jonwolfpell
Responses from jonwolfpell
| Tonearm Parallel? The late , brilliant AJ Conti of Basis Turntables said that he thought that being obsessed w/ “perfect” VTA was mostly a waste of time because records can be different thicknesses & can be cut to different depths too. And this was a man OBSESS... | |
| So, I listened to a $1Million Dollar System Dodgealum - fully agreed! I listened two different times over the weekend at the Capitol Audiofest last year to the big Von Schweickert / VAC system & came away baffled how it sounded nothing like live music! After. Just a few minutes, I had ... | |
| Vintage tube sound from a modern amp The first & certainly one of the all time greats in this category you’re defining is the McIntosh MC 275! “New & improved” version sounds Excellent, solid build quality & a timeless design. To me, in its power range of about 90 real ... | |
| What Gear Has Disappointed You? NAD 7 channel Surround Sound Receiver. I forget the model ( sort of intentionally) but it was the top of the line & pretty expensive. Performed well, sounded quite good for both stereo music listening & for movie watching & had plenty ... | |
| What should be mandatory in every professional published review- snapsc- fully agreed & of course what ancillary equipment was used & what other equipment was tried w/ the reviewed piece. Stereophile is good w/ this, Absolute Sound often not. | |
| Are advances in technology making speakers better? Good horn loaded speakers were designed & made in the 40’s, 50’s &60’s(Klipsch, Western Electric, Altec), electrostatics in the 50’s, Good acoustic suspension & ported woofers in the 50’s & 60’s, (AR, KLH, Advent, JBL) AMT tweeter... | |
| Speaker Suggestions $30K Sasha DAW competitor? Of course speakers are a matter of taste & we all have aspects of music reproduction we value the most. I have heard several of the speakers suggested & liked most in different ways. That said, they all sound like good “hifi” to me & n... | |
| Large Advents (1974) woofer pops with deep bass. Bad surround may be the issue & hopefully no permanent damage has been done., There are a few surround re- foaming kits available on eBay for short $ for the original Large Advents that are worth trying & because there were so many of the... | |
| Pleasurably better, not measurably better I love the “ Pleasurably Better”! That’s what enjoying music is all about. How we all get there when not actually attending a live performance is what this forum is all about. Whatever makes you happy is great regardless of how something might me... | |
| So I was changing a lightbulb last night… You can’t use a dimmer for fluorescent fixtures | |
| So I was changing a lightbulb last night… My guess would be the dimmer is the culprit & usually worse when they’re dimmed way down. Cheaper ones can even “sing” themselves. Try it both fully dimmed & fully open. Can also try replacing the dimmer w/ a better quality, higher wattage... | |
| Who is Gonna Buy A New Jeep Grand Wagoneer For the MacIntosh Stereo? Probably not the right forum for this but they can keep the crappy, unreliable Jeep & I’ll take the Mc. components any day. If you want a big 4 WD boat for substantial $, get a Toyota 4runner, Sequoia or the Lexus GX or LX ( w/ Levinson system... | |
| The one time you want to pull out but she says no. Check out Volti Audio Razz. Really good, very efficient, front ported & will likely sound good against the wall although imaging for virtually any speaker might suffer a bit positioned this way. | |
| 100% USA designed & made DAC Border Patrol was made in Maryland & now in Virginia. Very reasonably priced & imo, sounds like real music. | |
| What's It All About? I like your analogy. I have designed & completely built or assisted building multiple kitchens in 40 years, both run my homes & restaurants.from cheap to $500K. I’ve also always had a good sound system during this time from solid mid fi t... |