mapman
Responses from mapman
| LOUSY SOUND AT LIVE CONCERTS Yes, lots of plain out bad venues out there. Some good ones too. Sound crew and specific seats within also make a difference. It can be very hit or miss...and expensive. Bigger problems in the world do exist though I suppose so I don't loose any s... | |
| What amp should I buy to power Martin Logan Esl's? Whoops, obviously that was a "Tweeter" store, not twitter...... | |
| What amp should I buy to power Martin Logan Esl's? Best ML sound I have heard was off a Krell integrated amp about 4 years ago. I also heard a pair of Focal Profile 918s on the same system and both sounded very good. It was a very lively and decent sized Twitter listening room. Holography was off ... | |
| Does it bother you? Trent, I hear what you are saying. Obviously there are good and bad performances just as there are good and bad recordings. Best for both to be good whatever that entails or means to each. Hard to argue with that. Part of the preferences and opini... | |
| Does it bother you? " Almost every piece of equipment in the chain was a tube device that added multiple odd and even-order harmonics (which is actually perceived as pleasing to the ear, although it is, by definition, distortion)."That rings true. ALso consistent wit... | |
| Does it bother you? It was largely because hifi and stereo was new and sound quality was a novel marketed feature back then, hence more of a primary selling point and profit maker then than it is today. | |
| Does it bother you? " the reason why those recordings sound better is because the musicians playing the music were better. "That's a silly statement. | |
| "this is the product Ohm puts out" "All I can say is what you see as keeping overhead down, I see as squeezing every last penny possible off the patent."Maybe. But companies do not stay in business if they do not make a profit. I respect companies that deliver good products yet kee... | |
| Does it bother you? Well, I'm sure there are good recording studios, production companies and engineers and not so good ones. The variations of sound quality I hear recording to recording help confirm that. For me, its a reasonable audiophile goal for their system to... | |
| "this is the product Ohm puts out" "That Said, I would myself take a chance on them IF they were priced better.I don't buy speakers on looks but for 3-4 K I still think they look shabby."Well, they are what they are and like most everything else in home audio, the looks will not ap... | |
| "this is the product Ohm puts out" Why did they desert them?I used to sell them as well part time at Tech Hifi in NJ circa 1978. The one I worked in sold refurbs of all brands of equipment THF carried, including OHM.I talked to one still thriving local Baltimore area dealer who use... | |
| Does it bother you? I do think high end audio is a much riper playground for charlatans in general than is the recording industry, where people compete for jobs based on actual skills and abilities. | |
| Does it bother you? "Does it bother you? Do you find it strange that the people who record the music that you listen to aren't interested in "tweaks," and expensive cables, and alarm clocks with a sticker on them?"I don't find the alarm clocks with sticker on it part... | |
| Does it bother you? I know there are some professional sound engineers that are also participants on this site that buy into the audiophile mantra to a great extent. I'd like to hear what those folks have to say about this. | |
| Does it bother you? Maybe its easier for the professionals to record the music than it is for audiophiles to play it back because they are professionals trained to do this stuff. |