mapman
Responses from mapman
| off axis or tilted speaker placement ? I have a similar room and use a similar setup. My speakers are more omnidirectional/360 dispersion in nature. They tend to fill the front of the room with sound more than project it forward and the result is the short length of the L shaped room u... | |
| Need info on amp rec. for these Thiel cs2.4's Bel Canto ref1000m monoblocks might come in used at around your budget and would have a good chance of ending your amp search for the Thiels. | |
| best sound for a classical and jazz cd I like most Blue Note recordings I have heard, FWIW. They tend to be solidly produced and enjoyable even if not knock your socks off audiophile reference recordings in many cases. Its a label I will buy without any prior knowledge of a recording w... | |
| How to max setup for Squeezebox touch? I'd start with spdif as the least potentially problematic and give it a go that way. Optical should be fine as well if preferred. I have pretty discerning ears, I think. The sound quality through the right DAC and system is perfectly fine out of t... | |
| Help with fatiguing sound in my PC system Have you tried any different ICs just to see what effect they might have? Not familiar with your but ICs are one way to solve this kind of thing sometimes. IF you think your ICs might be on teh bright side and a contributor, try a pair of inexpens... | |
| Cause of Muddled Middle? I am not familiar with your ICs but DNM Reson ICs are a sure way to address the problem as you describe it. | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report It ended up being "Embryonic" and "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots".Going out tonight to hear a live band. | |
| best sound for a classical and jazz cd Too many. Can't pick. And loving it.... | |
| Magico Q7 . . . wow "there has to be somebody out there who plans to drive Q7s with a hyper expensive "custom made by a little man in the rural mountains of Japan who smelts the metal for the wire for his handwound transformers" tiny triode amps that put out 2 "glori... | |
| Should Sound Quality of Computer Audio be improved Petty,What kind of stereo do you have in that bunker that I know you must have just in case the big one drops?If it does please save some room for me. I do not have a bunker much less a stereo in it. | |
| Best Live Album Ever... Beatles "Live at the BCC"?"Caravan and the New Symphonia"?"AC/DC Live"?Floyd "Live at Pompeii" DVD is awesome.ALso Steve Hackett's "Tokyo Tapes" and "Once Above a Time" DVDs.I'm not much of a video fan but I do tend to favor video formats for most... | |
| Best Live Album Ever... Beatles "Live at the BCC"?"Caravan and the New Symphonia"?"AC/DC Live"? | |
| Buy new CDP or just add a newer DAC? Lots of threads already here on Agon suggesting DACs that might fit the bill.In my mind, first determine what kind of sound will balance out in your system best. Do you want a softer, warmer, less fatiguing sound than current? In that case look fo... | |
| Why do planars have poor bass extension? "Mapman, I suppose your key phrase here is "good cone bass"! How many such speaker systems exist today? "I suppose what is considered good is subjective, but I would say many if set up well and driven well with the right amp."you mean it's easier ... | |
| Why do planars have poor bass extension? I'm in agreement with PTM and Bombay, except that I would not describe good cone bass necessarily as "boom-boom-boom". I realized after owning planars for a while that "cone" bass can sound similar to planars when done right, for example with good... |