mapman
Responses from mapman
| Is there any truth to this question? When I used to sell audio gear back in the 70's, the more powerful amps/receivers in any particular line ALWAYS sounded better on all but perhaps the smallest and most limited speakers. Most lines covered anywhere from 15, 20, 40, 80, 100 120 watt... | |
| Is there any truth to this question? "it is at the same time nice to not be able to come anywhere near clipping the amps regardless of the source or the volume setting. Certain LPs, like the Soria Verdi Requiem, demand this ability!"Bingo!I agree 100%. That's the insurance policy as ... | |
| Is there any truth to this question? "It certainly is not, in my experience, Class D switching amps. It is too early to predict where further improvements in that technology will take performance of that technology, so there is hope there, but right now, the amps I heard fall short o... | |
| Your jaw dropping cables DNM Reson is my preferred unbalanced RCA IC. THey always seem to sound the most coherent and lively end to end and in particular through the critical midrange and draw me in the most as a whole compared to others I use. Currently using these throu... | |
| How important is an audio rack? Aesthetically, perhaps important to some.Regarding sound quality, its important that it be built solidly enough to serve as a rigid foundation. I tend to like low profile racks or shelves for this reason. Cheaper and most effective. Tall, vertical... | |
| Is there any truth to this question? Kiwi,I suspected this was the case but it was only once I pulled out all stops and went with the 500w/ch Class D BelCanto Ref1000m monoblocks that I became convinced.I've had several amps in my rig prior with the relatively hard to drive OHMs and ... | |
| Please help me understand PRetty much everything in the signal path makes a difference to some extent, some more audible than others. Add it all up and there is good chance two amps will not sound exactly the same.There's a lot more to it than the minimal measurements and ... | |
| mbl - is there a problem? Marty,Thanks for the info.I'd love to try smaller mbls sometime in comparison to my Dynaudio monitors in the smaller room. It would probably require a significant additional investment to do it though, so it may be awhile with two kids to still se... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? "my beloved Walsh 2000s do not leave me with speaker envy."I'm in a similar boat. Have heard lots of great systems and speakers. Still content.Gotta say though that it took a lot of tweaking to my system over the last few years subsequent to the O... | |
| Is there any truth to this question? "There are also those that think that deep, tight bass is the be-all-and-end-all of musical reproduction and those people, too, might find anything less than 200 watts to be inadequate. The rest of the crowd really don't need that much power."Deep... | |
| Need Help with Vintage console player - New to LPs Yep, with most ceramic cart record players (that's what they were generally called)you just need a working cart and the right stylus/needle. Not much else to do or adjust usually. These were designed to be user friendly buy and play devices for th... | |
| mbl - is there a problem? Anybody know how the mbl 121s perform in smaller rooms in comparison to the larger floorstanding mbls in larger rooms?I have Dynaudio Contour 1.3mkII monitors tuned in very nicely currently in a 12X12 listening room. I often wonder if mbl 121s cou... | |
| mbl - is there a problem? Holographic presentation is the unique strength of mbl. If that is important to you, definitely do not buy until you audition mbl. Otherwise, you may not care so much.Having heard a lot of top notch systems over the years, I'd say without question... | |
| Is there any truth to this question? YEs, so bottom line, personally, for mainly lower volume near field listening in smaller quarters, I would be more inclined in general to go exclusively with speakers that are easy to drive and more phase coherent at close range due to proximity o... | |
| mbl - is there a problem? String."Don't you think that an outlay of this much money would be designed so that the room or speakers aren't that critical of each other?"No clue.What dealer? The good mbl demo I heard (mbl 111s) was at United Home Audio in Annapolis Junction, ... |