mapman
Responses from mapman
| Why Don't More People Love Audio? "Poll most audiophiles and you may find that among many 'hardcore' ones, anyway, they not only often trace their interest back into their childhood, but can also relate it to even a specific event - a moment in which things crystallized for them, ... | |
| The Best of Chandos? Seems to be a "choral" theme running through the Chandos recommendations so far. | |
| What is your preference, Records or CDs? "Mapman, you mentioned good speed control as one of the important factors for good vinyl reproduction. Do you think that direct drive as opposed to belt drive can maintain platter speed better?"From my experience years ago selling many brands and ... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? YEah, not much to go on, but price is right and there is a return policy of some sort if not satisfied.In the case of D Sonic, where they are dependent on other amp module manufacturers for the main engine, I personally wish they would be a little... | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? Tbooe, I see you use smaller monitor speakers whereas OP was having his bass issues with larger full range speakers that are probably more sensitive to amp matching due to more low end extension. | |
| How to remove harshness from my digital gear Personally, I have not found digital harshness to be a problem with most any digital gear I have acquired in recent years, even with Japanese brands like Marantz or Denon. Using a player takes some of the guesswork out but my opinion is that most ... | |
| How to remove harshness from my digital gear "Mapman,do you mean your mkII's face "out" rather than the usual midfield "in" setup?If so, by about how much (how many degrees angle)?"No they are angled slightly in, but located fairly far apart (9' or so in a 12'X12' room, and only 4 feet or so... | |
| Most musical CD / album ? need recommendation I've read about Tommy Emmanuel but not familiar with his music though. I need to check him out.The thing with Chet Atkins, beyond his technical playing ability, is his ability to make the guitar communicate. When I listen to him versus other simil... | |
| How to remove harshness from my digital gear Some of the best sounds I have heard at dealer showrooms over the years have come from Dynaudios set up this way, much farther apart and closer to sidewalls than many and with tweeters aimed mostly but not necessarily directly forward, towards the... | |
| How to remove harshness from my digital gear I have Dynaudio Contour 1.3mkII speakers. They can tend towards the "bright" side or knock your socks off, all depending upon what you feed them. They knock my socks off mostly everytime these days, except perhaps with the very worst digital recor... | |
| What is your preference, Records or CDs? Records are definitely more hands on than CD.In terms of features that make it easier to find and discover music to listen to however, music servers and services and various computer devices to play them are where its at, not CDs.I have a sizable ... | |
| Great Overall Career Arc -- Group/Solo Yeah, Genesis produced FOUR successful solo careers! GabrielCollinsRutherfordHackettBanks is still out there as a highly regarded composer and musician mostly these days as well, I believe,but less known as a solo act alone compared to the others.... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? I'd like to see some unbiased reviews of D-Sonic M3 versus M2 to find out what the difference really is. | |
| Most musical CD / album ? need recommendation Can't beat This for a most musical 8 albums on 4 CDs with great sound and for dirt cheap. | |
| Most musical CD / album ? need recommendation Chet did what he did best, play guitar and produce music. He was not a songwriter. Didn't need to be. But he's one stop shopping for fantastic and accessible instrumental interpretations of many tunes by many artists. One of the most listenable an... |