wolf_garcia
Responses from wolf_garcia
| Triode or Ultra-linear? Why? After decades of tube and SS stuff I'm way into a Dennis Had single ended pentode amp now ("Fire Bottle" HO, ranted about by me frequently…sorry... ), and although you should use it with relatively efficient speakers to enjoy all the 12 watts each... | |
| Has anyone made the jump to $uper High end and were disappointed? In my little side career of live sound stuff, I use extremely clear sounding multi thousand watt systems for live shows, with basically a mono mix for each side. Is that the "live sound" we all strive for? It shouldn't be…and do home systems repro... | |
| Disappointed w/ Klipsch Heresy III. Now what? Volume not to be confused with db? Hmmm…I'm a professional live sound engineer so I actually know some things (and I'm not very smart so there's plenty I don't know)...also, I use 2 REL subs in a 20X30 ft room with 91DB rated main speakers and a 1... | |
| $1000-$2000 Floor-standing speakers for larger room w/NAD 326bee I’m of the opinion that Vandersteens are one of the least "cat safe" speakers made. I no longer have any cats around (not surprisingly as they eventually die or disappear) but back when I had a wonderful sounding pair of Vandy 1Bs with the seeming... | |
| Switching to solid state amp? "Literally blown away" seems dangerous…one can only hope for a soft landing. | |
| Questions from a Tube Preamp newbie I never leave tube amps on when I'm not around as I've had small signal (preamp) tube commit "tubicide"…once in a guitar amp I left on after a rehearsal (for a week) and that amp never really recovered (sad), and another time a well regarded new-i... | |
| Switching to solid state amp? Tube amps are more fun. Other than the fact that tubes wear out eventually, and people who listen to systems in airless closets may have heat issues, tube amps allow you to mess around with tubes which keeps many unstable audio geeks from causing ... | |
| What makes you build a system around an amplifier? Unless you're a reviewer who listens to different piles of gear for months to form an opinion, I think most people luck into the synergy of a good system since they're not likely to be able to audition several amps in their own listening environme... | |
| Budget Office System Integrated for $1000 or less If I was a cartoonist, I'd draw a cartoon of a dude at a desk with Magnapans on it towering over him. Or gigantic horn loaded speakers sitting on that desk…I would…really... | |
| Advantages of beryllium? I worry that people will accidentally stick their fingers into the tweeters of those precious Magicos…and according to at least one guy who sells them it seems that's not such rare a thing. My fragile aluminum-magnesium tweeters are covered by a m... | |
| Another soundstage question He's right. Simply listening to your system to determine what it's doing is a path to the ear splitting ego crushing roar of a collapsing sound stage. | |
| Speakers are the first piece of the puzzle How many long time audio geeks replace their entire system all at once? I suppose after a house fire…but a lot of my gear stays through speaker changes and other incidental swap outs (cables here and there…often for the most arbitrary reasons like... | |
| Another soundstage question Note to self: Remember that parody doesn't always work among the often humorless residents of audio geekedom, although slipping the ridiculous into these forums does provide me with a bit of admittedly self indulgent joy. | |
| Another soundstage question Soundstage is recording specific, so it's a good idea to spend at least half of your listening time adjusting the speakers to the recording…I recommend jury rigging remote garage door openers to the speakers so you can move them around without lea... | |
| Has anyone made the jump to $uper High end and were disappointed? Super sound? What is that? However, high end home audio is one hobby where "fool yourself" (not the Little Feat song) is a defining characteristic. |