mapman
Responses from mapman
| SS Pre-amps that can beat an Audio Research sp16 Jm, Not absolutely sure yet that I can either, but having sampled the tube pre-amp waters now for a few years, I will be in a much better position to decide.I'm largely just testing the waters....not needing to change at all really, but interested... | |
| SS Pre-amps that can beat an Audio Research sp16 Zd,Thanks for that suggestion. I always read good things about Ayre but don't think I have ever heard.The ARC probably would not go anywhere too soon. Whenever I upgrade or change something in my main system, it usually frees up something good to ... | |
| SVS Ultra Monitors or Golden Ears Aon3 ? I've heard the Aon3. Very distinctive and nice all around for the $$$s. Passive radiator in side design helps extend bass and delivers a more open room fulling sound compared to other comparable designs. Folded ribbon tweeter might be somewhat dir... | |
| R.I.P. Lou Reed I have always had a soft spot for Lou, and not sure why, in that I really do not know that much about him or his music, beyond the obvious. Maybe for the reason related by Airegin. Definitely a guy who influenced many and that retained a special p... | |
| Tubes vs Solid State - Imaging, Soundstaging, 3D "I am sure its possible to develop test/measurement techniques that *do* correlate with human hearing rules, but right now the industry has had no will to do so and has not for the last 45 years so don't hold your breath."I'm not.I suppose the sta... | |
| New to Audiogon. selling my whole system " I do know that once you get into the DBS line of AQ, it's HUGE for a quiet noise floor."Well, yeah, I'll confirm that my noise floor in my room where it matters the most is pretty much dead quiet. AQ cv6 with DBS (two 12' runs picked up for ~$30... | |
| Magnepans and Rock Had Maggies for years. They are very good when set up well. BEst for acoustic music and low to medium volume in general. Not a natural fit for harder or more electronic forms of rock music IMHO. I would listen and judge for yourself to decide if t... | |
| Jolida 1501RC hybrid integrated vs. Rogue's Sphinx Don't know how much it matters in this case but teh Jolida is older and teh Rogue newer. That might matter even more than with most technology still in the case of the Class D amps used in teh Rogue. The Rogue uses Hypex Class D amp technology, no... | |
| Next step after Benchmark DAC1 Anybody had success with the newer BEnchmark dac2 hgc as pre-amp and DAC? If so, what if anything did it replace? | |
| Tubes vs Solid State - Imaging, Soundstaging, 3D In general, technical standards are a good thing. Not sure why audio should be any different? That's one of the things that leaves high end audio open for criticism, lack of standards. In lieu of standards, its harder in general to decide what thi... | |
| Tubes vs Solid State - Imaging, Soundstaging, 3D But having said that most afiles care more about the sound than the specs, if I hear something that sounds good but does not measure well ( to some reasonable reference standard that it probably should) a little question mark will likely go off in... | |
| Tubes vs Solid State - Imaging, Soundstaging, 3D "But if you are only interested in how good the equipment looks on paper you might think global NFB is a good thing. "Its an old beaten topic, but actually I think most people, especially audiophiles, are more interested in how something sounds, n... | |
| New to Audiogon. selling my whole system I do think a lot of MIT wires I read about these days may be overpriced, at least new.I use inexpensive older Terminator line ICs I picked up used for not much. These are worth the money I would say. | |
| Building your own high end turntable stand? MIne is a very heavy, massive and low profile solid oak coffee table I found in a used furniture store down south about 20 years ago for around $30 as I recall.Have yet to see anything else worth considering as a replacement years later.Guaranteed... | |
| How does one "Get lost in the music"? Tost,Yes, that does happen to me as well on occasion in the car when not in a rush, etc.But when it does, next I want to hear what I heard at home with my good gear to get the full experience.Some car systems are very good! My current ones are jus... |