mapman
Responses from mapman
| Static electricity: Unique to Vinyl Systems? A noticeable hum in the phono when not playing could be eletromagnetic interference (EMI) caused by nearby power transformers. I had this problem recently caused by nearby outside air conditioning/heating units and other nearby electric devices wi... | |
| Slow speaker cables? There is such a thing as the high end audio "twilight zone".THings that are observed (or heard) to occur there cannot often be fully explained or quantified.But they often do seem to really exist!Its where tweaks like wire changes can be heard by ... | |
| Ohm Acoustics Walsh F-5015 speakers Spacer, problem with email is Audiogon no longer provides a way for members to correspond directly without a user posting their email address in public, which I prefer not to do. There is no special functionality on agon for a temporary virtual sy... | |
| Slow speaker cables? "Wouldn't a slower cable slow all parts of signal down, not just one part?"In a nutshell, probably not. Signal propagation of all sorts, including that associated with a wire conducting an electrical signals, is highly frequency dependent in theor... | |
| David Wilson must be a little annoyed... "Why? You already have an "ALL OUT ASSAULT" system."One can never have too many toys, right?Well, maybe expensive ones...... | |
| My amp has no faults Would high power consumption, low efficiency or generation of a lot of heat be considered a "fault"?Those are clearly measurable attributes of an amp.Not all that determines the sound heard is measurable or accounted for by specifications. Even th... | |
| David Wilson must be a little annoyed... "But I do appreciate the effort being made, and the risks taken and hope to see the downstream results of their research and development to more affordable products, either by Magico or others. "For extreme comparison/contrast, John Strohbeen at O... | |
| Amp + Speakers for a 13 ft X 10 ft room NEver heard Tekton M lore but like the design and approach.I've been itching to try something high efficiency that are floor standing and larger than my tiny but game Triangle Titus monitors. How can you go wrong at that price? Nice! | |
| David Wilson must be a little annoyed... "even if i had the money, etc. i still wouldn't do it. Would I?"I'd like to think I would not in that I like to keep things simple (having been born and raised in AMish country after all), but I'll let you know for sure after I maybe hit the lotte... | |
| Direct Digital Amplifiers Good topic! | |
| David Wilson must be a little annoyed... Have we reached "the absolute sound" yet?If not how will we know it when we hear it?IS it better than sex? | |
| David Wilson must be a little annoyed... No speaker plays as well away from home in an away game in an opponents venue. Kinda like most NFL teams. | |
| David Wilson must be a little annoyed... ""Go listen to live musicians and use it as a template to recognize and appreciate natural sound. You`ll be happy and spend far less money." Charles1dad"Good advice! | |
| David Wilson must be a little annoyed... Gotta get me one (pair) of each of those nice expensive toys! | |
| Judy Collins "Both Sides Now" is a true gem!I also like Neil Diamond's version on his "Gold" collection from back in those days. |