mapman
Responses from mapman
| Fuses that matter. "One camp has tried it and heard differences while the other camp hasn't and doesn't know one way or the other and you give more credence to the one that hasn't tried it?"Yes. Absolutely.The camp that doesn't know if/when a fuse will make a signif... | |
| Headphones? Anyone? It seems to me with headphones that sound quality and fatigue are two big things to consider independently.Headphones and in-ear buds in particular can easily become fatiguing, even in many cases where sound quality is technically excellent. In th... | |
| Fuses that matter. "For a discussion about a controversial tweak, I would say that this thread is well above average in its substantive content."I would agree. Lots of good info here to help people make a decision.......I may be biased but I would tend to judge the ... | |
| Magico Q7 . . . wow I will say though that in terms of pure build quality, Magico would seem to be on the cutting edge. The question is more about value and what it really takes practically to achieve top notch/upper echelon sound in most peoples rooms. | |
| Magico Q7 . . . wow "If I had a dollar for every reviewer that said they just heard the best [enter component] they ever heard, I would be a millionare."Yes, one certainly risks their credibility with a statement like especially based on a limited audition!My persona... | |
| Zu Omen or Tekton Lore How do Omen and Lore hold up with large scale classical recordings at higher volumes or say louder pop/electronic type music? Do the wide range drivers used keep their composure or show signs of strain? | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? I can also recommend the TAD 125 Hibachi monoblocks to make the OHMs sing more along the lines of a tube amp. These can come in used on Agon for well under $1000 a pair and are a fantastic bargain. The only caveat is that TAD shut down operations ... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Regarding using tube amps, yes, many report good results with tube amps. In many cases, I think people with tube amps also use separate powered subwoofers to offload the heavy power requirements for the low end from the tube amp so it is better ab... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? BAtch,Having cut my teeth pairing OHMs and other speakers with many vintage receivers years ago at Tech Hifi, I think you can do a lot better soundwise with the new OHMs than you can with any vintage receiver.SIngle unit receivers generally have t... | |
| Fuses that matter. "I really don't understand what drives some people."I can only speak for myself. In my case, in a thread like this, what drives me is to help get all the facts out on the table so people can make their own educated decisions. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? "How would these compare to DecWare ERR Radials? Are there other similar designs out there?"Have not heard the DECWares to compare but from what I read, the design seems closest to some of the smaller OHM Walsh CLS perhaps as anything I have seen.... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? "My opinion is with the Ohm's, the more power-as long as it is good clean power and you are not overdriving your amp, the better."This is true though for smaller rooms it can become overkill at some point sooner. Look at power in reserve with the ... | |
| Fuses that matter. Kijanki,I hope for the benefit of the custom fuse owners that the makers of these care as much about making sure the fuses serve their primary function properly as a prerequisite to whatever specific they might do to make them "sound better", but ... | |
| Magico Q7 . . . wow Wow, best in the world!I guess I would expect that for that kind of money, at least in most any room resembling anything normal.I'd like to try a shootout between my OHM 5s and those. On paper, they would seem to do all the same things well. ONly ... | |
| RIP: Doc Watson A true legend and one of my all time favorites! They don't mak'em like that anymore.Nobody made folk music sound better than doc watson imho. It just seemed to come naturally and flow, a rare thing indeed. |