davidgwillett
Responses from davidgwillett
| Can one ever be "done" in this hobby? For me - the sound is just part of it. The music is another part. I’d take my favorite music on a lessor playback than best playback of a track I don’t enjoy. But the tweaking, the look, the stuff is likely the biggest part. I tweak about everythi... | |
| Value Integrated Tube Amps The Elvis - anyone used? https://www.erhard-audio.com/Elvis.html | |
| Value Integrated Tube Amps I may be missing something, but preamp is $2,500, then the mono amps. It is hard to see a total price for equivalent of an integrated amp. Seems I can find a used something <$2K | |
| Distortions that the human ear likes. Are there any ? Without reading all of this...Strings. The pure sound is the strings.A violin a cello (etc) only distorts the sound from the strings, as it bounces around a bit before we hear it. "Pure" is physics, and I love physics, but emotions are anything... | |
| Considering switching to Tubes I have a Cary CAD 300SEI I bought new last Dec on a discount. I love it, but it was not inexpensive. I need another amp for another location and would like more power for some bigger speakers in a bigger room. I am tempted to try a good non-br... | |
| Chord Qutest - would you buy it again? I have one. I think so. I would prefer it was MQA certified, although I doubt I could tell. I "upgraded" from the Bluesound inode 2I. But I upgraded amp, speakers, etc. This is my computer audio, so for the application being a computer driving... | |
| Tubes or stick with S/S I’m Single-Ended Triode. I also like mechanical watches. I have a SS amp down below for the family system. Like a mechanical watch - it wins before turning it on. I am enjoying my wife coming up to my cave to hear the music she can’t hear on the S... | |
| Well maybe it IS my hearing Me (58) - I can't hear the frequencies, but I can hear the dBA changes/timing as well as ever and as well / better than my kids.What that means in my brain, I do not know. If I leave my upstairs tube amp on in headphone mode to burn in - and go do... | |
| I feel bad for speaker manufacturers I just bought the Watkins Gen Four. Primarily because I liked the guy, and the speaker cabinet, made in my country. Is that bad?They sound good too. But, yea, thinking of making my own cables. I just purchased the Goal Zero 1000W battery - so no w... | |
| Power - where to start? Mains, chords, conditioner, filter? @inna5,I am looking for deep cycle, or Li Ion. As you pointed out I don't need CCA auto ratings. I'm thinking this is about the Inverter signal quality.Anyone else? What can be cleaner than running off a DC battery with a pure sine wave converte... | |
| Power - where to start? Mains, chords, conditioner, filter? @williewonka / Steve,I want to disconnect the wall. because I living in a historical building, installing a clean circuit is cost prohibitive. I want to go off the grid for 8-10 hours a day. I just purchased: Samlex Solar PST-600-12 PST Series Pu... | |
| Watkins Audio Generation Four Bookshelf Speakers ? Somewhere around noon I turned off the REL T/7i sub. I'm not sure if I like things better, but they are clearer, crisper and these don't really need a sub. | |
| Power - where to start? Mains, chords, conditioner, filter? @williewonka /Steve. The YETI charges at a lower rate than the draw on all units. 1/4" pipe going in and 1" pipe going out.So while you may be able to pull 300W for 3-4 hours, you can't for 8. The answer, of course is get a bigger unit. But th... | |
| Watkins Audio Generation Four Bookshelf Speakers ? I just got mine. They are supposed to get better with break-in. Right now - super happy. Replacing Martin Logan XT35s which are fine. I have a hard time telling the difference between the overpriced stuff I buy. These are different. I had a physic... |