wolf_garcia
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| Horn based loudspeakers why the controversy? "Everything you know is wrong," Firesign Theater. | |
| What are the best loudspeakers under $4000 to re-create lifelike piano I also like Bill Evans, and if you listen to his vinyl through the Heresy III speakers with a tube amp it allows for an essential Beatnik experience. I put on my black turtle neck, drink a martini (dirty…did they have those in the 50s?), smoke (no... | |
| Why don't amplifier Companies use high end fuses? I also don't care if the Special Fuses are particularly measurable relative to what they could be doing, but I'd certainly settle for "explainable," especially from somebody who designs them. | |
| Since Dennis Had left Cary has the company built any new tube equipment? Yeah...I've seen his "no reserve" items as I check his Ebay stuff from time to time…lately he seems to be doing the lower powered SET amps, and when I sent him a minor question about my amp (bought from the previous owner who said he hadn't used i... | |
| Open Baffle. Why are they mostly limited to DIY? Open baffle combo guitar amps and speaker boxes have been around seemingly forever, and I prefer them over closed boxes these days, except for bass amps. | |
| Since Dennis Had left Cary has the company built any new tube equipment? Dennis does seem happy…his current business model, other than the well regarded Dragon Inspire headphone amps he makes for Moon Audio, is interesting. He makes what he feels like making for his fans (who seem to be able to get Had to make preamps ... | |
| Since Dennis Had left Cary has the company built any new tube equipment? I have a Had "Inspire Fire Bottle SEP HO (!)" that I rave about all the time, and it seems hand made (according to Had's signature on the bottom of the amp it just had its first birthday)…it's adorable. Go HO. | |
| What are the best loudspeakers under $4000 to re-create lifelike piano Snapsc…I bought the Preludes years ago after hearing them at a friend's house…he basically did the research for me. They're amazing with huge magnets on what are 3.75" (I measured them…not 3.5" dammit) woofers, and clean down to maybe 50hz where t... | |
| Which watts are the right watts in SS amps? I think every amp should have meters mainly because I like them. I use the meter screen on my Squeezebox Touch at night because, as I said, I like them. Meters will improve the sound of any amp because they involve your otherwise not involved (for... | |
| Horn based loudspeakers why the controversy? The Devil has horns…as do cows. And my cars and motorcycles. I actually swapped out a buzzy little horn thing on my 2012 Bonneville for a horn loaded horn. Way louder. Doesn’t that mean anything? Discuss. | |
| Why don't amplifier Companies use high end fuses? I think it's utterly worth it to invest in extremely high quality and safely designed products with companies with an unimpeachable reputation as leaders in their field. That's why I'll spend the 2 bucks on Littelfuse products…I can hear the diffe... | |
| Why don't amplifier Companies use high end fuses? My main criticisms of Magic Fuse performance are the claims of what the fuse can accomplish. Measurable directionality only means that possibly current flows a TINY BIT better in one of the directions and that phenomena is rendered meaningless in ... | |
| What are the best loudspeakers under $4000 to re-create lifelike piano I’m a piano freak (lots of jazz) and I’m pretty critical of how piano sounds from my rig...Silverline Preludes do great piano, as do my Klipsch Heresy IIIs (so SUE me). I also have a piano in my listening room that sounds like a piano, so there’s ... | |
| Why don't amplifier Companies use high end fuses? I think most of the high end amp makers are in the pocket of Littelfuse lobbyists who are trying to take over the world. Hell, I’m relatively sophisticated (!) and even tested some "special" fuses…stayed with my Littelfuses as, clearly, I’ve becom... | |
| Horn based loudspeakers why the controversy? Nonoise….I tested these with a tone from my trusty old Stereophile test CD and they do go lower than the ratings state (there's some signal to the 40s certainly), and mine aren't near corners as I have my subs (off during the test of course). Note... |