wolf_garcia
Responses from wolf_garcia
| ADCOM GTP 500 vs GTP 500 mk ll? Sold my GTP500II a while back after owning both the models for many years…both great sounding well made preamps. Had another preamp with balanced outs later (forget the model) and it was also sweet. Upgraded to other items over the years, but Adco... | |
| Has anyone made the jump to $uper High end and were disappointed? I bought a used low mileage BMW for less than what a new Toyota costs because I'm not an idiot and I like great cars, and my el-cheapo E90 is killer (still drive it every day, and the cost to maintain it is held down by avoiding dealerships and su... | |
| Mid grade Integrated amp choices Shiit Ragnarok maybe…balanced ins and outs, seems well made, 1600 bucks. | |
| hooking up subwoofer to 2 channel tube amp Neutrik Speakon plugs are solderless little gems I’ve been using for years with my 2 REL subs and pro audio speakers. I have the angled version in both my RELs so they don’t protrude so much, and anybody with 5 minutes and a small screwdriver can ... | |
| What exactly is colored sound? More than accurate, I simply want recordings to sound good to ME. I have actual instruments around for reference, but to say I use those for that purpose isn’t particularly accurate (no pun intended) since I don’t. How an "actual performance sound... | |
| Brimar vs Mullard cv4003/12AU7 I no longer use my trusty NOS Mullards (new amp, different tubes) but for me the best thing by far about those tubes was the flash at start-up. Sure, they sounded great, but it's that flash…oh yeah…uh huh... | |
| What makes you build a system around an amplifier? Hey…you asked...My current favorite amp (by a mile) is a Dennis Had "Inspire" Fire Bottle SEP (pentode) HO (high output, and the only item ever in my gear heap that says "HO" on it). Bought it on a whim when a slightly used one appeared, and it's ... | |
| Physics of downward firing woofers Trust me…you don't wanna know the details. | |
| Stillpoints Ultra 5 Inna…Vibrapods do pretty much exactly what other, much more expensive isolation products do…turn vibration into heat. If you touch the floor next to my main speakers when relatively loud music is blowing through them you will feel ZERO vibration f... | |
| Physics of downward firing woofers Gravity has absolutely no audible effect on a downward firing woofer's performance. None. A speaker cone is extremely light and its performance relative to the pull of gravity is meaningless unless it's a 172 inch cone, and if it wasn't, cones fac... | |
| Stillpoints Ultra 5 I use relatively inexpensive Vibrapods under my speakers and they work very well to decouple them from my wood floors. Cheapskate solution? Indeed. | |
| FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY STING LIKE A BEE Indeed, there are many. | |
| What makes you build a system around an amplifier? A relatively low powered single ended amp, if it sounds great, will force you to drop whatever your doing, sell all of your unnecessary belongings, and spend all of your time searching for the best sounding high efficiency speakers…this results in... | |
| How could 100 Watt class a has more head room than a 300 Watt amp Class AB The sound of music (wasn't that a movie?) when it reaches your head is far more important than the wattage your amp produces, so if it sounds good at 12 or 2000 watts, it's good. A Class A single ended amp gets rid of whatever crossover distorti... | |
| Latest Absolute Sound News flash! BO resurfaces and takes a stand against ugly fat people! His bravery is never less than inspiring…you go BO! |