mapman
Responses from mapman
| Should Sound Quality of Computer Audio be improved "Competition among many Formats is the only way to keepsound quality standards high. "There are many downloadable digital formats available at all resolutions, less than, equal to, and greater than CD redbook. FUrthermore, conversion among them as... | |
| Ohm Walsh Microtall or Vandersteen 1C The thing with prog rock is that there is often a lot going on in the recording to hear at any particular time, like large ensemble classical or big band. A large deep soundstage enables one too discern more details, like a big screen 3-d hd tv or... | |
| Ohm Walsh Microtall or Vandersteen 1C "Ohm Walsh + Porcupine Tree = Sonic Heaven"Amen.If you have OHM Walshes and not the case, keep working at it until it happens. PT's FOABP was one of hardest of my favorite CDs to really get done to the max. Finally after the right amp, tweaks, etc... | |
| Should Sound Quality of Computer Audio be improved "I have a computer audio setup that competes if not betters some of the best CD players on the market at pricing that I could afford where the best cd was out of my reach and yes, when you combine this sound quality with convenience it makes this ... | |
| Best recorded rock song ? Selling gear back in 1978 or so with vinyl as the main source, Steely Dan's Aja album was perhaps generally considered one of the best and most utilized popular recorded rock/pop demo albums for demonstrating sound quality to rock music fans, thou... | |
| Should Sound Quality of Computer Audio be improved "Computer Audio makes as much sense as a nuclear powered Can Opener. "Great line PO!Thank God PEtty is back among us. PO, please, save us!! | |
| Best recorded rock song ? Dayglow, I was going to mention that exact BI recording as well but you beat me to it!Yep, the other two are really good also. | |
| Best recorded rock song ? I'll check my favorites list on my music server for the ones I've encountered recently when I get a chance an report back.There are a couple of more recent Flaming Lips tracks in there I believe that are worth a mention. Also a few remastered Chuc... | |
| Is a vinyl rig only worth it for oldies? Atmasphere is right. CD Redbook format has specifications that limit what is possible whereas vinyl does not.Practically the issue is more how significant are the CD redbook limits and how often are the capabilities of vinyl recordings realized in... | |
| Best recorded rock song ? "Anesthetize" and "Arriving Somewhere But Not Here" by Porcupine Tree are up there I would say. So many others... Best? I try to list them as I come across them again. | |
| Best recorded rock song ? That's a tough one! There are so many.Avalon by ROxy Music certainly is up there.GOtta think about it some.... | |
| More power for better sound at low volumes? Mike60,I would tend to agree with your assessment.Lower efficiency often goes in hand with deeper bass extension. The Fletcher-Munson Effect that ALmarg referenced comes into play at lower volumes still which negates that aspect of the design some... | |
| Where do you go after a Dynaudio C1 ? YEs, Focal is another viable option I thought of and agree with Mike60's assessment. | |
| A Capital Audiofest 2012 thread I went two years ago Sunday only. Things were in full swing through 2-3 in the afternoon then things were winding down as I left. Got there too late for the morning "swap" event, which sounds neat. May try to make that this year. There were a numb... | |
| A Capital Audiofest 2012 thread Link to Capital Audiofest 2012 website. |