wolf_garcia
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| Schiit Freya Thump or pop sound Back in the late 70s my band was using another keyboard players rig while subbing for them...powerful amps of some sort, a relatively largish pile of speakers, and a warning to our keyboard player to NOT turn the preamp off first...he forgets...fr... | |
| Reco for a low power amp to try Dennis Had's little hand made tube amps are world class, and mine is the 12 wpc version of his singler ended Firebottle HO. You can contact him on Ebay (and only on Ebay seemingly) and he might make one for you, as his recent versions are generall... | |
| Schiit Freya Thump or pop sound Turn the amp off BEFORE the preamp as that should render your system thumpless. | |
| Hey RICH Audiophiles Oh no! I’ve been SPEAKER SHAMED by Kaitty which in the context of this thread doesn’t make any sense, but desperate responses rarely do. | |
| Why so many wilson alexias for sale To say only Wilson owners are sensitive to the differences between models is interesting as OF COURSE somebody who owns a speaker is much more aware of how it sounds, and thus might notice when the design changes. I'm not interested in owning Wils... | |
| Hey RICH Audiophiles News flash: The ever re-posting Kaitty has lost his ability to detect irony. I suggest that he request that the orderlies put him closer to a window for some air, and remove the dromedary based children's books from his reach. He can thank me later. | |
| Hey RICH Audiophiles I think a system costing hundreds of thousands of dollars can still sound great. Also, I'd rather mention how relatively inexpensive my fabulous sounding system is as that makes me seem real smart. Win win. | |
| Bi-Wire with two pairs of speaker cables I had made a pair of AQ Type 8s into a bi-wire cable and that sounded OK, and then ran into Bill Low at a local audio "salon" and he explained to me why his "Rocket" cables might work much better...I bought a pair of the newer version of the Rocke... | |
| Shorter speaker runs or shorter IC Runs...Which is the better set up and why? Missingtime...or "missing the point"...I was recording performers for a TV musician interview series a while back and noticed that better balanced cables sounded better, period. Using great headphones is an easy way to hear this, as simply live re... | |
| Hey RICH Audiophiles I've loved 911s for years, still do, and then drove a Cayman GT4. One of the great bargains in the "go fast" car world, uses a 911 motor in a mid engine little car, and gets everything right. Lower cost high end audio gear takes a while to assembl... | |
| Shorter speaker runs or shorter IC Runs...Which is the better set up and why? XLRs when used in a truly balanced system are generally zero signal loss and low distortion, and some do sound better than others, but generally not by much (many decades of live sound work taught me this). So if balanced cables come in pairs, sim... | |
| Tube pre for class d recommendations My Freya (now the "vintage" version as it has a hotter output tube section which, alas, the newer versions have tamed somewhat) sounded quiet with the supplied "mystery" tubes, but they were boring so I moved on to new Tung Sols that look great! A... | |
| 2 way vs 3 way question A 4 string bass guitar's low E string is 41hz, and a 5 string bass low B is about 31hz, and a lot of ambient, drum tone low frequency and other normal stuff exists below 40hz in music. A good sub or two will make a full range speaker seem to sound... | |
| rel with monoblocks I’ve never noticed anything from REL recommending NOT using the "high level" amp driven input, as that’s a major part of the REL mojo, "The Sound of Your Amp." Very high impedance presented to the amp’s output means the amp doesn’t care. I use 2 R... | |
| Highest BUILD quality tube amps? Hand made amps from Dennis Had...little gems of tube magic. |