mapman
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| the greatest pop song ever? Great song. That's a good one!!Better even than the nun in the movie, who was no slouch herself. | |
| subwoofer for music? BEing cheaply made and sounding good/being highly functional are not mutually exclusive.For example, though not inexpensive in the minds of many, it could be argued that the OHM speakers I prefer are cheaply made compared to many others, especiall... | |
| New level of ridiculousness The fancy powerstrip is probably more functional than the diamonds our wives might covet. Still, they will choose the diamonds. Go figure! | |
| When does speaker distortion become audible? YEs, since no system/speaker delivers a perfect reproduction, there is always distortion of various types.It's the end result as a whole how that is delivered to and registers with the listener that really matters. If listening to music live sound... | |
| CAL ICON MKII CD player replacement I replaced a CAL Icon mkII player that I owned for years a few years back when it went up for teh second time (had it fixed the first time).I found players have improved immensely in the last 15-20 years or so and the Cal was not hard to replace.I... | |
| subwoofer for music? "REL are very cheaply made"JK, can you expound on that?Which others are made well and how?Thanks. | |
| Use Your Own Ears The only reliable metric for determining good sound is enjoyment, which cannot be quantified in any specifications or any other mathematical or scientific terms. It's the "human factor" that cannot be quantified, at least so far. | |
| First Post Looking for Integrated Amplifier Pick up a NAD integrated amp or receiver with MM and MC phono inputs either here or on ebay. That should get you squared away pretty well.What model phono cartridge is being used? IS it MM, MC or something else? Phono level issues might be related... | |
| Use Your Own Ears Getting good sound need not be particularly hard nor costly these days. There is still a lot of junk out there but good sound is just not as hard to come by these days. The key is to know what you like when you hear it and have realistic expectati... | |
| The future of preamps THis thread is a good example of why so few people are interested in high end audio, even if they love music and can afford it.PEople just want their stuff to work and sound good, especially when making a sizable investment. Not be required to hav... | |
| subwoofer for music? Agree with Kr4.You can make general statements about the capabilities of larger drivers over smaller. Of course not all speakers/subs that use a particular size driver are created equal, but in general larger drivers have more ability to deliver e... | |
| subwoofer for music? Main benefits of two subs is smoother response across the room plus of course twice the drive for the lowest octaves, which benefit the most from additional power and drive.Crossing over to subs for lowest octaves also helps take load off main amp... | |
| The Best Audiophile Earphones headphones and Amp I've been looking for a new pair of phones for use with a Logitech Squeezebox Radio.I have Stax headphones on one of my system and am looking for something that will sound similar in terms of natural non-fatiguing sound especially at higher freque... | |
| KEF LS50 Need Help Have heard LS50 in larger and smaller rooms and believe the main issue will be the small size and bass response in many larger rooms.A sub or two properly balanced in should eliminate that barrier.ls ls 50s are fine speakers but small and laws of ... | |
| The quest WHATEVER FLOATS ONES BOAT REGARDING GOOD SOUND. |