mapman
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| How does one get off the merry-go-round? Sailcrappy,I drive a 1996 Toyota 4Runner. My wife drives a 2004 Toyota Avalon.Recently, we had to replace the key for the Avalon. Cost: about $300. No fooling!Why? The car has to be reprogrammed for the new key to work.The key essentially opens an... | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? There should be a thread where all frustrated audiophiles get to bare their soul. That could provide some interesting reads. Maybe this thread is the one? | |
| Is a vinyl rig only worth it for oldies? At Capital Audio Fest, I got to finally hear high end Atmasphere amps driving the Classic Audio field coil speakers, which has been on my to do list for a long time. Two Words: very nice!Everything I heard was sourced from vinyl, mostly acoustic m... | |
| A Capital Audiofest 2012 thread Gsm,I agree with your second paragraph in particular. Too much information to process in too little time under less than ideal circumstances. That is why I try to not be too judgmental at that point. Even the three rooms whose sound was below par ... | |
| Diana Krall Survey Contraltos in general are a relatively hard sell for female vocals I think. Contralto is the lowest normal range for a female singer I believe, making it the least distinguished from male vocals. A contralto has to up the ante in other complimenta... | |
| Imaging Demo Songs? Echoes is a good one from Floyd for this. | |
| A Capital Audiofest 2012 thread Trel,I'm not sure our assessments are all that different. I was very pressed for time and attempted to hit all the rooms. Other than the ones I mentioned, which for various reasons I spent more time with, I was mostly just assessing pass/fail. If ... | |
| A Capital Audiofest 2012 thread Sal, Some of those you mentioned might have caught my ear more had i more time to absorb. Some rooms i was in and out of very fast if nothing caught m eye or ear uniquely. The audio note room was one i was interested in and spent 20 minutes or so ... | |
| Searching for better 2 channel performance? TO nail the imaging use most any recording on the Mapleshade or vintage Mercury Living Presence labels. Try some mono recordings also to get a sharp focused centrally located image which is usually a good omen then for stereo.Usually, some distanc... | |
| Imaging Demo Songs? Check out Mapleshade CDs. Their recordings are specifically designed to do this well.On the vintage side most look at Mercury Living Presence label recordings on vinyl or CD.Surprisingly, mono recordings are useful for this. Generally a well focus... | |
| Should Sound Quality of Computer Audio be improved If PO's argument is based on the general dummying down of America's mass market consumers, then I think he has a valid argument.Luckily, that has been going on forever, and where there is enough market and interest (like hopefully in good sound) t... | |
| Tidal Speakers owners Given the current world economy, I'm wondering how much of a premium one pays typically in the US for German imports like Tidal and others (mbl, etc.). Seems to me this might be significant when it comes to competing with American made products at... | |
| What is a high end stereo SUPPOSED to sound like? "but what you get is more off an abstract Monet determined largely by room acoustics"Actually room acoustics and the recording production process together determine what a recording will sound like in your room and how "lifelike". A "high end syst... | |
| What is a high end stereo SUPPOSED to sound like? Audiophiles love to battle their rooms to improve room acoustics. Sometimes, certain battles can be won but in the end the room is what it is unless of course you totally change it into something else. That's true of live venues and studios during... | |
| Is a vinyl rig only worth it for oldies? "CD will never match top dynamics possible with tape or vinyl, that much is clear to me. Other digital formats might."I should qualify that to refer to macro-dynamics/overall dynamic range.In regards to microdynamics and transient response, there ... |