mapman
Responses from mapman
| Reference Recordings vs. Mercury Living Presence This is like choosing between Sydney Sweeney and Zendaya except I am way too old for either of them. | |
| A new dac? Good idea to try lower cost options to compare first and return if needed. DAC technology has matured to the point where it’s almost a commodity item. There are differences among them but shame on any company that manages to offer a bad one... | |
| What is your favorite Class D amp? I have owned many (Icepower, Hypex, others) and still do. Class D Audio Premium GaN 6.5 is my current standard bearer. It drives my Ohms and KEFs to perfection. | |
| A new dac? The sound difference between R2R and Delta-Sigma DACs is a complex topic with no definitive answer, as it is influenced by various factors, including design and implementation [[1]](https://theaudiostandard.net/thread/7359/based-digital-noise-rela... | |
| A new dac? I’ve had “warm” sounding DACs. No thanks! I don’t want my digital source device to be adding flavor to my sound. | |
| This hobby is for hedonists, not scientists mmm....ahh sesame bagels...my favorite! Everything bagels.......oh yeah...love ’em. Plain bagels: most sterile tasting, but the ones done right are yummy. The sesames are more neutral, and serious colorization with those everything bagels. H... | |
| This hobby is for hedonists, not scientists Yeah well true I think we all do it for pleasure but hard to tell sometimes. | |
| A new dac? Were it me looking for a new DAC, I’d be looking at highly acclaimed Benchmark DAC3 as a cost effective, high performance and low risk option. For something way different I am still a fan of mhdt and NOS DACs in general, if they are even still... | |
| Forget cables as snakeoil. There's a new snake King in town. I thought fancy fuses were it? Oops I said the F word... | |
| This hobby is for hedonists, not scientists Darn scientists with their never-ending facts and laws. Who needs that? Next, they will have us talking about a bunch of indecipherable measurements. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? New find: | |
| This hobby is for hedonists, not scientists Engineers are right out! | |
| Audiophile Tests Every KEF GR Research seems like they provide unique, legitimate, cost effective products and services to help get better sound for less. I wouldn’t call that snake oil. But I would love to hear some of the actual results. I suspect they are effective i... | |
| The Role of R&D in Product Development I’m sure each company from small to large has its own way of implementing its product development lifecycle. | |
| Do you own gear from defunct brands? Carver tuner, Boston Acoustics speakers, All the rest including Dual still alive and kicking in one form or another as far as I know. Is Goldring still around? That cart still on Dual I bought in 1981. |