mapman
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| 30 Years of Perfect Sound? "He should listen to gear more and report what he hears rather than make technical conjectures why he thinks something must sound better. "His site seems to be a nice mix of facts and opinion.Listening and reporting is only an opinion. Anyone can ... | |
| WHAT RECORDINGS MAKE YOUR SYSTEM SHINE? Agree with Zman. This is the place for audiophiles curious about MEtallica to start. | |
| mark knophler Chet Atkins is one of Knopflers role models. That might explain his laid back demeanor.BTW, I could listen to any CHet Atkins all day anytime. Not too many artists out there I could say that about. | |
| What Does Holographic Sound Like? Chad, I find different IC will effect how soundstage/imaging occurs in different ways but I do not know if one is inherently better than another in any particular case. Like most tweaks, I think it depends.I know what you are saying about the MIT ... | |
| 30 Years of Perfect Sound? Markh,Now I am curious, why the interest in this particular article?Thanks. | |
| WHAT GOOD IS SPEAKER AND CABLE IMPEDANCE ANYWAY? Rower,Thanks for that detailed information. Its obvious you've put a lot of thought into your design and applied the science in a useful manner! Nice job!I agree that good application of science will get you in the ballpark a lot faster and probab... | |
| Favorite Genesis Tracks? Tony Banks...one of the most stoic and boring on stage presences ever.... No wonder his solo albums never sold (despite actually being quite good).Never could "Move like Jagger..."Also one of the greatest and most consistent artists/musicians in a... | |
| 30 Years of Perfect Sound? About KR.Dunno anything else about him. He has a nice website though! And nice photography. Nice looking kids too! | |
| Importance of Soundstage/Imaging " In the 1950s through 60s the big Altec/AR/Tannoy/Klipsch/EV loudspeakers were all about timber and dynamics. I guess it can be argued that imaging/transparency/detail school is an accurate depiction of what audiophile, as opposed to high fidelit... | |
| Favorite Genesis Tracks? I am off the opinion that Genesis hosted more artistic talent in its ranks for more years than perhaps any other pop/rock group there is. And they managed to achieve great commercial success as well.Can nay other group match this? Of course the Be... | |
| What Does Holographic Sound Like? " getting everything right end "Typo. SHould have read "end to end".That includes the environment/room recording and the listener, not just the gear. | |
| What Does Holographic Sound Like? "To me there is little more satisfying than a reach out and touch type presentation in your room. "I am in that camp as well.Tubes are fine and may have some advantages in some ways for this, but in teh end its a matter of getting everything right... | |
| mark knophler Agree Knopfler's been in a rut from what I can tell. Sailing To Philadelphia was his last really good album. ALways a great guitarist though. That alone can be worth the cost of admission. | |
| Favorite Genesis Tracks? 1. Suppers Ready2. Watcher of the Skies3. Firth of Fifth4. White Mountain5. The Knife6 The Musical Box7. Keep It Dark8. Land Of Confusion9. Mama10. Dodo/Lurker11. Blood on the Rooftops12. One for the Vine13. RipplesThese come to mind. I probably f... | |
| Why do my rolling stones albums sound bad? Emotional Rescue ( I have both vinyl and CD) has a lot of good mainstream type sound on it.Sticky Fingers and Exile are the two most problematic soundwise as I recall.The older more blues-centric stuff can sound quite nice. The original master "Ho... |