mapman
Responses from mapman
| Dump the Wadia 781? Roy,Never heard Wadia. | |
| Best lines in a song "Time to play the game! " | |
| Cardersound Nina's underwhelming... 40-25khz from a single full range driver in a moderate sized rear horn loaded enclosure?Pretty meaningless without more detail.I find it hard to believe there would be no drop off even in the upper ranges below 20khz that some might be able to hea... | |
| Dump the Wadia 781? "Wadia is more musical than the dCS which sounds very analytial with no soul."Anything but when I heard Puccinni played on very high end system with VAC tube amp, vtl pre-amp, TOTL Nordost ICs, and Magico mini.Orchestral music including massed str... | |
| Dump the Wadia 781? DCS Puccini Ring DAC technology is unique and legit IMHO and sounded very good when I heard it. Pricey though. THis might be a DAC I would strongly consider if price were no object. The transport may not be bullet proof as I recall some flakiness ... | |
| Your best ''outstanding'' products in last 5 yrs? WHoops, forgot to toss in DNM Reson ICs, another personal top 5 innovative design that would also be hard to replace. | |
| Your best ''outstanding'' products in last 5 yrs? 1) Ohm F5 with series 3 CLS drivers (irreplaceable)2) Bel Canto ref1000m IcePower monoblocks (irreplaceable)3) Audio Research sp16 pre-amp (hard to fault)4) mhdt Constantine DAC (outstanding value)5) Squeezebox Touch (outstanding value)6) Denon DL... | |
| I have "inherited" approx. 600 7" 45 RPMs I think their value will be greater to collectors than to audiophiles in general.Getting the best value out of them as collectables will require an investment in time and research. I am not an expert but I suspect what GEoffkait said regarding the... | |
| Dylan's Voice/ Better Now? "Bob's singing works for his stuff"TO me that's all that matters. I like the rough edges it adds to the otherwise smooth grooves found in many of his more recent recordings. It has a worn quality that reflects the years of use on it and adds credi... | |
| What preamp I'd like the BEl Canto, balanced or not, as an alternative to a tube pre-amp. I have been tempted to try going that way myself, but have stuck with the tubes for now. | |
| What determines good distortion? YEs, I will chose to avoid clipping all together, thanks. Easier to do with modern speakers these days with smaller and more efficient switching amp technology. These are game changers in the SS versus tube amp debate IMHO. If my choice were limit... | |
| What preamp TUbe pre-amp with balanced outputs (to take advantage of higher input impedance on the Emo. amp withbalanced inputs according to specs.Might be hard to find a tube pre from teh better known makers with balanced output in that price range, even use... | |
| Best blues guitarist, Clapton or Green They're both the best in the world at what they do.So are all the other great blues guitarists.... | |
| Best internet stations for Jazz, esp. Classic/Cool Jazz RadioDoes that pretty much cover it?Sites like this gotta make a music lover, even those who treasure the sound of old vinyl, love the internet! | |
| How do we remember 1970s amplifiers? I liked the Tandbergs. THese were among the best I recall hearing in those daysin terms of overall clarity and listenability. Even the tr2080 receiver's amp that I had up until a couple years back had a lot of top notch positive attributes. Its li... |