mapman
Responses from mapman
| 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. | |
| What country still has music? Schubert you have a point there. I'm a fan of the philosophy of yin and yang though. Gotta deal with both the dark and light sides of life to get by. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Underdriven Ohms sound like This.Not Bad.But maxed out OHMS sound like This.Much better! | |
| What country still has music? Next time I go into the boxing room to work the heavy bag, I think I will play some Mozart and see if that can get me going like some good AC/DC. | |
| What country still has music? Everyone has a chip on their shoulder I suppose.Its big business!Most learn to deal with it better with age, but I suspect even then it is always there, pretty much without exception. | |
| What country still has music? "There's no artistic ability with gangbanging and cop killing plus having it crammed down our throats in TV commercials, advertisements, sports events and radio stations. Rock music never did this..."No but the point is the parents of teh rock gen... | |
| What country still has music? "R U surprised that we now live in a world of less than mediocrity.."The world on average is mediocre pretty much by definition.Luckily, there are still plenty of exceptions to keep things moving forward.Learn to ignore the mass media and much of ... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Bond,I've run my 100's of my 180w/ch Tube Audio Design Hibachi amps in a somewhat large room and know things are not 100% there at higher volumes because I know what my 5s running of the 500w/ch Class Ds sound like.I used the TADs to fill in for t... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Bondman,Welcome to the dark side! :-) | |
| What country still has music? "And, let's face it, her SuperBowl performance was eminently forgettable."Yes, but aren't they all?Its more about being as over the top as possible without breaking any social taboos. A big name star is required.I'm a big Stones and Who fan, and c... |