikipedia. | |
| Reviews of $10k plus ics, speaker wires, and pcs TB,Are you saying those ICs are inherently better in all cases, or that they sounded the best to you when you heard them?Are there less expensive ICs that you have heard that might work as well in some cases?My opinion is ICs are mostly about syne... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? I've recently added $200-$300 Pangea ac14SE power cords to my mhdt DACS in both systems, first one and later the other recently. These are designed for use with line level components to help with noise/distortion. IT's been a nice addition in both... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? "Seems John and company don't exactly advocate the need for expensive cables .. at least that is how it reads to me. Thoughts?"Yes, and I tend to agree.I've had one pair of OHMs on high quality Audioquest CV6 wires, and my F5s connect in an advace... | |
| Reviews of $10k plus ics, speaker wires, and pcs "Mapman, I'm not interested in your "nonsense detector" as it is invalid."OK. | |
| Service from Audio Research Glad to hear it! You went about it the right way it would seem. | |
| Reviews of $10k plus ics, speaker wires, and pcs Fact is many people who might not recognize good sound when they hear it do recognize the price tag and might be after a status symbol as much as anything. I have no problem with that. It muddies the waters but educated consumers will find their w... | |
| Reviews of $10k plus ics, speaker wires, and pcs There is way too much nonsense that goes unchallenged on this site. Nonsense is destructive, even in the hallowed grounds of high end audio. Many who might really care about good sound are able to spot nonsense when they see it. It destroys credib... | |
| Apple to Acquire Beats Audio Overall, I despise Apples products, mostly due to its closed nature and how that allows Apple to milk money from its dependent customers.On the flip side, Apple stuff is easier to use and learn usually, so if you need that or don't mind doing thin... | |
| What direction should Hi Fi tune fuse be installed "Rather than a believer or a skeptic, I guess you could call me a pragmatist with a technical background."A very healthy and practical perspective for one to have in this arena I would say. | |
| What direction should Hi Fi tune fuse be installed "the real question then becomes: where does one draw the line"The answer these days is whenever GeoffKait/Machina Dynamica offers up his support.But that's just me. |