mapman
Responses from mapman
| Would you trust a local dealer to help you put "Moreover, I take issue with individual component reviews vs. system reviews. Brand X preamp may we highly touted and reference caliber but only when placed within certain systems. "Yes, me too when the review does not address how the component un... | |
| Why does your turntable sound the way it does. Tubes versus transistors is a debate unique to high end audio. There are really no other home applications where the discussion is relevant anymore. That's my point. Audiophiles are quite special and unique in that regard apparently. REcords are a... | |
| bipoles/dipoles for music... With a well executed design, I suspect that there is less fatigue factor in general whenever all the sound is not being fired directly at your ears in the sweet spot. I think this generally lends itself to longer listening sessions, especially at ... | |
| Why does your turntable sound the way it does. History says the other approaches pretty much replaced idlers becasue they were better.Where other than high end audio do old technologies that were supposedly replaced by newer superior ones gain favor once more?Antique collecting which I love is... | |
| Don't read you'll be sorry I'm starting to feel a little sorry. | |
| Tube Dac to Tube pre? Let's see old tubes sound better than new ones and old records sound better than newer digital recordings.Are there any old technology known to man that are deemed superior to modern technology outside of the high end audio world? Or are we audio ... | |
| Where's the trade off? I think I hear differences with warmup but its always hard to determine these cause/effect type things conclusively.I think I hear warmup having a bigger effect with my SS gear (which is less problematic to keep on during idle time as well luckily... | |
| Who uses high end TT setup for vintage records ? SAlectric.That's an interesting theory.I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that the hifi industry was still new and a novelty back then and leading studios invested to be on the cutting edge. There was a greater attention to technical deta... | |
| Would you trust a local dealer to help you put That SBS scenario was apparent to me as a result of just a single conversation with Andy there. I guess that's part of the reason SBS is no longer there physically at least. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Agree, it IS a balancing act. | |
| Just got my Audio Desk Systeme LP cleaner... No doubt ultrasound is a fantastic approach for cleaning records. It just makes sense.Just make it more affordable please. | |
| Just got my Audio Desk Systeme LP cleaner... YEs, the price needs to come way down, but I would love to have one. I think I saw one at capital audifest for the show special price of still over $3000. | |
| Where's the trade off? I've heard the rogue.A good Class D amp like Bel Canto or Wyred For Sound may be the ticket. I hear significant similarities although the BC has very high damping resulting in most clean and articulate bass. I leave mine on for extended periods be... | |
| Would you trust a local dealer to help you put Here's an example of a good dealer interaction.When I was looking for a pre-amp, compatibility and good results with my existing phono rig was a consideration. I was interested in the ARC sp16 that I ended up buying, but wanted to make sure the ph... | |
| Why does your turntable sound the way it does. Mani, can't say based on one audition. Insufficient test data. |