mapman
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| Imaging Demo Songs? Check out Mapleshade CDs. Their recordings are specifically designed to do this well.On the vintage side most look at Mercury Living Presence label recordings on vinyl or CD.Surprisingly, mono recordings are useful for this. Generally a well focus... | |
| Should Sound Quality of Computer Audio be improved If PO's argument is based on the general dummying down of America's mass market consumers, then I think he has a valid argument.Luckily, that has been going on forever, and where there is enough market and interest (like hopefully in good sound) t... | |
| Tidal Speakers owners Given the current world economy, I'm wondering how much of a premium one pays typically in the US for German imports like Tidal and others (mbl, etc.). Seems to me this might be significant when it comes to competing with American made products at... | |
| What is a high end stereo SUPPOSED to sound like? "but what you get is more off an abstract Monet determined largely by room acoustics"Actually room acoustics and the recording production process together determine what a recording will sound like in your room and how "lifelike". A "high end syst... | |
| What is a high end stereo SUPPOSED to sound like? Audiophiles love to battle their rooms to improve room acoustics. Sometimes, certain battles can be won but in the end the room is what it is unless of course you totally change it into something else. That's true of live venues and studios during... | |
| Is a vinyl rig only worth it for oldies? "CD will never match top dynamics possible with tape or vinyl, that much is clear to me. Other digital formats might."I should qualify that to refer to macro-dynamics/overall dynamic range.In regards to microdynamics and transient response, there ... | |
| Is a vinyl rig only worth it for oldies? "Before saying that vinyl is so distorted, especially in the bass, how about compare it and the resulting digital to the original master tape??!"I have heard this done once at United Home Audio in Md but tape/vinyl/CD recordings were not the same,... | |
| Is a vinyl rig only worth it for oldies? My visit yesterday to Capital Audiofest reaffirmed to me that the days of "digitally impaired" digital are over. There was plenty of digital and vinyl to go around and neither ruled nor came up short categorically. Did they sound the same or even ... | |
| Tidal Speakers owners I was at CAF yesterday and got to listen to most rooms there including the two Tidal based systems.They sounded very good but dynamics were noticeably compressed with the rig using the smaller Tidals with smaller drivers as would be expected. Othe... | |
| A Capital Audiofest 2012 thread In teh end, there a few products I discovered at CA that practically got my interest.1) A little flea watt Glow audio tube amp in one of the rooms with on eof the many hi efficiency speaker offerings present seemed to take things far beyond what I... | |
| A Capital Audiofest 2012 thread As an infrequent visitor to high end audio events, other than this site, these are may main takeaway observations from Capital Audiofest.- events like this are perhaps not big enough in scale for the hardcore audiophile audience and much but not a... | |
| A Capital Audiofest 2012 thread I heard a few things on my to-hear list for the first time:Daedelus: i was impressed and these lived up to my expectations in a short limited audition with nice acoustic jazz recording. Classic Audio Reproductions (with the field coil drivers + At... | |
| A Capital Audiofest 2012 thread Just got back. Spent 4 hours or so there earlier today.My skinny, FWIW, in that I have never attended any other show to compare other than the initial CAF two years ago, is it was worthwhile and I would like to have had more time to soak it all in... | |
| What is a high end stereo SUPPOSED to sound like? I tend to agree that we may underestimate our ability to remember what things sound like. Our senses are powerful tools when tuned in and assessed objectively. Regardless, each person's individual senses are all we each can really depend on. | |
| A Capital Audiofest 2012 thread Planning to head down tomorrow morn. Any impressions from attendees so far? |