mapman
Responses from mapman
| Gone are the days of the great audition. "One caution: the GoldenEars are low enough in cost that many dealers pair them with mass market receivers for demos, in which case you will be underwhelmed as the Tritons will amply reveal the receiver's shortcomings."That's a good point. I think... | |
| What country still has music? " but there is ZERO dicernable talent involved in pop music"musical talent need only be solid and not outstanding to be successful in pop music. There are other kinds of talents involved as well that go into making someone appealing to the masses,... | |
| "When Records Ruled The World"...BBC Documentary Nice find! | |
| First favorite tune The first tune I heard early on that probably set me firmly on the course of appreciation for music was "The Moldau" by Smetana. My sister had a recording of this when I was still a pre-schooler and her small collection was my initial musical stom... | |
| THE GREAT AC OUTLET SHOOTOUT. Better have the "shootout" soon before the term becomes politically taboo. :^) | |
| What country still has music? "The fact that you might not have the tenacity, balls, talent or will power has nothing to do with it. "That's usually what it takes! | |
| Do I have enough power? Challenges with manis:1) right amplifier for best (not just good) performance with all kinds of music at target listening volumes2) Need distance to walls for best results that justify the investment (not an unusual thing at all)3) THey can sound ... | |
| First favorite tune First movement from Mahler 3rd symphony....No actually, I was just a simple little kid. "Witch Doctor" by David Seville. | |
| Gone are the days of the great audition. Jma, definitely keep a look out for Capital Audio Fest nest year. Tube gear and various speakers that go with them have been prominent at that show. I saw Prima Luna gear, perhaps the amp you have at Soundscape in Baltimore recently. You might con... | |
| What Does Holographic Sound Like? "I reiterate: merchants like yourself who wish to trawl the forums for commercial purposes should use the advertising services available at Audiogon."It might be illegal to obfuscate there. | |
| Gone are the days of the great audition. 1) Buy used, do not overpay, audition in-home, keep or sell as needed and try the next thing2) Buy direct from vendors that provide a generous in-home audition period and return policy3) listen to as many systems as you can at dealers or shows and... | |
| I feel like an idiot; lessons learned It's really just common sense to make sure what you have is set up and performing to its max before changing anything. Getting speakers placed well/optimally is fundamental to best sound so do whatever you can to get that working first and do not ... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? The newer d sonics seem to have a lot going for them. Have not heard but really want to. | |
| What country still has music? Some might make the argument that no music since is the equal of Bach's. I think there is some validity to that argument. | |
| Who makes the highest quality tube amps? Phaelon if the tubes tend to go up fast, that's a - in my book. I'd tend to agree that tube life is a key factor for reliability. |