mapman
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| Tune of the Day Windsurfer - Roy Orbison. | |
| How easily can you distinguish between different DACs? No two most anything ever sound exactly the same but the good news is that it’s getting harder to find a bad sounding DAC these days. It’s more of a personal preference thing. Digital streaming technology overall is very mature these days and the ... | |
| John Henry Strohbeen III Love this! JS was a giant in his field and people should know all about it. He will be missed tremendously. There is a lot one can learn about audio and speakers at the link provided above to John Strohbeens articles he published on the Ohm site ... | |
| Tube sound is not about warmth. It's about correct presentation. Disagreed. Also assuming tubes provide “warmth” then that’s a problem because warmth might be nice but it’s definitely not “correct”. So the logic of the assertion proposed is flawed to start with and that kind of puts a damper on things r... | |
| John Strohbeen from Ohm Acoustics passed away @bsohne I do remember you and your enthusiasm at that show and recall having a nice demo and chat with you and JS for about 45 minutes or so. First time ever meeting JS and first time ever I heard Ohm demo at a high end audio show, so overall it w... | |
| John Strohbeen from Ohm Acoustics passed away He was a brilliant and seemingly down to earth sincere person who loved music and good sound. I exchanged emails with JS on several buying occasions and met him only once at Capital Audiofest a few years back. He was also technically my boss f... | |
| What’s the most underrated used Audio Research gear? sp11 a very good ARC tube pre-amp value IMHO, Enjoyed one for many years. | |
| Speakers 10 years old or older that can compete with todays best, Lots I’m sure but Ohm Walsh series 3 and newer come to mind. Probably series 2 as well. It’s only the originals that came about in the early 80s that I can assert with confidence were not current big-league competitive. Those come up a bit short o... | |
| At what price is one considered an Audiophile. My price for proclaiming an audiophile is $10 on sale today only. I accept PayPal. Yes, you can be considered an audiophile for only $10 bucks! Cheap! You can’t even buy an audiophile fuse for only $10, eh? Maybe used….. | |
| new to streaming- help! Give Roon a try. | |
| Great song to test bass “Bad guy” Billie Eilish. | |
| Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby? If they fit your room and budget, kef ls60s and done. Couldn’t be easier. | |
| New Speaker advice Those are all good options. Your choice! I’d want one of each. | |
| Room Too Dead I have a room like that downstairs. Acoustically it’s a nightmare. In cases like that smaller is often better. Also you need a lot flexibility in how things get setup. So smaller speakers and separate sub or subs as needed is probably the way... | |
| Tube Preamps Should Have This Feature Hmm I might strongly consider another tube preamp that allows me to bypass those sometimes PITA tubes. Good to know. |