mapman
Responses from mapman
| Is there a ceiling limit on what you are willing to pay for an audio component? I will pay whatever it’s worth to me. | |
| millercarbon The problem I have with many rooms at high end audio shows is the value proposition. You tend to get a lot of bling but only a few cases of actual value for the end results delivered. Often its smaller vendors who think they can outperform all oth... | |
| millercarbon Well, I’m not going to lie and will say with certainty if the sound in the millercarbon room at CAF was a fair sample, we are no worse off in terms of good sound which is what this place is all about. It was near the bottom for me and I did get to... | |
| millercarbon @cleeds Yup and they often bring their associates as reinforcements in order to help build them up. Be aware. It’s nothing out of the ordinary when there is an easy profit to be made. | |
| millercarbon His wire stands were used in one of the rooms I visited at Capital Audiofest last year. I did a brief audition hoping for the best as always and left. The sound was well below average IMHO and the gear used was very expensive. | |
| millercarbon Where are the NFTs? Not to mention the custom coat hanger stands? | |
| Does a weave of cables really make a difference? No appreciation in audiophile land for my “fruit of the loom” joke…..😢 | |
| 45 Singles You Just Had to Buy One Joy to the World Top of the World Man in Black Loves Theme Popcorn (Hot Butter) Crocodile Rock Joy (Apollo 100) Hollywood Swinging —— Yeah baby…grooovy! | |
| The difference between Qoboz stream vs purchased songs Yea the only way to know is for you to compare. The correct answer is: theoretically, with everything else the same, there is no difference when source content is the same. But there are always external factors that can come into play in unique w... | |
| Does a weave of cables really make a difference? You gotta have a loom to feast on its fruit. | |
| What was your first big eye opener with regard to audio? Don’t know. There is always a new surprise around every corner. | |
| What became of schubert, more recently aka jim5559? My understanding from posts here is schubert was a vet and witnessed horrors in his life that set him on the path of seeking to soothe his soul. To him classical music and Bach served that purpose as it does for many. Yes he believed rock music d... | |
| What became of schubert, more recently aka jim5559? God bless schubert wherever he is. Appropriate that by chance I happened to have some Bach playing when I saw this. | |
| Top two most important sound qualities Clarity and dynamics. | |
| Best way to A/B two different streamers It’s not that complicated. Compare two ways and decide. Then compare to other options as needed. Yes, do play a variety of music of interest to you. Resolution of source material matters. The one that sounds best sounds best. A sound meter in addi... |