mapman
Responses from mapman
| What is going on "If it's worth too much to you; you get to keep it."Great line!!! Gotta remember that one. | |
| I'm gettin weak bass and dynamics in one speaker It could.Swap in a spare and see.ITs good to keep some inexpensive but decent SS gear around as spares for regression testing when needed. OR even just spare tubes in this case. ANything to help make a quick swap and isolate where the problem is. | |
| What to do with bad recorded CDs Hak,THis?Listening on my computer using decent earbuds, it sounds OK, on par with most similar material I could compare with. Nothing great, nothing horrifically bad.On a good system, really good recordings can make stuff like this difficult to li... | |
| D-Sonic vs Wyred vs .... Good question. I am interested to know how they compare also from anyone who has auditioned both. | |
| What is going on An even better question than about what sellers are asking is what people are buying/paying. Agon blue book price charts should have that information.Obviously, people will not buy used unless there is value in doing so. | |
| Modern Shahinian Obelisk Rp,I'm curious if when comparing OHm and Shahinian if you found that each sounded best in a different location?Omni/wide range speakers tend to be easy to set up for good results, but I find a fair amount of tweaking is needed to get the best resu... | |
| Rembering the 80s: College Rock 80's were mostly a musical recession for me once I graduated from college in '81.I have higher opinion of many things from that era these days though.THe local Jack FM radio station plays complete reruns of Casey Kasem's American Top 40 shows from... | |
| Jazz for aficionados There are some rap/hip hop artists and tunes that I enjoy as much as anything else these days, at least in limited doses.A musical trend is a musical trend. The only difference is the magnitude/extent and the perspective from which you observe it,... | |
| Help for a confused, sick newbie? Agree with Viridian, probably a step back in your specific setup.Personally though, I could live with a Cronus quite nicely though were I to build the system around it to match well, particular using more tube amp friendly speakers. It is a very g... | |
| Philly FM Radio and FM Tuner Redux Biffynne,Wired connection from computer USB port to DAC with USB input is one way.Also Audioengine and maybe others sells a couple of devices that provide a wireless conenction from computer USB out to DAC digital input. That is something I would ... | |
| Sadly missed manufacturers Nakamichi, for car audio in particular but their home offerings in their prime are missed as well. | |
| Philly FM Radio and FM Tuner Redux "I wonder if I can stream internet/cable FM radio off my FIOS connection."Definitely via any internet connection or service from any internet provider including Verizon/FIOS..You need a DAC somewhere. In computer already, outboard, whereever.Easy ... | |
| Sadly missed manufacturers Logitech (Squeezebox).That's the one I'm likely to have a need for at some point soon and I have not found a clear replacement for to-date, though there are candidates in the running.Tandberg I suppose though I have moved on from there as well.No ... | |
| Just a bit to bright "Sometimes it's just the recording."Yes indeed.IT's useful to get a metric/rough idea on what % of recordings sound bright, and which ones are brightest.Ideally only a minority should come across as bright. Then you go from there to try and make t... | |
| Cables more hype than value? I am about to try my first explicit power wire update experiment ever.The insulation on power cord to my DAC is a bit frayed near the connector, so I am using that as an excuse to replace it and see if I can do better.So I have ordered a $200+ Pan... |