mapman
Responses from mapman
| Buying used vs. New Not sure I see much value for the 50% rule with used audio gear. There are too many factors that come into play.I would be comfortable saying that the more you pay, the more you should be certain you have good reasons for paying it. | |
| MBL alternatives "The best omnidirectional speakers besides MBL are Diapason by Shahinian"Strong statement. Why? | |
| Small room, "budget priced" speaker advice, please "Rebbi, now that you have me thinking about it, I've purchased everything that I currently own without audition."Yeah, almost everything I've bought in the last 3 years have been without audition as well based on info I gather via websites like th... | |
| What's up with Harmon Kardon receiver line? I would give HK serious consideration if I were to buy an A/V receiver. I recall some good things with HK sound in the past.The H/K speakers in my Toshiba laptop sound really good for built in laptop speaks, for what its worth. | |
| Anyone NOT like the sound of VPI? The tables are probably fine. I heard an entry level model recently and it sounded fine. Probably just need to match the cartridge, as Audiofeil indicated. The Unipivot design is new to me and not sure what to make of it yet, but it would not surp... | |
| Anyone NOT like the sound of VPI? I think Audiofeil is on to something. | |
| Gallos ohms mirages or deuvels Should also throw these guys in the mix:http://www.morrisonaudio.com/Never heard them, but like the design + a lot of what their web site says. | |
| Buying used vs. New "I cannot grasp why audiophiles have a need to constantly goad, snipe and criticize each other for choices they make."It happens because its part of human nature. People do it all the time. I can understand it when it comes to politics and meaning... | |
| Buying used vs. New People who buy new add value to the retail sales industry.People who buy used may add value to the repair and upgrade industry.The former can exist (very nicely I might add) without the latter but the latter could not exist without the former.Econ... | |
| Small room, "budget priced" speaker advice, please I've been called a lot of things over the years.... but never eloquent! Thanks!You made a good move with the Totems. They will hold their value well. Maybe you'll get a chance to try the Ohms someday if desired with little or no financial loss alo... | |
| Small room, "budget priced" speaker advice, please Ditto.Cheers! | |
| Gallos ohms mirages or deuvels "The Omniguide's proportions of front, side, and rearward dispersion make for a realistic, scalable soundstage, plenty of soundstage depth, and more image specificity than you get with a bipolar or typical omni pattern"Ohm dispersion is similar (l... | |
| Gallos ohms mirages or deuvels Pedrillo,Found this below about Duevel Bella Luna. Makes some interesting comparison with MBL specifically. Claims MBL use of multiple drivers in the same frequency range for omni dispersion can have some downside.I do like the design (both appear... | |
| Small room, "budget priced" speaker advice, please Cool. I've had similar experiences moving from old Monster ICs to newer ICs. I think the ICs make a big difference.Enjoy. | |
| What's up with Harmon Kardon receiver line? I just think Denon and Yamaha are the best known brands, yes, and they are more similar/interchangeable in appearance and operation perhaps as well. HK has a more distinctive look and operates more differently as I recall. Some will go for it and ... |