wolf_garcia
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| Liquid Midrange' - strong side of which tube amps? Although Prima Luna and Jolida make amazing sounding amps, they are certainly NOT in the same league as VAC as they are much less expensive. They're more in the "These amps sound fabulous for far less money" league. | |
| Hegel Design Flaw? I'm frequently astonished that in this age of forums and nearly instant posting of customer opinions of things that manufacturers aren't aware of how this stuff can mess with their reputation…and cost 'em…can Hegel afford bad publicity? They're re... | |
| Tube upgrade options for Dodge 8 preamplifier? NOS Mullard 6201s seem to still be available from Upscale…A great 12AT7 to be sure (I also have a pair of 4024s which sound pretty similar and have been relegated to "backup" status as I prefer the gold pin 6201s). I also found the GL 12AX7s (Russ... | |
| record weight .... correct weight? I'm really not sure the Mitchell weight does much as my table sounded fine without it, but it was an inexpensive tweak that makes me feel like I care so I use it anyway. | |
| How an audio rack can enhance your amp/pre What about the Hornsby basketball session? To quote Art Dudley, "Remove all spiked feet from your playback system and sell them for scrap." And that quote is from somebody who likely didn't shoot hoops with Hornsby, so is he qualified to opine? Al... | |
| How an audio rack can enhance your amp/pre Anybody read Art Dudley's "Tweak" article in the current Stereophile? Lets' see…since somebody asked, here's a few of my musical background highlights: I played ukulele on a "Techno Pop" recording of a Rosemary Clooney inspired cover of "Come On-A... | |
| How an audio rack can enhance your amp/pre "There's a seeker born every minute"…Firesign Theater. | |
| Comparing the Pass Labs XA30.5 to the XA 30.8 A note about Kotke on recordings…his tone is subject to the sound coloration provided by the microphones used, and all mics color the sound (I've worked with Kotke live). Tone wood ID ability is interesting, and I noticed that one of Kotke's guita... | |
| How an audio rack can enhance your amp/pre Agear, what "cliches" are you referring to? I try to make my snappy retorts utterly original! I guess some have a low threshold of assault and are seemingly sensitive when it comes to being called out for inanity, but Robert's "offer" that he "may... | |
| Hooking up a REL sub using a 2-cored cable The guy you bought it from was likely getting the signal from one channel of the amp. I love Speakon plugs (use a lot of them in pro audio) and recommend the angled ones if the REL is near a wall, and since Neutrik plugs allow for multiple wires i... | |
| record weight .... correct weight? I use a Mitchell "Rega" weight/clamp (Linn table) which requires the user to apply downforce before screwing down the clamping mechanism knob, thus making the whole operation somewhat random relative to actual force applied. Still, it works. | |
| How an audio rack can enhance your amp/pre Is there a "burn in" service for racks? Maybe put them under your refrigerator for a week…leave them in the trunk of your car…you simply cannot expect unseasoned brass to perform its magic without having time to "settle in." Little story: I was in... | |
| Liquid Midrange' - strong side of which tube amps? I listen to piano stuff a lot…jazz and classical…and KT150s (with GL 12AX7s and NOS Mullard 6201s) in my Jolida 502p do an amazing job of allowing tonal accuracy with vibrant mids…note that higher expense does not guarantee better performance whic... | |
| How an audio rack can enhance your amp/pre Agear…if you didn't have your cranium so far up your wazoo you could respond to the gist of my comments rationally instead of lamely picking at me personally, although attempts at bullying are to be expected among the insecure. I have plenty of no... | |
| How an audio rack can enhance your amp/pre I take issue with specific things said here using convoluted statements that are clearly nonsense (clearly…just carefully read some of this stuff), and have no beef with tweaks people find useful…I might have a comment or 2 about those tweaks thou... |