wolf_garcia
Responses from wolf_garcia
| Beware the audio guru I have an old former surfer friend (he was a friend in to 60s, and not since) who's an "actual" guru in Hawaii. Lots of followers, and it's been interesting to see his strange guru path..smart guy, formerly great surfer...it's all too weird. You c... | |
| Keep Adcom GFP-750 or Replace I've owned a few Adcom preamps over the years (most recently sold my last one maybe 6 or 7 years ago and it had balanced outs, although I can't remember the model) and they work fine, but last year I bought a Freya just to see what's what as they'... | |
| which 6sn7 gives the most air?? I suggest NOS USA made Amperex tubes, but they're hard to find (one came with my Dennis Had SEP amp, and I liked it so much I bought another one for backup)...I've recently scored a little pile of NOS Sylvania "chrome domes" that seem neutral and ... | |
| Inexpensive Tube Amps The "where I wound up so far" story: I became enamored of the sound of my Had amp used with a pair of new 93db Sonist Recital 3 speakers until I put my previous Silverline Preludes (supposedly 91db) back in the system just to see how they sounded ... | |
| New D'Agostino Monoblocks...$250,000 People forget how calculated Dylan's early career path was, from his name change to his singing style to his Woody obsession...he had the chops, work ethic, and charisma to make it all work somehow and the timing was impeccable, clearly illustrate... | |
| Inexpensive Tube Amps Will62...I'm not trying to talk you into anything and hey, I get it, and even mentioned that I thought your amp seemed pretty cool. I'm into inexpensive gear with high value and great sound as I think it's simply more fun to seek out that stuff. | |
| New D'Agostino Monoblocks...$250,000 I think audiophiles often simply want things that sound good to them, as really, there is no standard (what do these amps do in the quarter mile? 0 to 60?). I think D’Agostino’s "wrist watch meets steam punk" gear looks amazing, likely sounds fine... | |
| Inexpensive Tube Amps I had never heard of the TubeCube7 although I've bought tubes from "the depot" from time to time...interesting. Note that my World Class "El Fabuloso" Dennis Had Firebottle SEP HO (It's a HO...says so right on the front panel) cost only 1100 bucks... | |
| Spike feet protectors I use Vibrapods instead of speaker spikes as they uncouple the speaker from the floor, they don’t cost much, and I think this approach makes for much better sound on wood floors than spikes. Some sort of decoupling feet are offered on a lot of pri... | |
| New D'Agostino Monoblocks...$250,000 I don't understand why anybody would feel uber-expensive amps would have a negative impact on anything. Many astonishingly great sounding items exist for those unwilling or unable to spend kilo bucks on an amp, and the comparison to Ferraris or a ... | |
| Best sounding compact integrated amp < $2k? Get a Jolida...they're amazing for the money, and relatively inexpensive...I owned a 502P power amp for years and it was trouble free and delicious sounding. | |
| power It's a "first watt" concept for my tastes. Having owned a lot of powerful amps I've joined the cult of Single Ended esoterica. Efficient speakers (99db) and a little gem of a SEP amp (Firebottle HO...it's a HO) from Dennis Had performs brilliantly... | |
| We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses There’s no mystery that tubes have an obvious effect on the tone of things…this is exactly what I said, with no inference as to wondering why (I decide what to wonder about as I am the Wonder Decider). Also, to compare speaker cable performance wi... | |
| Morrow IC's I like Morrow cables, and am currently breaking in a new 1.1 that is 1.5 meters (needed more room for my Schiit Loki) and it already seems to be working fine, although Morrow claims I need 400 more hours of break-in. They're giving away a free 1.1... | |
| We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses Tubes contain enough components in their makeup to display tonal differences in a somewhat obvious, and generally explainable way…fuses, even with all of the back and forth conversation including accolades for the "magic" high end versions, claim... |