wolf_garcia
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| Pass Labs XA30.5 in my system? Look at the tube amps for sale here on the 'Gon…simply google anything that seems interesting and there ya go! I wound up with a Jolida because I like balanced inputs (I have a balanced preamp) and the 502P had cannon plug inputs at least…not actu... | |
| Pass Labs XA30.5 in my system? I avoided tube hifi for years as I also thought tubes would be a chore and wear out. They are sort of, and they do…and I'd been messing with tubes for decades in guitar amps. Then I realized I LIKE to mess with hifi stuff, and fell into tube hifi ... | |
| coupling or decoupling of vinyl to/ from platter I use a Mitchell record clamp as it makes me feel better about myself, and my trusty old Linn Basik/Akito rig sounds clean as a whistle (a better DIN cable helped), and a dude at Goodwin's insisted I buy an Achromat…I ignored him. I like a lot of ... | |
| Full range or subwoofer with bookshelfs for best bass at low to moderate volume? DSP is a digital nanny not necessary for great sound, and it’s also generally a box of circuits your precious little signal runs through to allow the imposing of its designer’s opinion on all of your gear. My ego won’t allow it as I’m a pro concer... | |
| Pass Labs I think meters should be required on all power amps as an esthetic thing, and to show that solid state amps aren't dead (I prefer tube amps as they glow…they at least "look" alive). Also, in spite of how THEIR amps measure, over the years I've hea... | |
| Initial impressions of my new Vandersteen Quatro's in Audi Havana Black The only thing I didn't like about the 1Bs was the fact that you can't see the drivers and can't tighten them or poke around at all. Plus the cat trampoline issue…besides those admittedly lame (on my part) issues, they were an astonishingly reveal... | |
| General Initial Impressions--Genalex Gold Lion KT88 Reissue I missed that query aimed at me, but to update...now I'm using GL KT88s (as supplied with this amp) in a Dennis Had "Inspire Fire Bottle" amp with more efficient speakers…the Jolida may be headed for retirement, although seriously served me well f... | |
| Initial impressions of my new Vandersteen Quatro's in Audi Havana Black I was an original owner but it was clear that "upgrading" meant replacing everything which really would have been silly…besides, the1Bs sounded great the way they were. | |
| Initial impressions of my new Vandersteen Quatro's in Audi Havana Black I had a pair of Vandy 1Bs years ago and sent them back for a speaker cloth redo (cat damage). I called when they got there and asked if they could "upgrade" them to 1Cs or whatever, and they put Richard on the phone who proceeded to lecture me on ... | |
| Richard Clark $10,000 Amplifier Challenge - Why Couldn't Anyone Pass this Test?? To actual musicians, the "feel" of the instrument is what counts, and Strads (not all of course) seem to have a feel and tone that people who play them really like, thus they might play better using them. Nobody disputes that fact really, and sinc... | |
| Pass Labs "Bandwagon fanboys"…great sounding term…my next band name... | |
| Pass Labs XA30.5 in my system? I use a SS preamp (and everything else except the amp) and it sounds fine as it's a very good preamp. I referred to Class A solid state amps only as running hot like a tube amp, as any normal SS amp is much cooler…it is interesting to note how man... | |
| What drugs do you use to enhance your listening experience? Geoffkait should know that humor is directional. | |
| Pass Labs XA30.5 in my system? Tubes can last years (preamp tubes the longest, power tubes less so but no biggie as switching them out is interesting), there are tons of them available (remember…millions of guitar amps out there use FAR more tubes than hifi ever will), and a tu... | |
| What drugs do you use to enhance your listening experience? There is simply no meaningful research anywhere indicating pot smoking leads to lung cancer. None. It's been used effectively to reduce side effects from chemotherapy, and there IS data supporting that. If you have sensitive lungs you might not wa... |