wolf_garcia
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| Tube amp forethought I recently watched the Guttenberg "audiophilliac" interviews with Nelson Pass and really enjoyed 'em. Pass, Atma Sphere Ralph, the Schiit guys, Dennis Had...all refreshing and hip as...well...you know... | |
| To those running Klipsch Forte IIIs... My Heresy IIIs are a less expensive cousin of the Fortes, and need subs (which I have), but man...what amazingly well designed fat little gems these things are, and I agree with the esteemed mister "d" as these things steal big chunks of my time ... | |
| Tube amp forethought I've said it before but don't mind saying it again: Tubes are more fun. These days I use an original version Schiit Freya into a Dennis Had Inspire "Firebottle HO" (12wpc more or less depending on tubes) with 99db efficient speakers. The detail th... | |
| Schiit Freya + Aegir vs Rega Elex-R I own 2 Magni 3s, one in the Freya based main system and one on my nightstand for bed time reading music driven by an old iPhone...I like the Grado 325e aluminum phones which are a great match. | |
| Schiit Freya + Aegir vs Rega Elex-R I haven’t heard the Rega amps, but I can yammer on at length about the Schitt products I’ve used...sort of like this: I’ve been using an original Freya for a couple of years and it’s quiet and very coherent, and it sounds beautiful. I’m using it w... | |
| Anyone have experience with the Tung Sol 7581a vs. EL34, KT66, KT88, 6L6 7581a tubes show more internal "blue glow" than any tube I've tried...I like it...and it illustrates my seemingly low threshold of entertainment. | |
| Transducers like ECT from Synergistic Research Kaitty...please post one example of my using hyperbole as discussed...I want to learn...be a better person... | |
| Transducers like ECT from Synergistic Research Hyperbole is: "exaggeration, overstatement, magnification, amplification, embroidery, embellishment, overplaying, excess, overkill," etc. | |
| Anyone have experience with the Tung Sol 7581a vs. EL34, KT66, KT88, 6L6 I buy my 7581a tubes from Viva also, and only recently noticed the break-in phenomena...I haven't used any actual EL34s since my Had amp can run pretty much anything from 150s to 77s, and I have plenty of those, but yeah...I had recently bought an... | |
| Transducers like ECT from Synergistic Research Sacresta...look up "hyperbole." | |
| Is soundstaging emblematic of reality? The "pan pots" used in mixing have everything to do with soundstaging as that's how you place instruments in the mix...many engineers get that wrong but it can still be listenable...a pet peeve of mine is the "30 foot wide drummer" that appears to... | |
| Why do YOU love Vinyl/or hate vinyl Some computer malfunction in "the cloud" or a blip in the net can (and sometimes does) render streaming simply outta here...I have yet to get a buzzkill from my turntable or CD player, and the only way to hear the music on all that vinyl is to put... | |
| Speaking of listening Interesting, although an unnecessarily convoluted and moderately sleep inducing statement of the obvious.That said, maybe get a tube amp and you could plunge into deeper realms of perception and, if you're lucky, some foot tapping might occur. Not... | |
| Tube Amps With Good Bass Qualities Big party levels? I have thousands of watts available to make noise around my place...from bass amps to QSC pro stuff to a single ended 18 watt Burriss Royal Bluesman...and I can get enough mojo out of my little Dennis Had Firebottle into a pair o... | |
| HiFi for musicians I was hooked on high end audio (at least reading about it) from the mid 60’s or so, but becoming a professional musician back then required my using any disposable income (ha) on keeping guitars, guitar amps, and PA systems functioning. I had a de... |