mapman
Responses from mapman
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? "When I let the Accustic Arts have a go at the 87dB/4-ohm Walsh 4.5Mk II -- a speaker more in line with the amp's 190-watt delivery into such a load -- it was late in the Power 1's stay yet it gave me more of the same. While I doubt that the Power... | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? Damping factor is speaker input impedance/amp output impedance. High damping factor means lower amp output impedance. Amps with high damping factor are better able to control driver movement, when needed. Some speakers will benefit more than other... | |
| Manufacturer Repairs? What is a reasonable time? I think its fair to allow a vendor to revise their initial time estimate once or twice, but more than that would be a red flag for me. Generally, three strikes your out is a pretty decent rule....To some vendors, good customer service is a corners... | |
| Manufacturer Repairs? What is a reasonable time? Quality of service and turnaround times for service can vary widely. Hard to say what is reasonable, although less hard to identify which companies have the best reputations for customer service over the long term however. You identified at least ... | |
| Most demanding passages for a turntable & system The Telarc recordings from that time pushed the bubble in terms of dynamic range as a means of demonstrating what digital was capable of during its nascent phase in home audio. Unfortunately few tables were able to track the recordings effectively... | |
| All in one brand, please help KEFs newer products are making some big waves.... | |
| Most demanding passages for a turntable & system VEry few tables in the day could track This with out clearly audible problems or worse. | |
| Whats your current Reference CD at the moment? Fancy Pants by Count Basie | |
| Reviewing the Reviewers - and the decline of HiFi "Why is everything always "in decline"? Why is there constantly a "conspiracy"?"That's a good question. I know for sure that I am in gradual decline getting older and we all are in that same boat as far as I know. I think its just perhaps wanting ... | |
| M-Lores or Aon 3: bass/imaging I've heard those Goldenears and really liked them a lot, especially for the price. Have not heard Tekton, but a totally different design there. I suspect Aon3 and Class D amp should make a very good pairing!My only reservation is I am not a ribbon... | |
| Why Don't More People Love Audio? I think its mostly more things to compete for peoples leisure interests and affections these days including portable audio. Mobile is where its at these days. And even when sitting at home on ones arse, just for entertainment purposes, internet, g... | |
| How to remove harshness from my digital gear FWIW, I never play CDs directly on my system anymore. THey get ripped to music server and played from there using Squeezebox or similar network player with external DAC. This approach takes a lot of the guesswork and uncertainties associated with ... | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? Yes, I am curious to hear as well.I'm hoping it works out but clearly Fishing is basing his buying decisions on something other than the recommendations that have been offered up here. More power to him! I just hope it works out! Nothing on paper ... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? "This is where Ohm is distinctive and special. I've heard that the components used vary even within the same model and vintage. BUT, Ohm has a decades-long track record of almost obsessive, monomaniacal preservation and refinement of the house sou... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? "It's ironic that Map's wish for more transparency appears on the endless Ohm Walsh thread, since Ohm has never been known for being open about what's in their cans. "Yes, it is and has been noted, but the OHM and D Sonic cases are not comparable ... |