wolf_garcia
Responses from wolf_garcia
| Why do no audio enthusiasts use McIntosh? Listening? Come on man...No…it's the blue meters. If more amps had blue meters the world would be a better place. | |
| Russian Tubes or Old "American" Tubes (built where ever)? After rolling in tubes for years (painful): I currently love (and yes, it is actual love) the new Gold Lion 12AX7s, the Tung Sol (Russian) KT150s, and NOS Mullard 12AT7s, and am also an idiot. Wait…I mean I'm also NOT an idiot…and all of the above... | |
| Mullard Reissue KT88 I bet the NOS 12au7 flashes, as the reason for this makes sense although I forgot what it is…and yeah, nearly none of my friends including serious and non serious musicians, my wife, strangers who get me started talking incessantly about it, my th... | |
| Mullard Reissue KT88 I wonder if the new version Mullard kt88s will flash on start-up, or if that's just a small vintage Mullard tube thing. I would buy them just for that. Seriously. I've demonstrated the Mullard Flash for friends who generally are far less excited a... | |
| Protecting speakers in home theatre application? Contracts? Risk of deportation obviates contracts. My servants all carry small fire extinguishers and wear helmets…because I care. Note that the primary risk to speakers is extreme distortion from a SS amp played too loud, direct current from a fa... | |
| Protecting speakers in home theatre application? My hi-fi is also in a different room in "the mansion" than my TV…I've issued hover boards to all the servants by the way, so as to lesson all the pesky foot noise (highly recommended). I use an old receiver for the TV, and run a signal from the "b... | |
| Mullard Reissue KT88 I bought a pair of 4024s (NOS Mullard 12AT7s) and liked them so much I was afraid the supply would run low so I bought a pair of the gold pin version 6201s and relegated the 4024s to a backup role. I felt much better, and love the "exploding" Mull... | |
| Questions on KT150 tubes I guess I'm lucky…no, wait…I know I'm lucky. | |
| Tube Rolling with the Line Magnetic 518 IA I had a Philips NOS 12Ax7 self destruct right in front of me (years ago but clearly I'm still traumatized). Replaced under warranty by thetubestore.com with a pair of "preferred" 7025s which were simply OK…meh...Tried a set of Psvane 12ax7-ts and ... | |
| integrated or separates...on a $1200 price point? Any one of the new Jolida integrateds (especially factory upgraded, and perhaps KT150 capable)…remote…tubes…fun…WAY less expensive than logic would seem to imply. | |
| Outrageous used pricing on older McIntosh My Jolida JD502p with factory upgrades (I mention this amp too often, but I’m a geezer so that sort of thing is expected) cost something like 1200 bucks new maybe 4 (5?) years ago. I think it sounds astonishingly good with the various tube upgrade... | |
| Latest Absolute Sound I know some great high end interior designers, and some people with too much money and amazing homes (I’m not one of those people by the way…but we get along somehow). As with the general public, wealthy people mostly don’t give a damn about great... | |
| Mullard Reissue KT88 A matched (quad) set of the new Mullard 88s from a reputable Ebay seller (I bought my 120s and 150s from there) are $179, and the 150s are still $269…same as when I bought mine last year. I have Tung Sol 6550s (came with my amp…Jolida JD502P with ... | |
| Mullard Reissue KT88 Did we need a new KT88? (rhetorical question)…in any case KT120s jumped the '88 cart and I loved my quad until they were retired after 3 years of great tone, replaced by the uber-splended KT150s around a year ago. | |
| What vintage speaker might you use today I'm too lazy to read this entire thread, but has anybody mentioned Bozak? Late 60's "people with actual money" had these things here and there and my hippy brain seemed to like them. A note about Altec A7s…there was something "woody" about these t... |