jonwolfpell
Responses from jonwolfpell
| Is there any one piece of vintage gear you most wished you owned? A mint pair of Altec Model 19’s in oak. | |
| Let me end the Premp/Amplifier sound debate ... How can you expect any sonic differences be heard for the viewers through a recorded YouTube session ( w/ what mics & recording equipment?)which is then digitized & then re / converted back to analog & played through computer speakers ... | |
| Let me end the Premp/Amplifier sound debate ... Sgreg1- I really agree with you! Long term quality & reliability is at least for myself, I major factor in considering how I spend my hard earned dollars. I’ve had my Basis 2500 turntable & Vector 4 arm for 20 years & other than a new... | |
| Let me end the Premp/Amplifier sound debate ... I could tell electronics that were rated & tested similarly sounded different in high school w/ my large advent speakers & Pioneer vs Kenwood vs Marantz receivers. The extreme example of this is tube vs solid state power amps. Even though... | |
| Bi-amping Assuming a speaker is set up for proper bi- wiring / amping, & all other things being equal, I would think a speaker would have the potential to sound much more dynamic & clear @ louder volumes with the increase in available power. To move... | |
| Is there a solid fuse-like item that I can use in place of a fuse, to bypass it? P = IV. At 240 Volts (V), It would draw the same power (P -wattage) but 1/2 the current (I - amperage) than @ 120 Volts. Basic electric theory. Hardwiring would do away w/ 2 additional "plug type" connections that can at times be iffy & limit... | |
| Law of Accelerated Returns Harley’s example is ridiculous! Going from $1000 to $2000 speaker is a 100% increase. Going from $100,000 to $101,000 is only a 1 % increase. Of course the difference / improvement should be much greater with the former. Everything has diminis... | |
| I need a subwoofer recomendation I’ve enjoyed several years with a Martin Logan Dynamo 1000 sub. Fills a big room no problem & pretty fast & tight. Works for both music & movies | |
| Is there a solid fuse-like item that I can use in place of a fuse, to bypass it? I don't see what hardwiring your power amp into a junction box in the wall is such a bad idea? Commercial / industrial equipment often does this. Especially the monster solid state amps that need their own dedicated 20 amp circuits. In fact, why n... | |
| Why don't upgrade the wires and components inside our units? Audioman58 - How did the crossover mode turn out on the Dynaudios? How are they sounding overall? Enjoying them? | |
| The problem with streaming I too am very new to using a music server, streaming & ripping CD's. I have (& have had) a very good turntable set up in good to very good systems for the past 40+ years. When a recording is good & the album is clean & in good cond... | |
| "Best" 80's HiFi System Two of the best speakers I’ve ever heard were from the 80’s: Duntech Sovereigns& Apogee Duettas. Very different & both excellent. Conrad Johnson Premier One sounded way better than the Levinson amps to me but couldn’t drive the Apogees 2 o... | |
| Feel free to talk me off the ledge Agree w/ 1piece! I recently bought the Volti Audio Rivals -outstanding! They sound so alive, clear, detailed dynamic without any harshness. Between them & my new Innuos Zenith streamer, I have had many late nights!!! I recommend anyone in the ... | |
| Feel free to talk me off the ledge So many funny responses! Hilarious! There are many good speakers out now at all price levels & designs w/ their own devotees. Nothing does realistic dynamics like good horn speakers & for myself, this is a must or music simply doesn’t soun... | |
| Is the DAC the digital equivalent of a cartridge. The transport is the equivalent of the table, arm & cartridge combined. They both spin a disk hopefully at an accurate speed, align a device to “ read” the disk, read it & send that information on its way. The phono preamp & the DAC a... |