mapman
Responses from mapman
| More Tubes = Better Sound More is usually better if done right. Big if though. ALso more means more expensive. The value proposition may or may not be there case by case.IT mostly boils down to how much of a tube lover one is. There are many ways to skin the good sound qua... | |
| Are music servers the future? "Also, what is available for streaming, is unlikely to satisfy the tastes of many listeners. "Do you have any numbers to support that?High res streaming from internet sources these days still is not even CD quality technically, but the actual resu... | |
| Your favorite album cover... Whipped Cream and Other DelightsIn the Land of Grey and Pink (Caravan)In The Court of the Crimson KingTerrapin Station (Grateful Dead)Something for Everybody (Devo) | |
| Greatest song titles.. How about This classic. | |
| Canary M500's Anyone heard them Canary line is pricey, so good to know it is also well made as one would expect. | |
| What Exactly Does "Burn In" do for Electronics? "My point is not whether or not the sonic differences are real my point is that we don't know for sure and that there is a possibility that we can be fooled or deceived by our ears."No doubt. Especially when the differences are subtle, as is often... | |
| laptop to DAC wireless ... what's the best way? THe Playgo is very cool. Nice aesthetics and USB digital out on the receiver as well that could be used to feed a different preferred DAC.ANyone have any listening mileage with the Playgo?I'm thinking of trying a wireless DAC like this perhaps wit... | |
| Top brand speakers "Tell us about N-dimensional sound....where it can be heard...."All the usual places, but only 4 at a time. | |
| New Yamaha a-s3000 and a-s2100 integrated amps ?? I have seen some love here. I always wonder how some of the newer more mainstream gear like this compares with other products popular here.I've always had good success with Yamaha and would tend to always consider the brand to be a viable option f... | |
| Sennheiser Momentum Break In Time I have not noticed much break-in difference with my over ear Momentums I bought a few months back. | |
| Greatest song titles.. Yes, Zappa, like "You are What You Is". | |
| Greatest song titles.. A very smelly grubby little oik Or The dog the dog hes at it againOr Nine feet underground | |
| What started you on the path to being audionut? I found records fascinating as a kid and listened to and studied them intently. Then one day i received a shock while playing around with a record player and the rest is history. | |
| World's best Pre-amp for $10K and above? So audiozen, did you buy this ideal system and are now done for good?If not, why not, if others should?Just wondering.... | |
| World's best Pre-amp for $10K and above? Studio gear is a reasonable place to look I think for the nuts and bolts of quality sound.Quality sound comes in many flavors. Quality alone does not assure acceptance. Personal preferences do mostly. |