mapman
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| Review: Ohm Acoustics Walsh 3/3000 Speaker I had larger Maggies prior to newer OHMs. OHMs can sound like Maggies on steroids when set up right enabling one to feel and experience the bass as well as hear it, which is important for teh emotional impact of a lot of music to me. MMGs cannot d... | |
| Computer audio, I am not convinced yet ...... Someone above mentioned the noise aspect of most general purpose computers. That is a fact and must be addressed. Physical and electronic isolation between computer and hifi gear is important. Close proximity of computer to stereo can be like Supe... | |
| Computer audio, I am not convinced yet ...... Buying a really good DAC and connecting it via USB to most general purpose computers could be a very hit or miss proposition. Don't give up. Once optimized end to end, results should be top notch. | |
| Speakers that do pianos really well Agree OHMs set up well are hard to beat for piano. | |
| Do you know why Warped records have always been unacceptable. Maybe on occasion in the old "budget bins". Even more unacceptable at today's prices. Vinyl is trendy! I'm not convinced there is much quality control with new vinyl these days compared to past heydays... | |
| Audio room floor question I use both bottom ported OHM Walsh speakers and rear ported Dynaudio monitors. The thin carpet and pad over concrete floor prevents a lot of bass interaction with the floor, especially with the bottom ports. When I use same speakers on the floor a... | |
| Audio room floor question In terms of room acoustics, I've found my current thin+ dense carpet + padding over concrete foundation in my two basement rooms I use for serious listening to be ideal. Bass is mostly what you want it to be, not what the room makes it. That provi... | |
| Need advice on how to dip a toe into digital Easy and inexpensive way to start is connect your computer to any line level input on you stereo using a stereo to dual mono RCA Y connector. I started that way and results were surprisingly good. General purpose computers are inherently noisy dev... | |
| Am I an Audiophile? You like audio and spend time thinking about sound quality. So you're an audiophile." Another judgement is that if one doesn't incorporate vacuum tubes to play vinyl recordings one can't call themselves an audiophile. "Well, you can but certain ke... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? I've heard a lot of fuses over the years. I'm pretty sure most of the gear I have listened to had one or more inside. :)I've even seen a few first hand opening up units that had problems like channels out, etc. for customers.They all sounded prett... | |
| Aleph 3 - Its 2013, are they still awesome ? Its probably a really good 30 w/ch amplifier, but still only 30 w/ch. I would not compare it to other good higher power amps that would come in for similar or less cost. So its about quality more than quality. Gotta have speakers that can reach th... | |
| JJ Cale dies... I've discovered a few of Cale's recordings just in recent years and have enjoyed them a lot. Still a lot to dig into there for me. He has done a lot over the years yet is not well known. His music reminds me of kind of a poor mans Mark Knopfler, a... | |
| Best System displayed on Audiogon Albert Porter's system has a lot of attributes on paper that would seem to qualify it uniquely.1) use of reference quality reel to reel tape as a source2) intense focus on vinyl playback quality3) use of EM/field coil technology in the big bass dr... | |
| Best System displayed on Audiogon "With all the $$$ and gear he still sells and buys like most of us trying to find a sound that does not exist. "Its a scary thought to think that so many may be investing so much time and money chasing something that does not exist.How often is it... | |
| Best System displayed on Audiogon While recently visiting a relative who lives in an absolutely gorgeous secluded modern country home with very tasteful spartan decor, with lots of hard wood finishes and glass doors and very lively and open acoustics throughout the home, I noticed... |