mapman
Responses from mapman
| It's All in Your Head " "This continuing refinement is part and parcel of the spiritual nature of all of this and cannot be separated."Not for me.The equipment is a means to the end...the music. I am much happier when I feel no need to change or upgrade a thing and can... | |
| It's All in Your Head "I have not been myself but I've talked with musicians who are typically amazed at how much is "lost" in the final product."Few recordings are designed to capture what the musicians hear at ground zero when playing. Part of this is the intent of t... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Butte,Have not heard X000 series yet but my 100S3s and 5S3s were upgrades from original Walsh 2s I bought back around 1982 or so. X000s are accordidng to JS evolutionary not revolutionary compared to prior series 3.The series 3 had similar seeming... | |
| It's All in Your Head I like the quote from the original Star Trek pilot episode "The Menagerie" something to the effect of: "She has an illusion, and you have reality. May your way be as pleasant."May our audio illusions as we perceive them also be as pleasant ......N... | |
| What is your favorite 1 hit wonder from the 70's? "Love is Like Oxygen" was by "Sweet".They had several hits in the 70's, not one hit wonders. Fun stuff! | |
| Who is Most Beautiful female singer ever Shirley Jones Sings Many a New Day in Oklahoma.They don't make'em like that anymore.... | |
| Preamps built Into DACs Steve,I have no doubt your system is ultra resolving.Can you tell me what it is, out of curiosity?Thanks. | |
| WA-Quantum GmbH's Quantum Chips "Mapman, the blurb, "changes at a submolecular level" on the page you linked to appears to be nothing more than ad copy by VH Audio, a dealer for the chips. Has the actual WA Chip manufacturer revealed something you can sink your teeth into? Proba... | |
| DNM Stereo speaker cables-experiences? Mapleshade has some wires with similar minimalist design approach that I would like to audition someday.I have several Mapleshade CDs that deliver unique binaural like sound on my main rig with all DNM reson ICs currently. | |
| What is the single best pre amp you have ever hear Dunno.Based on cost/build quality, probably recent top of the line Audio Research REf pre-amp or similar VTL, or MBL maybe.Based on sound quality, that's a hard one! The sound quality performance of a good pre-amp is largely determined by the over... | |
| dc10audio Best Sound at RMAF? Not accusing. Just asking because its the only way to find that out when not sure on Agon.Its OK to tout a product, as long as one is forthcoming. Part of being forthcoming is identifying any association one might have with those who profit if suc... | |
| Preamps built Into DACs "The besst overall solution is to use a good volume system to reduce the volume to listening levels and then adjust finely for each track using -0 to -9dB of digital volume. Works like a champ."I agree this is probably the best strategy in most ca... | |
| dc10audio Best Sound at RMAF? Mountain, are you affiliated somehow with dc10audio?I've read several from the media were thrilled with various things there! You're limited posting history on agon, focus on touting one brand and the focus on one gentleman's opinion of the produc... | |
| The most dynamic speaker you've heard... In general, speakers with good dynamics tend to have very good build quality and use larger drivers for the lowest frequencies, depending on how low they actually go. THese are the two things in general that facilitate good dynamics. ALso, more ef... | |
| WA-Quantum GmbH's Quantum Chips wa-quantum |