mapman
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| Some older CDs play much lower than newer ones I recall there was inherent technical improvements made to the CD mastering standards back in the mid 90's sometime that inherently changed how CDs were mastered to make better use of available dynamic range and perhaps also changes to how equaliz... | |
| Glaring Omissions Its a glaring omission to focus on on the more revolutionary Monk/Miles/Coltrane era Jazz and newer solely and omit all the great more traditional jazz and big band recordings that pre-ceeded those , especially when digitally remastered as needed.... | |
| Ssssh, is your tube preamp really that quiet? ARC sp16 is very quiet when all tubes are working well. One might be hard pressed to know it is a tube device just listening. Surprises me in that regard all the time.Phono section is a tougher beast to keep quiet, but it is not a problem with the... | |
| D-Sonic vs Wyred vs .... Unsound,Bel Canto adds a power supply circuit to their ref series amps that Wyred does not. That probably has a lot to do with their relative performance. | |
| Tube amp power watts equivalent to Solid State? 1 tube watt = 1 SS watt.Disclaimer: Your clipping mileage may vary.... | |
| Tube amp power watts equivalent to Solid State? Best to avoid clipping totally, however # watts it takes. As long as its done well..... | |
| Some irrefutable truths about rock and roll It was pretty much old hat in its pure form once The Beatles "Sgt. Pepper" album hit.Still a lot of fun though. | |
| Some irrefutable truths about rock and roll "Rolling stones are the most misunderstood band in history."Say what? | |
| Does treble response beyond my hearing matter? Fin,If the specs look good up to the limit of your hearing, you are probably in pretty good shape, no matter what might be measured beyond.When I was young, I could hear test tones up to 20khz. Now, at 54, only up to about 12-14 or so. That's typi... | |
| Does treble response beyond my hearing matter? On the grand scale of things, no. | |
| ARC or other Pre? Technology always only improves.Still there are good products and lesser ones always as well.ARC not "lively"? Not sure how digest that one. Even my modest sp16 is quite lively I would say. Many recordings simply are not however. | |
| Best blues guitarist, Clapton or Green The Fleetwood Mac tunes "Oh Well" pts 1 and 2 alone provides a nice sampling of PG's abilities as a player and is one of my favorite rock/pop/classical 1-2 punches of all time. It's all there! | |
| Modern Shahinian Obelisk "But I also thought at times my Walsh 3000's could sound a slight bit "dull" on the top end with triangles and cymbals. "No doubt OHMs can sound flat on the top end compared to many high end speakers. The Dynaudios I use concurrently on teh same s... | |
| What is going on No doubt there are those out there who view Audiogon and audiophiles who frequent the site as the place most likely to get top dollar for whatever it is they might be selling, especially if the useless "high end" label can be applied, and less com... | |
| Bel Canto and Wyred monos From what I have read researching McCormack, I would not doubt that the McCormack amp might come across with more warmth, tube like or otherwise, than some.For example Class D amps I use and have heard have some tube like traits in the midrange, b... |