jonwolfpell
Responses from jonwolfpell
| 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... | |
| Wilson tiny tots While I understand a good deal for something can be tempting, it’s only a good deal if it’s what you really want. IMO, the WATTS are not at all the right speaker for what you’re trying to accomplish. They have minimal weight in the bass as well as... | |
| Triode Wire Labs I have the “full Monty” of Triode Wire Labs cables; power cords, interconnects, speaker cable, digital cables. They’re well made, sound great & reasonably priced for their quality. Highly recommend!! | |
| Why does rock concert sound suck? I saw the fantastic Hamilton show at the beautiful Providence Performing Arts Center. Great show , great venue ( completely re-done to bring back its majesty) & I was about 20 rows back in the center of the Orchestra. Sound was fair at best, v... |