wolf_garcia
Responses from wolf_garcia
| 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. | |
| 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... |