mapman
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| 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 | |
| underrated or unheard of musician/band Collective soul | |
| Spectron Musician III MK.2 or Audio Research DS450 I got to audition an ARC DS225 over the weekend running a pair of Nola Baby Grand Reference speakers. The Nola's were not quite my cup of tea, but the ARC seemed to do a good job, though I did not hear enough to make any comparisons. Definitely a ... | |
| Tube Amp Watts and Quality Electrons. LOL Tube amps tend to soft clip which allows them to seemingly go louder with less distortion per watt than most SS. | |
| Can anyone explain cable risers? Also, running wires parallel to each other and in close proximity over a distance is generally not a good idea due to em field interaction and risers are one way to avoid that. | |
| Can anyone explain cable risers? Not something i worry about but some carpets are prone to static electricity which can only be bad. | |
| how much of a difference should equipment make? My understanding is the benefits of higher damping is also speaker dependant. Some speakers are more naturally damped thmselves. Also speakers that are tube friendly also tend to have higher input impedance. | |
| Best and Worst names in Audio "Funky" Fuses.I am still in process of perfecting these and bringing them to market, but when I do, they will sound even more awesome than the name. :-) | |
| Beatles Reissues on VINYL Finally Now I'm starting to feel like I should drop another few c-bills on yet another version of the same old stuff I have heard in so many ways already for years.... :-) | |
| Stick a fork in Dylan, he's done. Highway 61 RevisitedBlood on the TRacksOh MercyModern TimesTime Out Of Mind | |
| how much of a difference should equipment make? I know what Al is saying is correct theoretically from what I read, and I think I understand whybut I have to wonder sometimes also. I do not have as many data points as Csontos, but I have noted a clear correlation between extreme differences in ... | |
| The Worst Speaker you have ever heard. RC,You got it! | |
| The Worst Speaker you have ever heard. Well, the worst ones in a home stereo system are almost always the real crappy cheap ones that have come in compact stereo systems from the likes of Aiwa, TEchnics, Soundesign, Sanyo, Panasonic, Sony, Fisher, and the others for years that are chea... |