mapman
Responses from mapman
| Should Sound Quality of Computer Audio be improved I do not notice any shortage of CDs to buy. You might have to look in places other than traditional store outlets, like Amazon.com, to find them though. Current situtation may be better than ever, assuming buying from Internet sources is not taboo... | |
| SP10 MK3 recommendation Albert undoubtedly had a finely tuned setup. I would use whatever he used if possible or if not possible ask him for alternatives along with pluses and minuses of each. | |
| The Lawyers Have Taken Over Audio In the 1970's, you could walk into a Tech Hifi in NYC and get a top performing system of the day for a reasonable premium.Since then, high end audio has become more of a niche/boutique industry. Today, you might well pay a huge premium in a big ci... | |
| Help me discover some new music... Also, do not be afraid to try any music from the pre-Beatles era. You will be amazed at how good many older recordings sound on a really good system, especially those given a good digital mastering treatment. Mono recordings in particular can be a... | |
| Help me discover some new music... Go to the goodwill store regularly and buy anything that looks even remotely of interest for a couple of bucks a pop. Various artist compilations are a great way to get exposure to artists that one might otherwise never give any thought to.Conside... | |
| Mo' money. Mo' problems. "The more you spend, the closer you get to musical truth"You have to look at the economics of what goes into the development and production of the product. More expensive does not necessarily mean better. Some companies (like the one in the articl... | |
| 2013 Wish List New life for discontinued logitech Squeezebox line somewhere or other new products that offer similar price/performance/features. | |
| Does my acoustic ideology make me an outcast? " I just believe a system should be able to mimic any thing from gunshots to whispers"IF that challenging test can be passed, good chance the rest would work pretty well also, personal tastes aside. | |
| Spectron Musician III MK.2 or Audio Research DS450 I'm of the opinion that class d amps in general these days have raised the bar on price/performance possibilities. Best results require careful speaker matching, pretty much as is always the case. I am really hard pressed to fault the pairing of t... | |
| Mo' money. Mo' problems. I feel for those who just want to enjoy their music but get caught up in high end hystera. Heh is largely Bout vendors keeping willing customers on the hook. Why do some find it so hard to just enjoytheir music? I have my opinions why and how to e... | |
| Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list Cd remaster of carl perkins original blue suede shoes is monophonic perfection! | |
| Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list Also the rolling stones cover of can't be satisfied is a pure delight in every way. | |
| Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list Hi fi a la espanola and popovers by frederick fennell and eastman rochester pops on mercury living presence. Perfect recording maybe. These guys were bleeding edge of recorded sound 50+ years ago when hifi was a field for pioneers and still hard t... | |
| Recordings with BASS Well well well by john lennon. Sounds likes this recording could collapse my rear wall. Clean, tight and dynamic. | |
| SS amp with tight deep bass ? Bel canto ref 1000m |