mapman
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| break-in--bane or boon ?? "09-06-12: MapmanIvan, nice post on a useful subject. People may often fail to consider how the most important component of all, themselves, works when assessing cause and effect of things.The snake oil industry understands this well. Knowing one'... | |
| break-in--bane or boon ?? " But the noise isn't coming from the system, but somewhereelse! "Indeed! | |
| The Top Speaker for less than $500 You might be able to pick up a pair of newly factory refurbished and upgraded OHM Ls for close to that at www.ohmspeakers.comOr a used pair of OHM Walsh 2s, or 3s and maybe even 4s have a lot of bigger speaker sound to offer and might be had for t... | |
| Logitech is discontinuing the Squeezebox line. How about This | |
| break-in--bane or boon ?? Hmm, my stress level just went up learning about the phone book issue. That means my listening ability has also probably been impaired.LEt me check and see if any undetected phone books are laying around and remove them if so. Then I will feel bet... | |
| break-in--bane or boon ?? BTW, I'm sitting watching the Orioles pound the Yankees.Can anybody explain that one to me? | |
| break-in--bane or boon ?? Geof,Nothing all that unique or out there really.Enduring, no doubt:JudaismI am a big believer in spirituality and how that affects how one interacts with the world.Music and how it affects me is just one form of that interaction. Maybe there is a... | |
| break-in--bane or boon ?? "So, of course you have a vested interest in influencing people."Geoff, you as a vendor make money when you influence people regarding audio. I am not a vendor and do not. That is the difference. Pretty cut and dry. No mysticism there!Some might a... | |
| break-in--bane or boon ?? "Mapman - Is it just me or did you just completely misconstrue Ivan'scomments to fit your "placebo effect explains it all away"agenda. :-)"Read what I said. I did not say any single thing explains anything away. I said that there can be many facto... | |
| break-in--bane or boon ?? Ivan, nice post on a useful subject. People may often fail to consider how the most important component of all, themselves, works when assessing cause and effect of things. The snake oil industry understands this well. Knowing one's self first is ... | |
| Recent equipment you hated, thought overpriced Is suspect if one rings that bell enough it can make almost anything sound good from there! 0--0\__/ | |
| the way turntable recs and evals are made here Good question!My advice to someone who is mainly is it for the music is once you have a setup that sounds "right" stick with it until something wears out, breaks, or otherwise needs work to maintain quality.OR if you are in it largely because you ... | |
| break-in--bane or boon ?? My feeling is that there is a combination of equipment break-in, human factors and other things as well at play when changes are noticed over time.Too complex and variable to determine anything for certain in lieu of a major research project.My ad... | |
| Bob Carver LLC Black Beauty Review Shame on BC, trying to make better sounding gear more affordable for the masses back in the day.I think he learned his lesson. Most of his newer stuff seems more akin to what high end audio buffs expect. | |
| Mapleshade Golden Helix Vs Double Helix I have not heard the Mapleshade wires but would like to. I am a fan of the minimalist approach for analog ICs in particular. |