mapman
Responses from mapman
| Which power amp to try? I've heard small Ushers sound very good with Rogue tube amps. | |
| is too large a room no good? All other things aside, I'd say I prefer a larger room for sure, so size does matter.But there are so many other factors that come into play that size alone is certainly no guarantee of good sound.The fact is your room is part of your system and y... | |
| Help with Low Level hum in phono I'm thinking the problem I had here could be a common occurrence with many so I wanted to provide some more info here in case it might help someone.I was picking up a low level buzz/hum on my phono despite the fact that everything appeared grounde... | |
| Help with Low Level hum in phono Ptmconsulting,Got it covered. Thanks. | |
| Help with uninspiring sound with my turntable. Good news! Glad it's sounding good now. I can relate. I just worked through an issue with my turntable that some others have experienced similarly that could be a common thing worth mentioning in case it applies for you.I was picking up a low leve... | |
| is too large a room no good? Gregger,I think you nailed the room size issue pretty good. ITs pretty straightforward really.Large rooms, properly utilized provide a grander sense of scale. Smaller rooms provide a more intimate listening environment where you can focus more on ... | |
| What music do you want to play really loud? Terrapin Station - Grateful Dead...been playing it very loud over and over...love it! | |
| Internet radio stations that sound really good No_regretsHere's the URL TSF 89.9 from the Roku service:http://www.radioroku.com/pcplayer.php?table=stations&field=id&id=5448&title=TSF%2089.9&embed=true | |
| whats the best addition u have bought for system USblues,If you have a broadband internet connection, pick up a Roku Soundbridge for internet radio. You'll be rolling in better than FM sounding Jazz and anything else your interested in from around the world. Use an Audioquest G Snake stereo mini... | |
| Help with Low Level hum in phono Problem solved.Someone on another thread had the same problem. The nearby stacked amp was causing the hum through some sort of inductance.So similarly, I put about 15" between amp and pre-amp and voila...the hum is gone. | |
| Holographic imaging " I have found that putting sound out in front of the plane of the speakers is more related to speaker design (I have only experienced this phenom with a horn/cone hybrid and it a general soundfield attached to most recordings. But it was fascinat... | |
| Will new Class D trump a vintage Class A/AB? Interesting. I had high hopes for the Onkyo. Glad to hear it panned out. Thanks for sharing. | |
| Holographic imaging I have been strongly considering trying a real tube pre on my system. I prefer the tube voiced output on my SS Carver pre to the SS one on my system currently. I'm thinking it could add a useful ingredient to my audio soup, maybe just a small pinc... | |
| Holographic imaging TBg,Believe me I'm not interested in arguing either, but realize that the definition I provided is not mine, I'm just sharing it. Take it for whatever its worth. I'm just trying to help provide some clarity in terminology where it exists so as to ... | |
| Holographic imaging Back to Dazzdax original inquiry, I suspect the tube-associated artifact in question is not holographic imaging and more likely what is commonly referred to as "bloom". I don't think that holographic imaging is an artifact of tubes at all. Bloom o... |