mapman
Responses from mapman
| Avantgarde or Tonian? "So, you disagree that keeping constant room acoustics, source, electronics, listening position, et cetera, and changing only the speaker there has been a progressive movement toward offering a more intense sensory experience, and what I mean by t... | |
| Avantgarde or Tonian? "I describe modern hi-fi as giving an incredibly accurate and vivid visual image of the musical event."Agree. At least it is CAPABLE of doing that, in general better than ever, but other factors come into play as well to actually make good things ... | |
| Avantgarde or Tonian? "I've heard Avantgardes many a time and they can sound amazing but I can also understand when someone says they sound hi-fi sounding what is meant."I can understand it I suppose when someone says this. I suppose its more that I do not agree with t... | |
| Should Sound Quality of Computer Audio be improved Petty,I actually understand your apprehension when it comes to big corporations and their motives, which are no mystery by the way, and there may be some validity to your fears about what lies in store ahead in terms of recording quality, but ther... | |
| How do you judge your system's neutrality? Audio is an illusion.Any truth, to whatever extent ascertained, is just one flavor of that illusion.Few people all like the same flavor. | |
| How do you judge your system's neutrality? Pipedream is right.I will say that some recordings resemble what I hear live enough to think them to be pretty neutral, but in general different recordings are recorded differently and will sound different. They is what they is. Attempts to make t... | |
| Your favorite SET amp? Wavac EC-300B... "A good designed/built SET sounds more realistic and natural with music reproduction then 'any' other type of amplifier I`ve heard in the all my time in high end audio(that`s what won me over to this genre)."So what are the good ones that accompli... | |
| Avantgarde or Tonian? What does "more hifi sounding than musical" mean? Hi fi used to mean high fidelity. High fidelity was the goal. What in the blue h--- happened? | |
| Avantgarde or Tonian? Interesting and tough choice!My guess is the Avantgarde has more upside but will be harder to get setup properly and tweaked to sound just right.I'd probably lean towards the Tonian for top to bottom coherency and towards Avantgarde for dynamics a... | |
| Shielding components from EMI/RFI... Help please I've applied mu metal foil that I was able to purchase on teh internet to shield my phono section from external EMI/RFI with good results.My understanding is mu metal is designed specifically for this kind of application.Check my "OHM Sweet OHM" s... | |
| Your favorite SET amp? Wavac EC-300B... My understanding is the actual sound of SET amps is perhaps the most variable of any amp type, based largely on their relative high harmonic distortion measurements and how a particular design actually distorts accordingly. Also the potential cost... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Sndsrtaud,IT can vary, but I use DNM Reson ICs throughout my system. I like these for their flexibility, cost effectiveness, coherence and overall clarity. The bass tends towards the leaner side compared to some ICs but is very articulate and full... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? With recent mentions of Miller Sound and John Potis, I happened to come across this which I thought a very fun read:Road Tour | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Omni's are a different beast with a totally different presentation. Would not make any sense to use them as a reference to compare traditional designs against. You can compare and contrast but its essentially apples and oranges.Nevertheless, I hav... | |
| Attn Vinyl lovers - what CD Player do you use? Squeezebox touch to mhdt constantine dac. |