mr_man
Responses from mr_man
| Tweaks that convince others you're truly nuts... Totem "beaks" helped me realize how important it is to keep an open mind in this hobby.I was skeptical to the point of indignaty at the suggestion I try them, but....by god.......they actually work!Not a huge improvement, but the treble is noticab... | |
| First name basis? I don't use another's first name until intial contact has been made. Essentially what I was wondering, that some might consider it too personal right off the bat.Not a major issue, just want to be sure I'm appropriate in my correspondence.Thanks e... | |
| How to add links or shrink a quote in your post? So that's how you do that ... How embarassing! I obviously misread the instructions.I'll quietly slink away now...... | |
| How to add links or shrink a quote in your post? [So that's how you do that...] [So that's how you do that.../]I hope I did that right... | |
| the process is more challenging than the result MrTennis, I agree that if one could tune/voice a system to their FULL satisfaction the quest would indeed be over.What I find purplexing is that, once you've acheived this goal, you'd be no more inclined to enjoy this great system than to listen t... | |
| What are your fav “Off Hollywood” films "KOYAANISQATSI" Is one of the most mesmorizing films I've ever seen.87 minutes of nonstop music and visual imagery. No dialog. No actors. Only watch it when you have time to see it from beginning to end. | |
| Best way of connecting bare wire to bare wire I believe there's nothing wrong with commenting/posting, as long as you disclose the fact that you are a cable manufacturer. | |
| the process is more challenging than the result If the choice were vast amounts of music on a table radio or limited amounts of music on my "system", I'd gladly choose the table radio. I definetly believe that the music is more important than the medium or hardware...However, I find my system a... | |
| Those simpler times..... I truly think it's more a matter of perspective than anything else.As music lovers, we enjoy music and simply didn't know enough to be critical of the equipment/recordings earlier on. Since we have learned more, we HAVE acheived better sound, but ... | |
| Why do we enjoy listening to music ? I second that, Excellent book! | |
| High End Audio CD Player 100Hrs. Till it`s peak? [It's debatable whether the electronics or the human is "breaking in"./]I agree. I don't dispute that certain components need break in which can result in a change to their sound.I wonder however, how often one is hearing a change, as opposed to s... | |
| Buying used vs. New ...hookers and coke have a low WAF. | |
| Buying used vs. New Tvad initiated an interesting thread regarding a third party warranty option some months ago. It seemed there was a generaly negative concensus regarding the idea though.... | |
| A question about the logic of interconnect cables You very well could solder your cables board to board, but how practical would that really be?I've seen, the odd time, a component with seperate power supply, modified in such a way, but woe to he that has to move the components around, etc.-not t... | |
| Gainclone vs. Pure Class-A Perhaps a slightly skewed example, but I own both a gainclone and class-A amp built by Tim Rawson. The gainclone being a dual-mono 200watt, the class-A a 15watt Aleph clone.Which I prefer depends on my mood and music being played.Strengths of the ... |