mapman
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| Mapleshade boards under speakers I keep looking at Home Goods for the right size solid wood cutting boards to put under my speakers to show up. Some are solid maple. Haven't found a matched pair yet. Cost there is ~ $40 each, sans audiophile mark-ups. | |
| Soundstage vs background noise? Tube gear is only as quiet as the tubes used. Lots of variability regarding noise and distortions possible there! It part of the unique charm of tube gear. SS has other noise and distortion issues issues to deal with. Choose your poison. Either ca... | |
| Miss ya Jerry Garcia - it hasn't been the same My Jerry Garcia neck ties are still among my favorites.When he was good, he was very good. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Audiogoner Mamboni, who is one of the most knowledgeable OHM owners out there, moved to Wyred recently and reported good results. OHm + Wyred Class D is a natural match IMHO.I have not payed much attention to wires used with my OHMs in that I use ... | |
| Equipment does not match Have you tried placing a rug in front of teh speakers at the main reflection point to where you liten from? Bare marble floors sound like something that might benefit from a bit of acoustic treatment. If bare walls also, an acoustic panel on each ... | |
| Do you know why A good ear cleaning to get wax and other crap out of the ears from time to time is pretty good tweak as well to go along with it. | |
| Do you know why "The record labels could reject poor pressings or pay extra for more quality control. "YEs, they could pay extra and not raise the prices even further as a result.Pardon me while I attempt to smother my laughter at the chances of this happening in... | |
| Equipment does not match I've heard modern AMT type tweeters recently in Goldenear Aon3 speakers off Rotel class gear compared to other speakers/tweeters a/b. The GOldenears were the most "polite" in teh high frequencies actually. Some will find that nice but some used to... | |
| Does it bother you? "True enough but if it is a crappy recording quality does the emotion, power, fragility come through?"In general, for me as long as I do not hear any unpleasant noise or distortions that should not be there in the first place, it works for me.As a... | |
| Why does most new music suck? I truly love this:What Am I Doing Hanging RoundMaybe I'm starting to come around to thinking even that which is shunned at the time by many music lovers and critics really isn't so bad? | |
| Does it bother you? Trentp ++1 | |
| Goodbye Sonos, hello ???? Willie, thanks.I have yet to see any computer audio solution without some warts. Maybe on Star Trek. SOmeday perhaps.... | |
| CD Tweeks...Improve Ripped SQ? "Mapman, the evidence is there, you just dismiss it. "Actually no I do not dismiss it. I merely judge as inconclusive in this particular case (ripping CDs) at this particular time for the reasons that have been stated by others even above.In the c... | |
| Goodbye Sonos, hello ???? Well, that is the thing with Apple. You have to live in their world. Many people are happy doing that (and perhaps paying a premium in some cases to live in a world managed for them) but I have never been a Apple kind of guy. I do like my daughter... | |
| LOUSY SOUND AT LIVE CONCERTS "But, as you said, you were in the sweet spot--what about the other thousands who were not?"Don't know. Surely not as good. That's why I was so happy to be able to target and get the sweet spot, 1 section back dead center at ground level. :^)The s... |