jonwolfpell
Responses from jonwolfpell
| The Psychology of Constant (Equipment) Change Many things can become an addiction taken to an e extreme. Looking for the next “high” to try to momentarily satisfy the urge. As long as the need for the funds for the hifi gear doesn’t force you to do bad things, cool. It can be a nice source fo... | |
| Are your record surfaces as silent as CDs? Similar to the analog vs digital approach to sound reproduction & generally, CD’s either work w/ virtually no surface noise or they don’t work at all & records always have some surface noise from the penny on the head shell department stor... | |
| DAC Suggestions Merason DACS look great. I will definitely be checking them & the Bricasti’s at Axpona. Thanks everyone! | |
| DAC Suggestions Thanks very much for all the recommendations- the hunt begins. I’ll be in the Chicago area to visit a relative the weekend of Axpona so I’ll go at least one day & hope to check some of them out there.. | |
| Volti v Charney v Rethm I’ve only heard the Rethms at a few shows with unfamiliar associated equipment but they did sound beautiful in the midrange & very pleasing overall but not truly full range & not near as good up loud. They & I’ll guess the Charney’s, w... | |
| Clean power and it's affect on sound quality My speaker’s face west -.probably why the Dead & the Doors sound so good…… | |
| How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you? High sensitivity speakers w/ true bass extension necessitates large volume cabinets which can mean more $ & potential room / aesthetic placement challenges. That said, as John Atkinson often points out, high sensitivity drivers have substantia... | |
| Is tube sound vs solid state easier to distinguish using headphones? I’ve never done direct comparisons between tubed & solid state headphone amps but have many times over 40+ years w/ speakers albeit it never involved the recent super high solid state amps of $30 K + or so. We all know the negative aspects of ... | |
| Free air, tighter bass - snake oil or cheap tweaks? Back in the later 80’s during my first real chapter of high end audio, I had a pair of Conrad Johnson Premier One powered Duntech Marquis’s ( forerunner of Dunlavys) which were very good & only missing the last little bit of full low end exten... | |
| Turntable Cartridge upgrade question. I also recommend the Hana ML. It’s very balanced & does everything well if not quite state of the art at any one thing. It’s quite low output will necessitate a good phono amp which can get pricey so maybe their higher output version might be ... | |
| Help me pick some new or used speaker cables I really enjoy Triode Wire Labs (out of Massapequa, NY) cables & not crazy priced. Worth checking out. | |
| A valentine poem to tubes Glass amps are a pleasure That many folks treasure While sand amps abound And M... | |
| A valentine poem to tubes So clever & funny! Thanks all. | |
| Cable Break In for the Naysayers For a specific example of the inconsistency of measurements vs perceived sound, consider Benchmark amps, preamps & DACS. From all the reviews I’ve seen, they measure as good as if not better than just about anything at any price but don’t soun... | |
| Cable Break In for the Naysayers Without trying to be too "new agey", everything changes & moves in a spiral from the massive galaxies in our universe down to the smallest nano - particles & all in between including footballs, branches on a tree, threads on a screw, sprin... |