wolf_garcia
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| Now it's subs I bought 2 used RELs from the same era for 200 bucks each, both in excellent condition. The first was maybe 4 years or so ago and it's a Q150e front firing 10, and the second I found last year and it's Q108EII. My system was absolutely energized b... | |
| Link for acoustical treatments I recommend buying furniture…trust me on this... | |
| Why pay so much for super high end? Plenty of well made less expensive things are out there, and I enjoy finding those things, keeping the stuff that sounds great, and generally leaving my system alone unless something starts to bug me (maybe due to crossover cap degeneration or my ... | |
| Hi-Fi Tunig Fuses & Parasound A21 Since some say you need 170 hours break-in on your Special fuse (SR fuses anyway), and if you buy into the nonsense of "fuse directionality," you're tasked with trying to remember how your system sounded before the fuse was replaced. You spent the... | |
| Hi-Fi Tunig Fuses & Parasound A21 Still, no proponents of the Magic Fuses and their ability to make cellos sound better have EVER offered up any reasonable explanation for this…good, simple Littlefuses that cost maybe 6 bucks do the job just fine (failing if need be…that’s the job... | |
| Hi-Fi Tunig Fuses & Parasound A21 Fuses are not in any signal path except in the broadest sense that many of the electrons used by an amp can somehow become signal…sort of…One of the most telling aspects of the premium fuse charade promoted by, as an example, the athletic SR fuse ... | |
| What are the best speakers for 80's hard rock? My speaker system sounds great for all eras of hard Rock & Roll, except a few specific things from late June of 1979…otherwise atmasphere is correct as usual, although some may find analog recordings of Liberian Death Mumblecore using a 1952 M... | |
| Rega RP6 vs Pro Ject 1Xpession Carbon - is there $500 difference I think Regas are brilliant designs and I get that…the RP6 is way cool, HOWEVER…and I’ve mentioned this before…no VTA is a deal killer…shims? Nope…that seems like a both a "bandaid" approach and lacks the adjustment accuracy I think is necessary t... | |
| Enough SET Power for Rock and Roll I owned a pair of Altec A7s for years run both full range and later biamped, mostly for live sound applications…the rare times I used these for stereo playback they were simply amazing, and you could run them from 20 watts…(My KLH model 20 compact... | |
| Electronics for Harbeth, Especially Monitor 40 series I don't get the "speed" thing. I think tube amps are generally snappy, and am amused that somehow the term "speed' has been co-opted by reviewers and others who apparently have run out of adjectives. Like "metal drivers are faster"…no, they're not... | |
| Cayin vs. Primaluna Tube Integrated Amplifier Here's where for no particular reason I usually insert a plug for Jolida, but since I have no particular reason to do so, I won't. | |
| Primaluna Dialogue Premium HP Driving PSB Imagine T2s 88 to 90 db efficiency for those speakers should allow you to drive 'em easily, and tubes simply seem snappier sounding anyway (whatever THAT means…more linear, instant tube juice, happier electrons...). I use a 60 something watt per side tube amp... | |
| is it ok to leave a tube amp on without speakers connected The answer is clearly yes you can, but not without certainly experiencing the aforementioned damage to your tube amp…but yeah…you can. | |
| How hard it is to replace the rca input on the shindo amplifier? For many years I've had one of those spring loaded solder vacuuming devises ("solder sucker") where you just point it at the solder and hit the button…instantly sucks up the hot solder no problemo, weird but effective. | |
| Bi-Amp v. Uneven Speaker Cable Runs (Pass Labs B&W 802D) 2 opinions: Basic Belden cable isn't spiraled to reject noise, and it's ugly. |