wolf_garcia
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| beginner seperate system U.S.A. made Schiit Freya preamp, 3 instantly switchable modes resolve any mystery regarding tubes vs. solid state (passive, FET, and tube)...balanced and single ended ins and outs...I’ve had one for over a year and it sounds great, and there’s act... | |
| Ahhh--Problem solved. Adding a REL sub-bass unit... Without any regard for "bothering" with calculating "phase response of their XOver, loudspeakers and subwoofer amp to integrate their sub and then measure and analyze the result to tweak and verify?," and simply using a test CD to determine how lo... | |
| Has anyone added a small subwoofer to 2 channel and been thrilled with the result? To answer the question I seemed to have missed, after hearing a friend's system years ago utilizing one REL and liking it, I was looking around on Ebay for any reasonably priced REL and found a Q150e that was missing its grill for 200 bucks. Had t... | |
| Bright or Dim? Note that dimmers make people look better...especially old people. | |
| Are audiophile outlets overated or offer much if anything? Good outlets grip the cable with gusto, and that in itself is comforting and makes sense. | |
| Bright or Dim? Micro arcing is another made up non issue that simply nobody needs to worry about. Clean the contacts on your gear once in a while and they'll be fine. I have hum rejecting power supplies replacing the wall warts in some critical areas (DAC and ph... | |
| Questions from a Tube Preamp newbie As an aside, I like all the JJs I’ve had (all preamp or driver small tubes) except the KT77s, as they lasted about one day in my Dennis Had se amp before I rejected them. They are cheap however...after I recovered from that experience with 77s I e... | |
| Restored Marantz 2275 or Vincent Audio SV-237? The big Vincent integrated (formerly the 236) has been around for some time and is well regarded...a friend has had one for years and I've spent more than a few hours listening to it, and it really is a large beast. Audio Advisor can tell you wher... | |
| Has anyone added a small subwoofer to 2 channel and been thrilled with the result? Bought 2 used RELs for peanuts (Ebay), easily helps make a good system great. | |
| Ahhh--Problem solved. Adding a REL sub-bass unit... My sub voyage started with a used REL Q150e that was the best 200 bucks (Ebay) I've ever spent on audio...all it needed was new grill cloth, done. Year or so later I found a REL Q108MKII also for about 200 bucks, in perfect shape, needed nothing. ... | |
| If you love SET amplifiers, boy do I have speaker for you. 99db Klipsch Heresy IIIs with 2 REL subs, and a Dennis Had Firebottle SE amp...an inexpensive path to mojo all day. | |
| Power Uber Alles ? I demand that my power amp puts out some serious wattage mojo, so instead of a tiny low powered single ended amp, I insist on on the 10wpc (12 with some tubes, but with KT77s it’s supposedly 10) provided by my Dennis Had SE amp for room shaking dy... | |
| Looking for an inexpensive low power amp with exquisite sound Try to find a used Dennis Had single ended amp...I've owned a "Firebottle HO (High Output)" for a couple of years now and it's astonishing...only 4 tubes so it's cheap to maintain. | |
| What unknown musical artist would you like to share with your fellow audiophiles? I know Duke Levine from working with him and seeing him around as he's sort of a local hero, and he blows my mind every damn time...he plays many Wednesdays with Dennis Brennan at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge MA. | |
| DO CABLES REALLY MATTER? Ask somebody riding in a cable gondola at a ski resort...cables matter. |