mapman
Responses from mapman
| Have you found your "End-Game" speakers yet? I have. And it feels so good!!! My Ohm F5s I’ve had since 2008 are likely not going anywhere though I will be very interested to see what happens with Ohm now that the John Strohbeen era is over. Hoping Ohm is bought by someone who recognizes their unique value and invests to mo... | |
| Streamer software, what do you use? @jacobsdad2000 glad to be of service. | |
| Who is excited about Capital Audiofest 2023? I do usually spend some time auditioning headphones. I bought a Chord Mojo there a few years back that I still use often at night. I think I tried a pair of RAAL headphones there last year. They were very big and clunky, not something I would keep... | |
| Streamer software, what do you use? I use the gold standard: Roon Core runs on a very compact mini PC that I also use to work remotely. I use various Roon endpoints. Primaries are Cambridge streamers in my two main systems. Also run on Mac and Android tablet with USB output ... | |
| Who is excited about Capital Audiofest 2023? Thanks @mahgister. Well when I do go I’m generally interested in several things: 1). The best sounding systems regardless of cost as a reference and trying to understand why they sound the way they do. I will pop out the decibel sound meter app ... | |
| Does a particular musician’s songwriting and artistry speak to you above all others? Dylan, Lennon, Moody Blues, Cohen, Yes, Genesis/P. Gabriel/Steve Hackett, The Mael Bros. Come to mind and in fact rank high in my Roon Artists most played ranking. | |
| Which is better, a fussy speaker or a versatile one? I don’t know. Give me two specific examples to compare and then we can see. | |
| Audiophiles, Music, and Equipment: Can We Be Both "Conservative" AND "Progressive"? Sure. We can be whatever we want especially since nobody else really cares. | |
| "The Ultra High-End Speaker." In a larger scale commercial application the cost of great sound goes way up proportionally beyond anything found in a persons home. For example: https://venuesnow.com/las-vegas-sphere-unveils-audio-system/ World’s most advanced! | |
| "The Ultra High-End Speaker." Here’s an example. In a smaller room it is hard to fault the sound quality of a pair of tiny kef ls50 metas plus a good quality sub. But that is only within their limits which is mainly how loud they can go without distortion. So for around 3K pr... | |
| "The Ultra High-End Speaker." It depends on room size mainly. Larger rooms require larger speakers and larger good quality speakers cost more. $24K for speakers should be able to do it in most cases if spent wisely. More cost may or may not yield some marginal improvements. T... | |
| Big speakers, are they really the best way to get great sound? I want one of each. | |
| Old records. There is this totally false notion that records are the holy grail of good sound. No and no. Record sound quality is all over the place just like all the rest. Some recordings are good and many are not. Some records are physically of good quality... | |
| Should I graduate to floor standers or will larger bookshelves suffice? A larger stand mount like Mofi sourcepoint 10 is a very interesting option. . | |
| Sansui? I sold and heard all the popular lines of the day back in the late 70s at Tech Hifi. The Sansui 9090db was my 2nd favorite receiver. Favorite was Tandberg tr2080 that I owned for many years. The asking prices for vintage Sansui and Marantz g... |