mapman
Responses from mapman
| How serious are you? @larsman yes my obsession comes and goes but never leaves. I’m probably an 8 highest. There are some things I just won’t do or buy into. But I take no prisoners when it comes to having just the right sound available when called upon which is almos... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Streaming my Roon library on random play. “Acrobat” by U2 at the moment. Whoops now it’s “Girl in Collision” by Chris Rainbow (qobuz). Got a nice ska rhythm and very well done. I love that I was able to add a Chris Rainbow album on qobuz to my Roo... | |
| Any Advice for those Listening to Youtube Reviewers? Breaking news: Most people are not audiophiles and would buy their hifis at K Mart if K Mart was even still a thing. | |
| The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often People make judgements about things they really don’t know about all the time. So what’s the problem? It’s not going to change so best to take it for what it is and move on. | |
| What's your experience with Channel Separation? I have no idea how to tell crosstalk from a natural part of a stereo mix just by listening so honestly it’s not something I pay much attention to. Maybe I should? Bad audiophile! Maybe if a reviewer measures and points out a bad measure for c... | |
| As A Youngster, What Unit Puqued Your Interest In All This? As a wee tot, I was playing with my sisters record player and received a shock. The rest is history. True story. Shock therapy? | |
| I used to think pricey interconnects were snake oil... It’s not an all or nothing proposition. The truth as usual lies in the middle. Good wires need not cost a fortune in most cases. If you are already spending a fortune and you hear differences with different wires you are more likely to go nuts. | |
| How Much Do Aesthetics Factor Into Your Decisions? It’s a factor. Lots of good sounding gear but they all look different. | |
| Does someone’s opinion affect your opinion? It might, rabbit, it might! | |
| Is a GAn amp worth the switch? GaN transistors are a technical advancement for sure. However I suspect the application of the technology is not fully mature yet and will continue to improve overall. So far what I have heard (Atmasphere and AGD) sounds very good but for a bit... | |
| Why Do You Listen? A Poll Question I listen because I like to listen to music? I also like it to sound the best it can but it can’t everywhere all the time so that’s fine and I will still listen if it sounds at all good. Audible distortion is right out for the most part but I like ... | |
| Problems with the IFI Zen Stream.. What's a better Alternative? Check out the Cambridge mxn10 | |
| My recommended QoBuz playlist is Hi-Fi Audio Partners It’s pretty cool that people can all listen to the exact same source material using a playlist like that on Qobuz. We need some “stream and review” threads where forum user’s each do their review of what they hear on their setup streaming the same... | |
| I have perfected my network for the nth time I'm in the high-fidelity first class travelling set And I think I need a Learjet who said dat? Must be a rock star! | |
| I have perfected my network for the nth time Agree on the “directional Ethernet” topic. Removing that from the assessment would be addition by subtraction. Otherwise I just don’t have the time or will to address such a large dissertation further. People can take what they like from it. ... |