wolf_garcia
Responses from wolf_garcia
| Looking for Solid Core Speaker cables I use Kimber 8PR as they put their "varistrand" grouping of solid core wires in this cable and the 8 version puts a 10 guage total into each leg. A great sounding cable for peanuts. | |
| Tube Pre-amp Suggestions. I switch between a Pass XA-25 and a Dennis Had Inspire "Firebottle" HO (high output) SEP...speakers are modded Klipsch Heresy IIIs (prefer the titanium mids in the IIIs to the poly re-designed mids in the IVs). | |
| KT88 Tubes I noticed on the Apos tube site they claim that 5% of these tubes when tested meet their criteria. This means that whoever is manufacturing these tubes is so bad at it that 95% of them are rejected by Apos (sorry about the redundancy). Rest assure... | |
| Tube Pre-amp Suggestions. Schiit Freya + preamps are rated "Class A" by Stereophile and seem to suffer from being too inexpensive...amazingly. I've been enjoying the original version for years, use NOS GE 6SN7GTB tubes, and have yet to see any other preamp with the flexibi... | |
| Bluesound node confusion I use a 2i into a better DAC and get great results. | |
| Feedback on Costco & Amazon sound absorption panels from folks who have purchased them. You have to be cautious with sound absorbing panels since when utilized they can suck up all the sound so none reaches your ears. This is the dirty little secret nobody in the sound panel cabal wants you to know. | |
| AUDIO SHOWS! WHAT would you like to see more of there. Better brands, hours etc? I live near an obscure and seemingly barely noticeable little town called Boston, MA, so I get it. | |
| AUDIO SHOWS! WHAT would you like to see more of there. Better brands, hours etc? Audio shows would be better if they were closer to where I live. | |
| What do you do when the music’s not speaking to you? I got the notification that I had been mentioned in this thread, and interestingly the notification was sent 5 times in a row. I guess somebody sat on their keyboard. | |
| What do you do when the music’s not speaking to you? The definition of "pro musician" is somebody who does that as a job. I've been a "pro musician" since the 60s, somewhat retired, and I now have piles of instruments to keep me company. By the way, my favorite music is jazz that I do not play (some... | |
| What do you do when the music’s not speaking to you? After years of enjoying my Heresy IIIs with a couple of older REL subs, I decided to put the IIIs (note the III's titanium mids sound much better than the new poly driver redesigned mids on the IVs...no compression throat for some reason) up on sl... | |
| Help! Pre amp turning on by itself. When not in use, turn it off. All my stuff (except a couple of REL subs) goes off when I shut down the power conditioner. | |
| Where is the bass on my B&W 802d speakers? Get a couple of subs as that can really damp room nodes, move the main speakers around, move the whole rig into a better space. | |
| Critical listening and altered states Acoustics? That absolutely makes no sense in the context of this conversation, although being chained to a chair in anechoic chamber while being forced to listen to the entire Ring cycle would likely lead to either a transcendent experience or a ... | |
| ??? What Is Your Favorite Speaker Finish ??? Dagwood. |