mapman
Responses from mapman
| tube amps and electrostatics "They were a reference standard for me as I heard them in every area except microdynamics. "Whoops, mean't to say macrodynamics there actually. Sorry. ES speakers I have heard tend to have microdynamics in spades. | |
| tube amps and electrostatics "The requirement of the speaker is such that almost any amplifier driving it will have to have a fair amount of feedback to do so. This will cause the amp to be un-naturally bright. IMO this makes the speaker a poor choice as you will not be able ... | |
| The future of preamps "So far all digital products have had a short shelf life as digital continues to evolve. Analog is a bit more stable design-wise."No doubt.I always wait as long as I can even to buy my next home computer because I know the longer I wait the more I... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? For me the OHMs are the most irreplaceable part of my system.I could surely find another amp, pre-amp, DAC IC, digital source, phono, cart that produces really good sound besides the ones I own and also like, but nothing out there I have heard to ... | |
| Does your system sound better than most demo's? Yes, and though good ones serve as a reference for me, better than many (but not all) live performances I've heard as well,especially when electronically amplified or from bad seats and/or in a bad venue. | |
| The future of preamps "Might be controlled from ones phone."I can control my Squeezebox Touch device (which includes digital volume) wirelessly from any mobile device including phone or tablet on my home wifi network today. The technology exists to control anything fro... | |
| Why Don't More People Love Audio? Why don't more people shop at Nordstrom? | |
| The future of preamps They'll evolve and stick around for a good while but I would not invest in analog ones. Various forms of digital pre-amps have a healthy future in store still I suppose in various forms only a small % of which will remotely resemble what most of u... | |
| At What Age Does An Audiophile Buy His Last Amp? Holocene epoch for sure. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Bje, if you meant do I own the company (OHM) as opposed to the product, well, unfortunately the answer is no.Maybe John Strohbeen will hire me as a promoter someday. I could live with that! | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Bjen,Check my system listing. I own 3 pair actually, 2 newer and a pair of older OHM Ls that I have held onto for many years and refurbed myself. I also concurrently run Dynaudio and Triangle speakers.Yes, I walk the walk and talk the talk when it... | |
| Still mystified by mega expensive power cords I tend to view a power cords role of delivering power as separate from filtering or purifying the power. Not to say a power cord might not do both, kind of like how an integrated amplifier serves dual roles in one package. Lots of ways to skin a c... | |
| tube amps and electrostatics "ARC Ref 150 has muscle power and a large reserve power supply, plus my speakers are reasonably sensitive (92 db)"That's a pretty solid combo on paper that should be capable of delivering the goods with the right tweaks. No system is inherently go... | |
| How did your sound system evolve? Yes, nice web page!For me (less graphic):pre-1977: the low fi years, various compact boxes making music1977: First real hifi system, all Lafayette gear built around a 40 watt integrated amp and heil AMT speakers (and many blown tweeeters). My firs... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? I have larger OHM 5s fairly close to each other (4 ft) in my larger L shaped room, and smaller OHM 100S3 far apart (10 feet or so, corner in-between) in my smaller 12X12 room.I think a lot regarding placement will depend on room acoustics and pref... |