mapman
Responses from mapman
| Preamp for a GaN-FET amp... No mention made of what kind of sound is being sought so I am calling insufficient information to be able to make any recommendation. | |
| Real or Surreal. Do you throw accuracy out the window for "better" sound? Accuracy is way overrated. Out the door and who needs it? Long live inaccuracy and all its faults. | |
| Class D amplifiers. What's the future look like? The future of Class D is extremely bright. We’re talking North Star magnitude. | |
| Real or Surreal. Do you throw accuracy out the window for "better" sound? Personal preference. I like it real. Studio recordings are surreal by nature. | |
| Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby? Get your information from a wide variety of available sources. Do not think more money necessarily means better results. Start off smart but modest and go from there. Take your time and do your homework. Or go cut to the chase with one of the ... | |
| Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby? Have fun. | |
| How do you add color? I know if I like it when I hear it. Could be colored, but my preference is not. | |
| How do you add color? I’d wager Mr Spock would call this topic “illogical”. Then Dr McCoy would bawl him out and Kirk would give a speech about being human. This would be an episode called “The Color of Sound” where a strange alien probe makes the crew have mind wi... | |
| How do you add color? Don’t mind me. I get it it but just find the topic amusing. Carry on. | |
| Overlooked R & R gems from the past The song “Ammonia Avenue” by Alan Parsons Project. | |
| How do you add color? Let’s talk about touch sometime. Nothing like a nice bass punch. We do feel bass more than hear it. That’s a fact! Now let me try and hear some color in my sound. Only technicolor will do. Not to mention a soundstage in CinemaScope. Yee ha! | |
| How do you add color? Gotta love a conversation about sound that’s talking about color. Aren’t those two different senses? Go figure! Only audiophiles…… | |
| Happy Audiophile Day! Next up: international fancy fuse day. It will be a blast! | |
| The use of digital pitch correction software on vocal recordings Just another way to make music. | |
| John Strohbeen from Ohm Acoustics passed away Needless to say you can’t replace someone like JS who has had such a huge positive impact on the lives of so many for so long, but given that, I am hopeful his legacy particularly via Ohm Speakers carries on. Looking forward to hearing some good n... |