mapman
Responses from mapman
| How serious are you? @ghdprentice nice! I may be ready to retire sometime not too far ahead as well. Still mulling over what I might do then. | |
| How serious are you? @r042wal glad to hear that! | |
| How serious are you? Interesting stuff! | |
| And Awaaay We Go! Nice hifi! | |
| The new Linn LP12 50th Anniversary edition I’m in the market for a pair of Linn Axis hinges that actually can keep the dustcover up if anyone knows of such a thing available. | |
| Does someone’s opinion affect your opinion? I think everyone reading this has the best sound ever. Did that help? | |
| How serious are you? @nonoise I asked how serious not obsessed necessarily but I suppose the closer to 10 one gets the more one has to wonder. 🤔 Wondering if anyone is brave enough to fess up with a 10? We know you are out there. Claim your audiophile crown with pri... | |
| How serious are you? For example this year was busier than normal. I bought 2 very good but cost effective stands and updated my streaming with Roon, qobuz, and a second Cambridge Roon ready streamer. Then some new digital wires needed to hook things up off Amazon. A... | |
| How serious are you? I guess in terms of buying new gear I am more of a 3-4 I’d estimate. I go for a long time with what a I have once I get it right. But I am always on the lookout for technical advancements and features that might move the needle and in most years I... | |
| How serious are you? @larsman yes my obsession comes and goes but never leaves. I’m probably an 8 highest. There are some things I just won’t do or buy into. But I take no prisoners when it comes to having just the right sound available when called upon which is almos... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Streaming my Roon library on random play. “Acrobat” by U2 at the moment. Whoops now it’s “Girl in Collision” by Chris Rainbow (qobuz). Got a nice ska rhythm and very well done. I love that I was able to add a Chris Rainbow album on qobuz to my Roo... | |
| Any Advice for those Listening to Youtube Reviewers? Breaking news: Most people are not audiophiles and would buy their hifis at K Mart if K Mart was even still a thing. | |
| The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often People make judgements about things they really don’t know about all the time. So what’s the problem? It’s not going to change so best to take it for what it is and move on. | |
| What's your experience with Channel Separation? I have no idea how to tell crosstalk from a natural part of a stereo mix just by listening so honestly it’s not something I pay much attention to. Maybe I should? Bad audiophile! Maybe if a reviewer measures and points out a bad measure for c... | |
| As A Youngster, What Unit Puqued Your Interest In All This? As a wee tot, I was playing with my sisters record player and received a shock. The rest is history. True story. Shock therapy? |