mapman
Responses from mapman
| 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! | |
| Fuses that matter. For me, when the day comes when my sound is not right, and all options I know of to correct the situation fail, I might try replacing a fuse just to make sure the ones there are not defective, but again all I would practically care about is the ri... | |
| Buddy Holly and Elvis on SACD "Most of his better mono material from the sixties is the best elvis i have heard on recordings. "Whoops, mistake there. I meant to say "fifties", not sixties". | |
| Mercury Living Presence Heads Up!Amazon has this currently for < $100.I noticed it over the weekend. My copy is on its way.... | |
| Zu Omen or Tekton Lore "Anyone able to summarize the main pros/cons of Tekton Lore vs. Zu omen def?"Good question! I'd like to see this as well. | |
| size of the driver Back in the late 70s when i sold gear at tech hifi, bass drivers in most speakers back then tended to range from 8 to 12 inches mostly with the occasional 18. I levitated towards smaller drivers mostly for better sound for most with their amps in ... | |
| Buddy Holly and Elvis on SACD Rg, I have the complete elvis 50s and 60s box sets. Not the third with his movie songs. The sound quaiity varies of course as would be expected with such wide ranging collections but ranges from very good + in many cases to just so so, i would say... | |
| Think you know analog? Oh my..... | |
| size of the driver If you are interested in dynamic speaker drivers and technology, read up on Walsh drivers for something completely different, as they used to say. | |
| tube dacs vs solid state dacs Strictly a personal preference kind of thing. | |
| Fuses that matter. For me, there are 3 things regarding fuses I know about that I would care about:1) it's power rating2) it's blown3) it's not blownOtherwise, the fuse probably rates so far down among the things I worry about sound quality-wise that I will likely n... | |
| Fuses that matter. Kijanki, so what your saying is that depending on the state of that little filament inside the fuse, sound quality can range from extreme paradise to nil...and anything in between? | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Blue OHMs...sounds perfect for some Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Lynyrd Skynrd, Zeppelin, etc.... | |
| Best vintage Sansui integrated "My second system has a Sansui AU D-11 (re-capped and upgraded) feeding EPI 100s (refoamed). Very nice pairing."Very classic pairing! |