mapman
Responses from mapman
| Is computer audio pushing up the price of CDPs? Python musical interlude called for... to lighten things up a bit. | |
| Does sensitivity matter in powered subs? Not for a powered sub, whose levels can be matched to the rest as needed.Higher sensitivity mainly means less power needed to achieve a certain level, but power needed to drive a subwoofer these days is relatively inexpensive and efficient already... | |
| Is computer audio pushing up the price of CDPs? "USA is pretty much toast, everyone knows it but us."Well, we ain't what we used to be post WWII, that's for sure.Then again, neither is anyone else likely to be in the foreseeable future. Military might ain't what it used to be.Its a different wo... | |
| Biggest Baddest Audio Cables .5 meter Harmonic Tech. Truth Link IC is as big and bad as I go.DNM Reson are my favorites. These are the exact opposite of "big and bad". THey look more like "you gotta be kidding me". | |
| Vandy or Maggy? Schubert,Have not a/b 'ed Totem/Triangle but does not surprise.Titus XS are teh smallest and smallest sounding of all my speakers. But pretty top notch in the right application. Maybe the best at low volumes (like Maggie). Output levels are limite... | |
| "Slam"--what is it, is it really accurate? "What I don't have a clue about is whether the Signatures are capable of slam/dynamics given a much more powerful amp"Looking at specs of SE version of your Legacy speakers (can't find same for IIs), and assuming they are similar, I'd say, yes the... | |
| Front Ported v. Rear Ported Speakers Agree with Kidman.Duke is a fantastic out of the box thinker, especially when it comes to considering dispersion and soundstage related design considerations, delivering value, and other things, and an exception, but I do think that in general mos... | |
| Linda Ronstadt can't sing anymore. I've been picking up Rondstadt CDs whenever I find them of late.When she was good, she was REALLY good! | |
| Vandy or Maggy? "Are you sure it wasn't the interior decorator convincing you. No, but my old 80's vintage Maggies that I had for many years (and even had successfully rebuilt by Magnepan once) in smaller quarters mostly could never cut it on their own in my larg... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Will be looking for that one.... | |
| Vandy or Maggy? My little Triangle Titus monitors, similar size to those TOtems more or less, helped convince me that even smaller dynamic speakers done well can compete with planars.I have never heard any Totems set up even half decently sound anything but spot ... | |
| Tweeter type and brightness You'd probably like a folded ribbon tweeter like those found in Goldenear Aon and Triton models. Most easy on the ears.I've heard the GE Aon3's. Very big and good sound for a speaker their size and price! | |
| $1500 for a whole system, budding audiophile Used Peachtree Decco or Nova + Triangle Titus speakers (used) + subwoofer of your choice (if needed) and still maybe some money left for whatever else. | |
| "Slam"--what is it, is it really accurate? No doubt slam is a more common element mixed into many (not just pop/hip/hop/electronic genre) more modern recordings, many of which sound very good, but only when the playback is up to the task.Its noticeable in most well recorded CD from mid 90'... | |
| Vandy or Maggy? REgarding Vandersteen, they are three way designs versus Maggie 2-way. In general, I am not a fan of most smaller three way speakers for classical music especially.I am not a Vandy expert, and believe they have a lot of potential set up right, but... |