wolf_garcia

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Can anyone hear the difference when you add REL subwoofers when playing two channel
Maybe he's not referring to the Speakon plug itself, but the efficacy of the REL "high level" input design. I'm a fan of the angled Speakon because, a. They keep the cables better sorted (whatever THAT means) and, 2. They're made in Liechtenstein.... 
Why the fascination with subwoofers?
The bass in "other parts" of the room aren't important particularly unless you curl up in the corner for a panic attack or some sort of modern dance move. I have a sloping high ceiling in my listening room, with one side opening up to a kitchen/di... 
Can anyone hear the difference when you add REL subwoofers when playing two channel
Most people have no idea how powerful 100 watts actually can be, and the 1000 watt or so subs that are around generally use a class d amp to get to that level and only a fraction of that power gets seen by the driver, so it's seemingly a marketing... 
Can anyone hear the difference when you add REL subwoofers when playing two channel
I have 2 "older" UK made RELs, a 10" Q108MKII at 100 watts, and a Q150e at 150 watts, and they integrate into my listening room extremely well...you do have to pay attention to level, crossover points, phase, and location, but even without a "room... 
Tubes or stick with S/S
I've never seen a tube driven sub, so an all tube pre/amp system (as I have) with one or two (or a swarm) of solid state amp driven subs seems fairly normal, and using 2 RELs with the mains left alone works for me. The tube amp I use is a 12wpc or... 
Take up drums at age 56?
I've been playing music professionally since 1967, and although I'm primarily a guitarist-singer-songwriter-bass player, I LOVE to play drums...drummer gets up and I sneak behind that kit...had a rehearsal space under my house in Hawaii for years ... 
Laser measurement for speaker position
A measuring tape does the job for me, and slight differences in distance have absolutely zero, and I mean zero, effect on the soundstage or anything else as sound waves traveling through air are not absolutely stable...are your headphone speakers ... 
What in your mind represents real technological advancement.
Subversive...yeah man! I'd like to hear comments from others on this thread as to why they DON'T embrace the hyperbolic Magic Tweak "rants" for lack of a better word...wait, here's a better word: Rodomontade...(what's another word for "thesaurus?"... 
What in your mind represents real technological advancement.
Clearthink...you left out "are there" from my post. It's a fact that many "feel" better after burning cash for silly tweaks, which seems like all anyone needs to know about most of them. 
Can one ever be "done" in this hobby?
Power handling and efficiency aren't necessarily related...like saying, "it's heavy, but it's green." I likely use a couple of watts to get my 99db speakers filling my ears and the room, and the peak capability of 'em is 400 watts. You can have a ... 
What in your mind represents real technological advancement.
What about the inexplicable (or simply not explicked) advances from people like Ted Denny and Tim Mrock? Read the breathless endorsements and accolades from the faithful followers of these obvious geniuses and you can see that a mere fuse, piles o... 
Looking for an integrated tube amp under $2500
Jolida amps rarely if ever get reviewed, and as a fan of my trusty 502p power amp (sold it when I switched to a single ended design), I can vouch for the quality of these things, and they're much less expensive by a large margin relative to other ... 
Anyone heard Schiit's Aegir?
Kinda early but I’m curious also...note that major mags seemingly (I might have missed it if they did) haven’t reviewed a Vidar amp or a Freya preamp (I have one of those) although Schiit does buy adds, so one does seem to have to wait until users... 
Recommendation for higher power tube amp
I just walked over to my 12wpc tube amp and yelled at it to let it know I'm aware of all the loafing into my 99db speakers. I used to have it matched with 90db or so speakers, and you could make that amp sweat bullets...now it just loafs along...I... 
Tubes or stick with S/S
I follow Had's stuff on Ebay as one of my "saved sellers" (in fact the only one of those), and if I actually felt the need for another Had amp I'd buy that 300B version immediately (I wonder why his amps don't sell in the first hour of listing 'em...