mapman
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| Help with compression and dynamic range This Online Dynamic Range Database might be a relevant resource for you. | |
| High-efficiency speakers and high-power amps? Single driver speakers are a unique breed with a unique coherence to the sound hard to replicate with multiple drivers, crossovers and the lot. Definitely fertile ground to experiment in with promise of some unique pleasures.Cain and Cain (no long... | |
| Has education expanded your listening tastes? Most who appreciate "higher forms" of art the most seem to be more educated about things in general, either via formal education or real world experience or both most often to various degrees.I think there is a correlation there that cannot be ign... | |
| I'm beginning to wonder... Most portable devices used by many these days are slow and clunky to use for large amounts of typing. That puts a premium on being short and concise. Also on finding ways to abbreviate messages appropriately. Some may be more appropriate than othe... | |
| Why not horns? "Because the USA press killed them for the US market over 30 years ago and most audiophiles are naive enough to believe what they read."The large systems needed for full range high efficiency horns and space increasingly being at a premium for man... | |
| My most memorable ROCK moment Dick Dale wailing on his guitar 4 feet in front of me in a small venue a few years back and then staying after the shoe to chat for 20 minutes with those who stuck around.Almost getting trampled outside a Rolling Stones concert in Philly in 1978 (... | |
| High-efficiency speakers and high-power amps? What's the motivation for changing?ITs a pretty safe bet that a change from high to low efficiency speakers, or vice versa, will produce a ripple effect of changes throughout teh system in order to get things tuned in together properly again.So be... | |
| Bolero:why can't my system reproduce snare well? Of course, if tube gear, for good sound, always make sure tubes are in good working condition, and if vinyl/lp, any deficiencies in proper setup of the cart and/or mismatches between components in teh phono system could have ill effects on dynamic... | |
| what to TURN to when starting $1000 budget Just went through a major project reading up on latest and greatest headphones and related technologies and listening to various ones I could find access to.In the end, I found the same old stand by lines to offer best sound and value IMHO. AKG, S... | |
| Ripping software for 2014 I continue to use basic Windows Media player to .wav. Have ripped several thousand CDs this way over last few years.I continue to prefer to use .wav. Just make sure tags are good prior to ripping. I recently found an inexpensive program that can e... | |
| what to TURN to when starting $1000 budget Headphones always a good way to start on a budget.Otherwise, an existing computer as source with integrated and decent quality monitors in general is a good way to go to start. Add a sub or subs later if needed. | |
| To Couple or Decouple? Decouple. | |
| Suddenly, Porcupine Tree SAw them live once. SOund quality was very loud to suit the music but top notch anyhoo. | |
| Bolero:why can't my system reproduce snare well? A very good recording with nice snare dynamics from start to finish is "She's So Cold" by The Rolling Stones on their Emotional Rescue album ( a very good recording overall as well). | |
| Worlds Best Trumpet Player? Hispanic perhaps?This Guy comes up high in a google search on the topic. Google should know..... :^)This Gal might be the prettiest I have seen and sounds top notch as well. |