jonwolfpell
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| Totally Ridiculous....Auditions on YouTube! Listening on YouTube to determine actual sound quality of a piece of audio equipment is of course useless…… It’s similar to try to discern the overall quality of a high end car or camera or even a restaurant range ( I’m a chef / restaurateur). Yo... | |
| Is a highly discerning system enjoyable? Think it depends on your definition of “hi res”? A good system w/ solid state electronics can sound quite different to one of similar caliber but tube based. I’ve a few examples of each that to me sounded great & some that didn’t. It’s simila... | |
| Which integrated for Wilson Sabrina's I second wsrrsw’s recommendation. Rogers High Fidelity EHF 200 Mark II. Quite powerful, great sound, very high build quality. I really enjoy mine. I believe you can try one & see if you like it. Call Roger & see.. | |
| Four Hour Tube Amp Warm-Up It’s difficult to really know for sure because I’ve not listened to the same music at 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours etc. It’s also difficult to remember & accurately compare w/ that time lapse in between. I don’t think our sonic memory is that g... | |
| DAC recommendations I’m aware that many dislike the Border Patrol DAC or possibly just the idea & maybe measurements but problem not from actual listening experience. I think it fits your description of what you’re looking for. It’s very natural sounding & no... | |
| I have found out why new cables and tweaks actually work! Great poem!!! I thought you were going to say that removing your cables , cleaning their connectors & also the jacks or terminals on the equipment & replacing them all made a sonic difference because it most definitely can! That’s worth d... | |
| Klipsch La Scala replacement? Volti Audio! If you enjoyed the virtues of the La Scalas, look no further. The Volti Razz might do the trick & better than the Fortes in every way but the Rivals will be better than La Scalas! They’re a little more $, about $15K depending on c... | |
| Experience with Black Cat and/or Triode lab Wires Another 2 thumbs up for Triode Wire Labs!! I also have a full variety of their cables, biwired set of speaker cables, interconnects, digital, power cords. They’re very well made, sound excellent & don’t break the bank. Maybe start w/one ... | |
| What's the oddest thing in your music collection? Besides myself, A pretty good recording of the US Marine Band Marching music from the 50's that was my Dad's which I have temporarily misplaced but now going through all my albums so hope to find soon. He used to take his trumpet out once a year ... | |
| Vinyl record cleaning I seriously once cooked a large quantity of king crab legs in a dishwasher ( obviously w/ no detergent) & stopped before he rinse cycle. It was a weekly rental house w/ no large pots. Worked well but I don’t know if the machine smelled forever... | |
| When were the best tube amps made? Best is a loaded term. What output power is required? What speakers being driven? What size room? What kind of music? Long term reliability? Etc. I loved an old Mac I had from the 60’s, loved my Conrad Johnson Premier Four & now really enj... | |
| Candidates for best speakers in the $2000-5000 market If you’re into realistic, big dynamic “live” sound vs “hifi” sound, check out Volti Audio Razz although I think they’re about $6K. They’re not harsh or hard sounding like horns of the past could be. Sold direct from Volti by Greg Roberts. His spea... | |
| Songs of debauchery and excess Half or more of George Thorogood’s songs. | |
| Has anyone been able to define well or measure differences between vinyl and digital? Asctim-very interesting points you make! I looked at this subject that way! Similar things could be said about digital vs film photography. Thanks for the enlightenment. | |
| Reliable Mid-Priced 7.2 Channel Receiver I would suggest Anthem but may be a bit above your price range. Maybe a used one or one on sale ? I think the build & sound quality is the next level from most of what has been mentioned & it has an excellent , proprietary sound correction... |