mapman
Responses from mapman
| Tune of the Day @slaw Well not a lot of dynamic range but a great tune for what it is. | |
| Tune of the Day Dance Me | |
| Why Does Expensive Gear Seems To Sound Better? People like nice things. | |
| New Volti Speaker - Lucera I’ve always been impressed by Volti whenever heard. | |
| Is it possible to find a good DAC for under $50, 000? I lasted about 6 minutes. I think I need a new obsession. | |
| 2 Channel system sounds weak and lackluster get your speakers away from the walls..... Yup. Almost always a good idea unless specifically designed otherwise. Once they sound best away from walls, then add a sub if needed. That's a good formula in general. | |
| 2 Channel system sounds weak and lackluster Agree if not sure, definitely play around with the setup first before changing anything. Do you have Roon? Any other DSP at your disposal? That's a good weapon for bad acoustics, but get the room conditioned and setup as best possible alway... | |
| 2 Channel system sounds weak and lackluster Just speculating: I believe that amp is an older Class D design? Wondering if that could be a bottleneck. Of course with older gear there is always the possibility of deterioration over time. If so there are newer options that are very cost... | |
| How to find local audiophiles Place speakers outside crank up a SOTA hifi The audiophiles will come a running. Some might be disguised as police. Audiophiles are clever little devils! | |
| Does and don't You can but I wouldn't. Most likely to just bottleneck the sound if not capable of delivering enough power and current. | |
| Tune of the Day Take a ride.. | |
| Who has gone fully active? What speakers and preamp did you end up with? I have Vanatoo Transparent One actives in my wife’s sunroom. A lot of great sound for the buck. A tribute of what smart application of modern technology can do to raise the bar. Check them out! | |
| No preamp in system There are many ways to sound “good”. You never know until you try. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Windsurfer | |
| Does loudness play a part in your appreciation? It absolutely 100% does. I want to be blown away at home like what happens at a well produced live event. Not all the time, but for serious listening yes. 90 db is about my practical personal threshold for peaks. That or lower should... |