mapman
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| 30 Years of Perfect Sound? About KR.Dunno anything else about him. He has a nice website though! And nice photography. Nice looking kids too! | |
| Importance of Soundstage/Imaging " In the 1950s through 60s the big Altec/AR/Tannoy/Klipsch/EV loudspeakers were all about timber and dynamics. I guess it can be argued that imaging/transparency/detail school is an accurate depiction of what audiophile, as opposed to high fidelit... | |
| Favorite Genesis Tracks? I am off the opinion that Genesis hosted more artistic talent in its ranks for more years than perhaps any other pop/rock group there is. And they managed to achieve great commercial success as well.Can nay other group match this? Of course the Be... | |
| What Does Holographic Sound Like? " getting everything right end "Typo. SHould have read "end to end".That includes the environment/room recording and the listener, not just the gear. | |
| What Does Holographic Sound Like? "To me there is little more satisfying than a reach out and touch type presentation in your room. "I am in that camp as well.Tubes are fine and may have some advantages in some ways for this, but in teh end its a matter of getting everything right... | |
| mark knophler Agree Knopfler's been in a rut from what I can tell. Sailing To Philadelphia was his last really good album. ALways a great guitarist though. That alone can be worth the cost of admission. | |
| Favorite Genesis Tracks? 1. Suppers Ready2. Watcher of the Skies3. Firth of Fifth4. White Mountain5. The Knife6 The Musical Box7. Keep It Dark8. Land Of Confusion9. Mama10. Dodo/Lurker11. Blood on the Rooftops12. One for the Vine13. RipplesThese come to mind. I probably f... | |
| Why do my rolling stones albums sound bad? Emotional Rescue ( I have both vinyl and CD) has a lot of good mainstream type sound on it.Sticky Fingers and Exile are the two most problematic soundwise as I recall.The older more blues-centric stuff can sound quite nice. The original master "Ho... | |
| What Does Holographic Sound Like? Who gives a rat's arse what Kal says? He is entitled to his opinions as well but why would I care what he says or not specifically.Sabai, Geof, I suggest we call a truce. Surely there is something more relevant we can discuss regarding holography? | |
| What Does Holographic Sound Like? Also, hey I believe in holographic sound. THat's all that rally matters to me.I think that there are many who have never heard "holographic sound" and may not know what they are missing. THen, once they do, it is still possible that they will not ... | |
| What Does Holographic Sound Like? I'm not sure speakers can be designed specifically for holographic sound.If speakers do the other things identified in that thread well, and additional things are in place with the system and recordings as I mentioned in my recipe early on, then h... | |
| Favorite Genesis Tracks? WHat a coincidence you bring this up! I have been seriously thinking about starting a GEnesis related thread!I picked up my first CD copy of the orginal "From Genesis to Revelation" maaterial (under a different name/packaging of course) and have b... | |
| Dyanudio Xeo 3 Wow Yes, my impression is that all one needs with teh Xeo products is a source, either digital or analog. The wireless transmission is done using a digital signal. That is a good thing, although it sounds like the wireless technology used might be Dyn... | |
| 30 Years of Perfect Sound? My first player was a first or second gen Magnavox, one of the early popular units. It was a mixed bag. My digital has only gotten to the point of competing with my vinyl in recent years. That is more due to me and my priorities than the state of ... | |
| Importance of Soundstage/Imaging "Does your system accurately reflect your stated preferences?"I would say yes.I have no problem listing timbre as # 1. I tend to prefer "neutral" whatever that means but I am also able to enjoy certain variations from that. I like having multiple ... |