mapman
Responses from mapman
| Sealed, Ported, or Passive Radiators? Ported in all cases currently because I like full range sound with lots of meat on the bone to go with good detail and all the rest and size is a problem otherwise, although a good sub integration can help alleviate that, in which case sealed/acou... | |
| Coconut Audio = LOL "This guy is completely making fun of our audio scene. Just read..."Yoga classes + meditation is practiced by many worldwide and are a lot cheaper. :-)Watch out for the upcoming pricing war between these guys and their cousins. Will the cost of sc... | |
| Power Cords - Just Say Yes "Everything matters"Not to everyone as you point out though, plus no two things to exactly the same extent, so there is a pecking order in general to what matters most or least"everything has a sonic signature and contributes to the end result we ... | |
| Spectron Musician III MK.2 or Audio Research DS450 BTW, I suspect average sound quality for most listeners on various devices including portable is better today than back then, but the frontiers of hi fi/sound quality have moved forward, as has the cost of "high end sound" in many cases, plus also... | |
| Spectron Musician III MK.2 or Audio Research DS450 I remember selling a large format video disk player at Radio Shack back in teh 1980 timeframe or so. The only two movies we had to show though were "MASH" and "The Muppet Movie" both of which I know by heart from ongoing store demos. | |
| The one and only acoustic instrument? That chart helps me understand why my 2-way speakers that cross over at ~ 7khz sound (blue zone on chart) so coherent and right compared to many that cross over in the yellow and green regions. That and them being omnis make for an effective combi... | |
| Help me discover some new music... "Rock2kid, I would say that music scene today is far more divergent and is teeming with talent and innovation, then in the sixties and seventies."I would tend to agree, or at least it is much easier to discover new talents and innovations, where t... | |
| How do I smooth out violins? Power conditioning is a practical first step to consider because if done right, ie a reputable product with ample power/current delivery for the task at hand, like Furman line for example, the result is usually always positive regardless of system... | |
| The one and only acoustic instrument? This is a useful reference for what various instruments can do.I have a framed print copy hanging in my listening room for reference. | |
| Reference 3A line updated Nice!Maybe more older versions will come up for sale on Audiogon now! I still need to replace my Triangle Titus so I can donate those to my sister. | |
| What Instrument would you listen to? Piano is the instrument capable alone of getting one the furthest however. | |
| What Instrument would you listen to? No single instrument covers all the parameters that go into good sound, so using just one as a reference is a bad strategy unless that is all you will ever listen to. Human voice ( male and female), acoustic piano, drums, bass, violin and electron... | |
| Spectron Musician III MK.2 or Audio Research DS450 " I would say the late 70's was the golden years of high fidelity. "I would say yes in terms of market size and # of users, but amps and speakers have come a long way since then. Digital sources as well since their inception in the mid 80's. | |
| Has anyone experianced Synesthesia? When i was a child, i was fascinated by records playing and learned to make accurate predictions of variaions in sound heard by studying the modulation in the record grooves. For example, i could place the needle in the correct location to hear a ... | |
| How do I smooth out violins? Good point to validate what the recording in question can sound like first Have you heard it sound better on a reference system somewhere? Once you establish a reference sound, i would look at power conditioningon the preamp as a first attempt to ... |