wlutke
Responses from wlutke
| Pass....Accuphase....or...... I had the XA-25. It is really good and will replace 18 Wpc no problem. I used it with 50W min speakers. There were a rare few recordings that would clip the highs momentarily at loud levels and I sold it. That was a mistake. I now have Corwal... | |
| Is it the gear or the ears? It's all true. We're the damned. HELLLP! I need somebody HELLLP! I want somebody's! HE -E- ELLLP! where'd my beer get to? ah. next to the w... | |
| RCA Interconnect recommendations Good logic since both the Cardas and the SFL-1 have a "kind" presentation. Also, the 12AT7 or CV4024 can have lost their sparkle. Tube rolling could be worth a shot. The new phono pre may have a voice in this too. Have fun! | |
| Ether Regen and mesh? Yes! The one caveat with wifi is the Regen 100M download speed, plus I saw a 10% upload penalty. It doesn't affect me but online gamers would want to hard wire straight off the modem. I'll be content for now, no such luck with spares. Thanks for th... | |
| What were your favorite gear additions in 2024? Klipsch Cornwalls. a party in a box (or two). | |
| How much dirt is too much dirt I didn't expect a definitive answer but you never know until you ask, right? I did find that my garage lighting is horrendously noisy. It's cheap, bright 100W total LED strip lighting with a whopping 1,300 mv noise at the source, and a good p... | |
| The end of physical media is neigh New players and media are readily available for all of the dead - vinyl, cd and now bluray. What's dying is us. | |
| Enough is Enough "So now I say, maybe enough is enough; because no matter what I have some poster will tell me it's crap and I have to start over. " Nothing to see here. Move along. (Jedi) | |
| Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say? I always respond “sounds good!” That makes everyone’s day. | |
| JBL's Marketing Blunder.. Target: New Valley Girls. (aka stoned) | |
| Phono cartridge noises When using a powerline ethernet adapter I found significant digital riding on my mm phono pre via o-scope. I didn’t try mc but from the amplitude am fairly certain it would have been audible. Given that yours is audible only with the cart connecte... | |
| Which has a greater influence on sound quality, the amp or the preamp? "Is it the inside dirt or the outside dirt that matters most?" assumes a nonexistent hierarchy. It's the side of the glass with the most dirt tempered by whether fingerprints or water spots bother you more tempered by what floor you are on and ho... | |
| Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ? @ghdprentice That air is rarefied so limited exposure for most. For credibility speak about digital formats, vinyl pressings, genres and the differences, not the sameness. If you don't hear a difference that means you don't hear a difference. ... | |
| Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ? @soix At the moment I’m running a 30 yo Thorens with Goldring 2300 cart and Herron phono. My Aurender n200 through an Audio Mirror 4se does not make music as well but is more accurate at reproducing sounds than my vinyl is. Ghprentice has spent... | |
| Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ? When a $10k streamer closes the involvement gap with vinyl I will buy one. |