mapman
Responses from mapman
| What are your TWO favorite Symphonic Recordings? Mahler 3rd Symphony - BernsteinSaint Saens Organ Symphony - Ormandy | |
| Not asking the best.... "Firth of Fifth" by Genesis."Nine Feet Underground" by Caravan."Summer Lightning" by Camel. | |
| Sansui 9090db, best match vintage speakers OHM I or H if you can pick up a factory refurbed pair.Any OHm Walsh will do nicely as well. | |
| Your Favorate JBL's from the 70's I like JBL a lot more these days than back then. JBLs in teh 70's were never my cup of tea. Most receivers and many integrated amps even of the day were not up to bringing out their best. I much preferred OHM over JBL in the 70's at Tech HiFi, tho... | |
| Another unconventional power cord test? "finding a pc to maximize the potential of the component and your speakers is rough. "PCs/any general purpose home computer or laptop are good at storing and sending data, but are inherently noisy. Best to isolate them from gear that produces HiFi... | |
| Another unconventional power cord test? That's a nice find. Computers are inherently noisy and are best always isolated from hifi gear. | |
| Your favorite musical non fatiguing speakers? He asked you not to tell him that..... :) | |
| the magic of power cords Bo would make a great heel wrestler in WWE.His gimmick: "I always know what is best for you so let me tell you something, brother...."Seriously, Bo knows what he knows and is not afraid to say so. Good for him! OTher than coming across like a heel... | |
| two way v. three way speakers More drivers are used to accomplish three things (if/when needed):1) cover the full range of sound that can be heard2) enable speaker to go louder with less breakup/distortion3) provide wider dispersion of sound so speakers sound good from a large... | |
| See what Country song was 1 on the day you were b The Three Bells by The Browns for me. "Mack the Knife" on US pop charts. | |
| Tube Amp for Martin Logan Speakers ..unless there is nobody out there willing to play along..... | |
| Tube Amp for Martin Logan Speakers Where did ML ever pick up that crazy paradigm? I guess it's always easier to put the burden on the other guy :-) That's a pretty safe bet no matter which way one thinks technically. | |
| the magic of power cords I n practice, I make a simple judgement when listening to whatever. It either sounds good or bad. The difference between the two might be called night and day, but in fact could be relatively minor. I either enjoy what I am hearing or not.On that ... | |
| To all that worked in audio salons. I have an early Audio Alchemy CD. Nice recording! Music is not bad when in the right mood. A little bland for the masses though.Audio Alchemy....what a perfect thing to demo with in a high end audio salon......where audio alchemy often rules!! | |
| Major mistakes made in assembling your audio rig In my toughest room acoustically, which is my wife's sunroom, it took me a long time to get something working well in there. Always either too much bass, too bright, or both. Finally I ended up with a good solution currently in place using my Tria... |