mapman
Responses from mapman
| Is the Squeezebox Touch complicated? I have had similar concerns about SB. Can't be a very profitable line of products. I hope not. We'll see. I have not seen many software updates of late. | |
| Is the Squeezebox Touch complicated? They are due for a new model I would say but do not know of anything specific. | |
| Fuses that matter. Yes, I also brought up the potential risks with replacing fuses just for better sound a ways back in this thread as well.When one is addicted to something, like the continuous pursuit of better sound, I suppose one is more disposed to take a gambl... | |
| Rate my rig I think it could be fun and make for some interesting reading and maybe even some learning. Obviously one would need to take a few grains of salt with it and a sense of humor would not hurt either. | |
| Recent equipment you hated, thought overpriced Its a fact that tweaks may work sometimes but are almost always cash cows with high markup fueled by hype used to help make this ridiculous industry profitable for some companies.I avoid expensive tweaks like the plague. Similar or better results ... | |
| Modest Speakers for Large Room Larger omnis similar to my OHM F5s, like current larger OHM 2000, 3000, 4000 or 5000 depending on actual size and budget might be worth a look. Each sounds similar but are specifically designed to go in different size rooms.You will need probably ... | |
| Top 5 Classical recordings A music server helps to keep track but getting metadata right for classical CDs specifically to facilitate ease of access is somewhat time consuming compared to other genres. Automated services often do not do a great job tagging Classical albums ... | |
| No response from sellers?? "Try leaving your phone number"Bad advice. Use the provided mechanism for submitting and tracking questions. If it does not work, let audiogon know. If a solution is not offered stop using audiogon until you can have faith in the system.Never ever... | |
| why performance increase after pause? I am not quite ready to withdraw E's audiophile certification based on this although I'm sure she does not give a rat's ars whether I or anyone does or not. | |
| Fuses that matter. "With a 30 day, no risk, money-back guarantee; no one has an excuse not to try them."I am not an EE so I often do not feel qualified to determine valid replacement parts in my gear.Plus the fuses I have sound plenty good to me.Those would be my ex... | |
| Fuses that matter. Just when you think all the controversy regarding fuses has been settled This happens! | |
| Rate my rig I like the rate my rig idea. Maybe a good option for Agon to offer? Some standards for doing the ratings would be a good idea. Like 1-10, 10 being best sounding possible + reason for rating.Of course the problem would be that it can be hard to acc... | |
| No response from sellers?? Always ask questions before buying even if you think you know the answer just to help establish the credibility of the seller if not already known.Ads only run for so long. No excuses for not answering questions during that time. If questions do n... | |
| Is the Squeezebox Touch complicated? "Is it worth the upgrade to a Squeezebox Touch from a Squeezebox Classic 3 if it is being used with a W4S Dac 2?"For CD level source material, I'd guess probably not just from a sound quality perspective. I found no significant difference in sound... | |
| why performance increase after pause? You would think fancy well built and expensive CD players aimed at audiophiles at a minimum would be able to do their job properly without any special usage tweaks. I guess someone forgot something in the design and testing.Frankly I'm not sure I ... |