mapman
Responses from mapman
| size of the driver "I really can't think of anything much worse than a large system poorly designed/executed "Have heard such and gotta agree. Glad I only heard and did not pay! | |
| small companies making today's best products Tekton, Zu and Decware are three I have come across recently that I would like to experience.Also a fan of the Audiokinesis approach to things, though have not actually heard.THough also have not heard, gotta give a plug for HHR Exotic Speakers as... | |
| Fuses that matter. ˙ɹɐǝƃ oıpnɐ uɐɥʇ ʎoʇ ʍǝu ɹǝdɐǝɥɔ ɥɔnɯ | |
| Mercury Living Presence Box set arrived. Have not opened yet.My first real exposure to the MLP recordings where they caught my ear was back in mid 90's with the CD recordings of Leroy Anderson and another of Circus music using the 35mm film technology that I got from the... | |
| Fuses that matter. "I did it the easy way here"New toy! Useful! Thanks! | |
| Is anyone thinking about building Walsh drivers? Hi Dale.I'd much rather spend my time listening to Walsh speakers than building them.Your speakers are on my short list of designs I have not heard that I would most like to.Right now I am happy with what I have but always looking to explore new o... | |
| size of the driver "By the way, if you listen to rock concert music, nothing beats big boxes with high efficiency 15 or 18 inch drivers, for the simple reason that these are exactly what you hear at the concert. Horn mids and tweeters also. IMHO, horrible, but accur... | |
| Squeezebox Touch simple 24/192 output mod "There's a recent thread on this where John from Benchmark explains what's going on."Link?Thanks. | |
| Zu Omen or Tekton Lore The Tektons sound like an excellent value and a great option in the right room.Stereophile did a review of some larger Zus that I found interesting. They liked the sound and performance but the measurements were found somewhat lacking. That does n... | |
| size of the driver "However, for those whose first-priority is realism, seeking to combine the fore-mentioned attributes with truly realistic tone, the choice seems to be limited to relatively scarce systems with large mid-woofers (dynamism is another benefit that, ... | |
| Squeezebox Touch simple 24/192 output mod Good to know about. Thanks. | |
| size of the driver I tend to look at it from the perspective of basi physics. Size matters in order to pressurize air more effectively. Larger rooms and lower frequencies at higher volumes require more air be pressurized to maintain a smooth frequency response. Larg... | |
| size of the driver I tend to look at it from the perspective of basi physics. Size matters in order to pressurize air more effectively. Larger rooms and lower frequencies at higher volumes require more air be pressurized to maintain a smooth frequency response. Larg... | |
| size of the driver Probably a topic for a different thread, but I would be really interested in better understanding how the better known Walsh style driver/designs differ from the more conventional approach in terms of these common parameters that help determine sp... | |
| Nick Lowe He's on my list of artists to catch back up with when I get a chance. "Labour of Lust" is always a good listen. Live should be fun! |