mapman
Responses from mapman
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? This changes everything! A reference system not based on 100 year old technology? Who would have that? The SS makers better get their act together! | |
| The Hidden Gem at Capital Audio Fest (CAF) 2023! Is it close to KEF reference 1 meta in sound quality? | |
| True high-end Speakers need a midrange Ohm Walsh 2-way very coherent endgamers for many with very high crossover point to what functions more like a supertweeter. There have been a lot of 3-way designs over the years that I felt were not very coherent in many more modest size rooms bu... | |
| Speaker Efficiency Oh it will work. Almost any pairing will “work” and make sound. It might even work well enough for some in some cases. But the pairing will never bring out the best in either component. | |
| WHY IS THERE SO MUCH HATE FOR THE HIGH END GEAR ON AUDIO GEAR? Some audiophiles go to extremes that many would never even consider. FBOFW. To each their own. Let it be. | |
| Kef R11 meta good pairing with Rotel RB-1552mk2? Nothing wrong with that pairing. | |
| Speaker Efficiency @marktheshark of the sound is listenable the amp may be running hotter than optimal and producing more distortion. The volume attained and dynamics will level out. It’s like running a car engine. It’s always best to not make the engine work harder... | |
| Speaker Efficiency Clipping is an amp thing and always associated with too little power not too much. Clipping means the amp is overdriven. Too much power can overdrive speakers and damage them but that is not “clipping”. SET and most tube and Class D amps soft ... | |
| Speaker Efficiency Distortion with SET amps in particular goes up quickly . My understanding is it’s best to not overdrive them which can happen easily with harder to drive speakers. Efficiency and how hard to drive are not the same thing. Efficient speakers may go ... | |
| What is meant exactly by the description 'more musical'? Good stuff! That is my interpretation. If only we could post some notes and a key this thread might even seem musical! | |
| The Hidden Gem at Capital Audio Fest (CAF) 2023! I have a Chase credit card with Amazon. Most larger purchases with that can be done with a zero interest period. I have several prominent brand hifi items I have acquired that way. | |
| Getting into the music No doubt good seats at the symphony is one of the best references to have. | |
| What is meant exactly by the description 'more musical'? Coherence. That’s a good one. I am a fan. | |
| Does a particular musician’s songwriting and artistry speak to you above all others? Going to see Dylan live again next week for first time in several years. We shall see.... | |
| What is meant exactly by the description 'more musical'? Does it pull me in and make me want to listen to the music and actively participate, or am I presented with a laboratory in which only the truth is heard? Personally, I think a system is more "musical" when more recordings of music one actually... |