a rant


after 30 years of being so enamored with stereo equipment - im ok now just listening to music

im no longer chasing - whenever i have bought new equipment it never sounded as good as i think the reviewer thinks it does. maybe 5% sounded really good and the other 95% - im still waiting for them to break in.

My fantastical brain wanted every piece of equipment to sound incredible. i think the key word is "chasing". 

See, now tube amplifiers are all the rage again - it was class d about 3 years ago - it was solid state about 6 months ago - whenever i have tubes - i want solid state, whenever i have solid state - then i want tubes - then ill try class d  in the meantime 

Im just saying - this hobby is the "space mountain" of roller coasters - ya think!

 

smargo

Showing 3 responses by curiousjim

Does anyone remember if the Hafler amps were class A or class A/B?  I know their preamps were class A.  The reason I ask  is because they were my first introduction to high end equipment.  I have built, bought and traded my way up the ladder ever since ( with few exceptions).

@sfgak @daveyf

Thanks for the reply. I was pretty sure they were A/B but I just couldn’t remember. I was always broke back then because I was always buying the upgrades. 😀

@jbuhl

Yes, but do they sound any different?😀

And your building a rig (boots,liner,binding,wax,ski edge angles) right down to sock thickness.