mapman
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| companies that modify equipment...opinions I don't understand the appeal of buying a square peg then attempting to fit it into a round hole.Just buy the round peg to start with.Personally, I stay away from third party mods. What happens when something breaks or has a problem? Do you send i... | |
| In what price range do I need to go for a Dac ? I have a few tracks on my music server that I recorded about 5-6 years ago during my initial recent foray into computer audio. I used an audioquest stereo mini to dual phono analog IC into my Denon CD recorder. The source was various Real Player l... | |
| Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list Jeff Beck "Blow By Blow"."God Bless America" - Mormon Tabernacle Choir | |
| The most dynamic speaker you've heard... "Most dynamic home audio speakers I've heard were the Classic Audio Reproductions Hartsfields. "With the field coil drivers I assume?I heard one of the larger CAR speakers at Capital Audiofest this past July. Very impressive + gorgeous to look at!... | |
| 10 Box Set of Beethoven - DG/Poyldor - 1972 Box sets going for the cheap at Goodwill is one of the things I look most forward to shopping for these days. | |
| Synergistic Research Comes Down to Earth I've heard the smaller Nola's elsewhere and recall a very viable big hitting sound out of a small package that could please many I would think for not much. I think it was small Nola's I heard at Capital Audifest 2010 running of a $450 Jolida FX10... | |
| It's All in Your Head BTW, this is a hobby whose main purpose is entertainment, so there is nothing wrong with spinning through gear, tweaks, etc. regularly if that is part of the enjoyment factor and budgets enable.The problem scenario is when one who is a music lover... | |
| Advice on Equipment Upgrade FWIW I run an ARC sp-16 pre-amp with Bel Canto ref1000m monoblocks (1000kohm input impedance, unbalanced).I was listening to this running my small Dynaudio Contour 1.3mkII monitors for hours last night (did not get much sleep). The sound is a magi... | |
| How to get the impact of a live concert? DUke, thanks for that. I generally find your posts some of the most informative and best thought out on A'gon. I have never heard your speakers, but they are very high up on my want to hear list! | |
| WA-Quantum GmbH's Quantum Chips How does one know if the chip is working properly or if defective?How is the customer support with these products when results are not heard and a defective device a possibility? | |
| In what price range do I need to go for a Dac ? DACs are intersting in that I find that very good performance can be had for not much these days most likely as a result of increased maturity associated with a large commercial market for products that use DACs. High end audio is a drop in the bu... | |
| WA-Quantum GmbH's Quantum Chips Lord help us!..if your not too busy with more important things.... | |
| What is your favorite 1 hit wonder from the 70's? "Oh Babe" ... one of my favs. | |
| In what price range do I need to go for a Dac ? There is a lot of variety in how DACs sound. You might just need a different flavor of DAC, not necessarily a better or more expensive one. I think the mhdt DACs are very good values and a great place to start to set a baseline to see if more is n... | |
| Fav. recordings that fell flat in a hi-end system For a while, until I got things tuned in, "Fear Of A Blank Planet" by Porcupine Tree fell flat in the dynamics department on my new OHM Walsh F5 speakers compared to my 35 year old custom modded OHm L bookshelf speakers (on stands), which were fil... |