wolf_garcia
Responses from wolf_garcia
| How hot is too hot? Replaced my windows when I bought this house a few years ago with mostly triple glazed glass (some fancy windows required double glaze for some reason), and my amps are Class A tubed and SS. I keep 'em reasonably vented and no problemo...the SS am... | |
| Would you buy a tube amp if you were unable to use vintage tubes in it ? I love tube amps and have learned that the worst thing you can do with one is turn it on and listen to it. Sure, it might sound great, but that leads to tube rolling from the audio geek compulsion to change stuff, and wear and tear on the tubes. J... | |
| Is this a meaningful upgrade? I've been using the upgraded Bifrost 2/64 for a while and it's great. Bought an URD last year mostly to try the "nexus" input and that combo has really excellent sound. I'd have to a/b anything I'd consider to replace the Bifrost and that's not li... | |
| Would you buy a tube amp if you were unable to use vintage tubes in it ? I stumbled into NOS GE 6SN7GTB small tubes years ago and haven't looked back. They last REALLY long, use 'em in my Freya and Had Firebottle. Nothing sounds better to me (emphasis on "me"). Power tubes get changed around for fun and are all newish.... | |
| What is a "reference" system? Is playing a brilliantly designed acoustic guitar a reference? It's in my lap and sounds different to me than to somebody who isn't playing it. Live music generally involves sound reinforcement using the ears of a sound mixer (like me...a certifie... | |
| Develop a hierarchy for phono playback The bias against "cheap" cartridges is lame. The Sumiko Pearl at 125 bucks or so was amazing...I use an Ortofon Quintet Blue MC which at 500 bucks or so isn't cheap but also sounds amazing. Don't be fooled by elitist baloney as there are tons of g... | |
| What Meatloaf and Beer Have Taught me about Audiophiles Meatloaf used to coach the girls softball team in my town. Is that on topic? Also, IPA seems to have taken over local breweries and I'm kinda tired of it. I prefer Belgian style or simply Guinness these days. Pilsner... | |
| Dedicated headphone amp vs Headphone socket on amp I shut off the power amp in my main system and switch on a Schiit Vali 3 with a Loki EQ (my Freya preamp has 3 outputs). Great sounding combo that just sings. Around 300 bucks for this rig including the little Schiit cables between the Vali and th... | |
| What artists can you not get enough of? Don Ho. | |
| Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too? I had a Basset Hound that would quietly get up and leave the room if I played any acoustic guitar...insulting, as I'm a damn good guitar player...he's gone but I'm still upset about it. | |
| 5ar4 rectifier tube I use the tubestore "preferred" (Shuguang) 274b tubes in my Had Firebottle because they look so cool. They seem to work very well but mostly...hey...it's the look. | |
| How do I connect my speaker cables to this Coda Amp I like the Furutech connectors on the XA-25...gotta get used to them but with proper size spades they're great. | |
| polishing pins of NOS tubes Just put a small amount of gunpowder in the tube sockets and blow the crap out of 'em. Put the tubes in the dishwasher to clean the pins or cover them in peanut butter and let bugs eat it off. | |
| No preamp in system My exotic and expensive Schiit preamp (cost nearly a thousand dollars!) has a "passive" setting so you can instantly hear it not doing much. I know it's expensive but totally worth it... | |
| Background vibration and your system. I agree that the entire vibration issue goes out the window with the use of powered speakers, many of which sound great. I prefer passive speakers so I can choose the amplification I want to hear (I bounce between a single ended tube amp and a Pas... |