mapman
Responses from mapman
| Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl? "what do you feel is the more significant limiting factor for redbook, sample rate or bits per sample?"I'm clearly not answering for Ralph, but for me I think it is the sample size that is the performance bottleneck for me, if there is one. I say ... | |
| Former MHDT Havana Lovers: What did you move onto? I hav mhdt COnstantine SS DAC and also Paradisea. Have not heard Havana.I prefer the Paradisea in my second system where its warmer, softer and more tubelike sound plays well (no tubes otherwise).THe Constantine is absolute top notch in my main ri... | |
| Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl? "Vinyl is king."Small kingdom? | |
| Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl? "digital will *never* (which is a very long time) be better than analog- to do so would violate the laws of physics"I'm stumped on that one. Why is that?Even if so, I'd have to believe the difference would become somewhere between insignificant an... | |
| Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl? "The reason for no new formats is that there has been adverse consumer reaction to updating technology."If CDs were inherently problematic this would probably be less true. The fact is they have held up quite well for 30 years.The market for CDs a... | |
| Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl? Nyquist theory also applies in digital imaging, an area in which I am more technically familiar with from experience than digital audio.What's missing in your digital camera images, or even in you digital HD TV picture?What are your expectations? ... | |
| Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl? Atmasphere,Just wondering how good is your hearing at 19-20Khz?I am 52 years old. I do not hear those frequencies anymore as best I can tell.When I was a young punk 18 year old budding audiophile, I recall getting up there pretty good with test to... | |
| Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl? "If I sit and play an instrument for recording purposes onto an analog tape I will record all that I play. Is this also true for digital recording or is the device recording parts of the sound (sampling) I am playing and the computer puts it toget... | |
| Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl? "The missing information from the digital samples must be added by the play back component, correct?"This is incorrect, at least in theory. Read up on the Nysquist sampling theorem for more information. Assuming the theory is sound, then the sampl... | |
| Why not horns? I heard these at 2010 Capital Audiofest and the setup with them was one of the better ones there. I lot of people stayed and listened a long time not wanting to leave, including me. Not a bad deal.Cathedral Horns | |
| Yamaha A-S 1000 & 2000 --- How Good? "I was a brave boy."The ones who are really brave I always think are those who drop tens of thousands on more on new pieces, that immediately depreciate significantly in value by the thousands, based on product reputation alone or feedback of othe... | |
| Speakers and system for compressed recordings? I can echo Bondman' experience with lesser recordings and some of the design attributes of speakers that can help make even most lesser recordings very enjoyable on the terms that the engineers and producers who created them intended. Even holds t... | |
| Review: Yamaha A S-2000 Amplifier Denon and Yamaha have both produced a lot of rock solid audio products over the years IMHO. Marantz also. Nakamichi as well when they were in their prime.Sansui was good back 30-40 years ago but had some issues even then. | |
| Review: Yamaha A S-2000 Amplifier FWIW the vintage yamaha gear used to sold in many "hi end shops" years ago. I still have a vintage Yamaha receiver from the 70's and a cassette deck from the late 80's and both are solid performers in all regards. I suspect the modern Yamaha gear ... | |
| Yamaha A-S 1000 & 2000 --- How Good? Jung,What speakers did you use it with?That might make a big difference in the results depending on how power and current hungry they are/were.Things could be a lot different with speakers that are tube friendly and an easy load to drive. I've use... |