wolf_garcia
Responses from wolf_garcia
| The Audiophile Upgrade Easiest to Ignore An audiologist test doesn't test for what is essentially the benefit of a lifetime of listening to music. Plenty of older individuals (not unlike myself) have developed listening skills and tastes that I feel transcend hearing range particularly..... | |
| I Am Not an Audio Snob Just bought a Loki Max and it's amazing. Ordered some "chicken head" knobs so I can more easily see changes from my sitting position. Some "snobs" don't like chicken head knobs...and I say, "what's not to like?" | |
| Audio Research S80 with DeVORE FIDELITY O/96 I mention Collings guitars as an example of actual craftsmanship as opposed to what DeVore does. I'll always feel that ARC and DeVore are overpriced, and if ARC's recent financial troubles are any indication of this I'm not alone. Schiit makes ast... | |
| What is your most fond musical memory. My little local blues band opening for Led Zeppelin on their first tour (the second half of their first tour anyway...May '69...whatever happened to those guys?) is tied with seeing Moby Grape headline a show in '67 with Tim Buckley and Jimmy Hend... | |
| New Pass Labs Go To I bought my Pass amp from Moon Audio. Great company. | |
| Audio Research S80 with DeVORE FIDELITY O/96 For the record (is there a record?), my amps, speakers, preamp, cables, a DAC, headphone amps, and EQs (including a brilliant Loki Max I just bought) are all US made. DeVore’s cabinets are made in a furniture shop (surprisingly owned by an attorne... | |
| What new gear have you just bought? The remote, the relay pots (like in my Freya), and the build quality. Totally worth it even after just a few days enjoying it. I'm sure the Lokius sounds great also as do the 2 Lokis I've used, so there may not be that much incentive to get the Ma... | |
| Leave system on or power everything down? Turning things off and on doesn't hurt them one bit. I have amps and things that have lasted decades and been turned off and on thousands of times. Leave things on and a tiny cap fails and wham...too bad you weren't there. | |
| Audio Research S80 with DeVORE FIDELITY O/96 It's always a good idea to combine overpriced components with each other. 12 grand for a couple of drivers in a box with a veneered front? Count me in! | |
| I am streaming , how can I play music when provider goes down. I think a good ukulele is clearly the answer...easy to learn some chords and play anything including hip hop and EDM. Ukulele EDM? Nothing quite like it. Impress your friends with your resourcefulness and remember, you can buy one hell of a uke fo... | |
| It's almost like poll, but certainly more fun I’m a watch geek and collect whatever I find to be interesting and a good value. All automatics. A new Rolex currently requires a long wait if ordering one, and they’re very expensive these days. Interestingly they produce around a million watches... | |
| What new gear have you just bought? After getting my system utterly dialed in to my tastes I just bought a Loki Max. I was worried it would pick up transformer hum (Schiit says this is a thing) since I use a Bryston BIT-15 conditioner that's basically a large toroidal Piltron in a ... | |
| Mental and auditory acuity, and aging Exercise is the only quantified healthy life extender other than genetic luck. Unless you have some allergy issue your diet isn't that important, within reason...don't get stinking drunk everyday and pound six cans of Spam but simply pay attention... | |
| Service After the Sale I've decided to ignore this conversation for a couple of weeks. Seems fair. | |
| WHY CABLES MATTER! Nothing unleashes an avalanche of blathering like another "cables matter" topic. "Dark with imaging to light with less imaging?" Oh yeah, that’s right...uh huh...it just goes on and on. Note that many factors seem to make a difference. Your toe sp... |