mapman
Responses from mapman
| Wanna feel old? I saw The Yardbirds recently. Jim McCarty, the drummer, was the only original old fart. He looked good for his age (I sat close enough to tell)! The rest were very talented younger musicians. Probably better than the originals back in their day...... | |
| Ohm Acoustics Walsh F-5015 speakers Most older conventional box OHMs from the Marty Gersten/ pre-John Strohbeen era had more forward mid range as I recall. I still have my OHM Ls though I've refurbed them a bit and same still holds true there. | |
| Fremer lays an Ostrich egg... " I can assure you my system does not dictate which record I play."That's always a good indicator that things are going as they should!"Why do you even care what Fremer has to say? Do you get pissy when some reviewer doesn't like your favorite mus... | |
| neutrality vs musicality Its all semantics. You can't hear written words, so impossible to accurately describe whaqt something sounds like. Plus recordings are seldom accurate reproductions of what occurred live, rather the technical product of the engineers who created t... | |
| Perfectionist Audio Roads are imperfect. Sterilize them too!Maybe not the blonde. What does she look like? | |
| Wanna feel old? Elizabeth,I've learned to sit well back (in the sweet spot) for best sound and to not see wrinkles, liver spots, pot bellies, etc. It works! They can still sing and play (at least as of last time I saw them and have not read anything more recent t... | |
| Synergistic Research Comes Down to Earth " So far, I have not been able to take out any cables without the quality of the sound deteriorating. "SAbai, is it possible that the sound merely changes from the optimal (as you have it tuned to your liking) to something different? Does having a... | |
| Perfectionist Audio Sterilize... | |
| Perfectionist Audio I am NOMAD!Recordings are imperfect. Audio gear is imperfect. Hearing is imperfect.That which is imperfect must be sterilized!!!!Sterilize imperfections! Sterilize......Rumour is the Enterprise D holodeck had great sound. Still imperfect though. N... | |
| Favorite Pianists Anyone heard any recent releases from Keith Emerson? Any good?I have not kept up with him since his ELP days. | |
| Fremer lays an Ostrich egg... "Just more solid state amps that sound so "neutral" you simply cannot enjoy your music collection."FWIW the SS amps I use may be the most neutral I have ever owned and I enjoy all my CDs these days more than ever for what they are, rather than try... | |
| When's enough, enough? You have to know the goal/target and be able to assess what you hear in relation to it in order to eventually hit it. No easy task...."It is not natural to be disatified with your system. That disatifaction is a learned behavior encouraged by maga... | |
| Wanna feel old? The Moody Blues...getting up there too and still kicking, with extended tours still each year.Will see them for the 6th time (5th since 1992) and first time in about 4 years or so on Dec. 1. THey have yet to disappoint. | |
| How big of a difference do amps make? Crucial. | |
| Fremer lays an Ostrich egg... 1) no piece of gear has a sound alone. It has to be in a system. The system as a whole determines the results.2) there are many different flavors of systems. SOme may be more like vanilla or chocolate but few always prefer the same kind.3) Peoples... |