mapman
Responses from mapman
| How much can be measured -- and how much cannot? "I agree with your clear reasoned examples, they will certainly have value in determining likely(or unlikely) compatability. They won`t help in determining the sound quality of various component matching."Disagree somewhat. Accurate impedance spec... | |
| Dylan's Voice/ Better Now? When I saw Dylan live last a few years back, his voice was a non-issue. His band was smokin and delivered most all of the goods on that particular night in Philly. Not always the case though based on accounts.Its inevitable that age will affect th... | |
| Looking for a great value integrated I think you can change the sound from the NAD for that price but options that are clearly better with those speakers may be few.I'd look at a Class D Icepower integrated like Bel Canto S300 which comes up for sale periodically on A'gon and that is... | |
| Dylan's Voice/ Better Now? I'm with you. I enjoy his vocals on the more recent recordings. Like many a blues-man, it fits Dylan and the music like a shoe. Wouldn't have it any other way. THis ain't AMerican Idol! | |
| How much can be measured -- and how much cannot? "The final of the Sibelius 2nd will give me goose bumps on certain speakers. I know of no measurement that will tell me which speaker will do that for me."No, but to Almargs point, when shopping for gear with the best chance of doing it, impedance... | |
| New 12AX7s from Audio Research I'm wondering does anyone know the measured specs of what ARC considers a low noise tube suitable for use in the phono section (only 1 needed for the sp16 apparently)? How about the other 5?I am thinking it would be good to know these tube specs a... | |
| Are High End Audio Products Unreliable? It's not likely to ever happen, but the study that would be needed to determine reliability of high end audio products compared to others would be very interesting. Do high end audio products in general determine the high end in regards to reliabi... | |
| Need help on an all rounder speaker under $5000 "I am not sure if i can get to hear Green mountain and Ohm Walsh in India."No distribution there I know of. ONly US, GErmany, and I think AUstralia. | |
| How much can be measured -- and how much cannot? "Despite audiophile claims to the contrary the science of of sound reproduction is extremely well understood"No doubt. One is always at risk when proven scientific principles are ignored or not applied in solving a problem. Here are the most usefu... | |
| How much can be measured -- and how much cannot? "How important do you think measurements are?"Important, but do not tell the whole story. Not likely that they ever will in the foreseeable future."Are the ears really the only true arbiter?"In the end, for the end user, yes. No two ears along wit... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Part 1 and 2 seem like a fair review/assessment.The thing is years ago 901s at their going price were the cat's meow.Nowadays, $1400 is nothing on the grand scale of things. IF these fit your bill, perhaps not a bad value there.Screwing the Jetson... | |
| Should I buy a new amplifier; and if so, what? Bel Canto recently replaced a bad input board on a $3000 amp for well under $200. I would recommend them based good service alone but the product sounds top notch as well. | |
| Need help on an all rounder speaker under $5000 OHM Walsh Speakers | |
| Great Record Cleaning Fluid Squeeze Bottle I use a common spray bottle with a low concentration of shaklee basic h in distilled water. Works great and basic h is a fabulous general purpose cleaner. | |
| If you had $2000 to upgrade this system... "BTW - are you by any chance a cartographer? "I've studied and taught some digital cartography classes back in grad school and also have a lot of experience with Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing.I work as a software/systems engine... |