wolf_garcia
Responses from wolf_garcia
| wireless subwoofer transmitter Some of the new RELs offer a bespoke wireless system...a great idea albeit one that adds cost to the speaker. | |
| Best new tube amp under $1500? The Rogers amps are extremely well made, and the one I listened to sounded great hooked up to much more precious gear than I own (this was at Stereo Exchange in NYC with a REALLY annoying sales dude who would not leave me alone and basically ruine... | |
| Best new tube amp under $1500? There are very few recent reviews of anything from Jolida which is a shame. I have the same model of 502p that Jedinite24 uses...bought new with the factory upgrades (inexpensive) and have had tube rolling fun with the thing for a couple of years ... | |
| Why blind listening tests are flawed What people perceive as sounding good is based on personal taste and the only important part of a panel of experienced listeners"blindly" judging/reviewing a piece of gear is what they agree on. That can be useful information. I'm not sure what Le... | |
| Does JBL get a bad rap? Having cut my musical (recording) teeth in early 70s recording studios I can testify to why JBL got a bad rap...extreme treble and boomy bass was what people thought they needed and that's what JBL gave 'em. Amazingly, engineers were able to work ... | |
| anyone tried psvane 12at7 I recently had a Psvane 12AX7T-II die before it should have, so they're on my shitlist (I have new-ish Tung Sol 12AX7s and tubestore "preferreds" as backups so I can remain in the game). I bought a pair of Mullard CV 4024s recommended by "thetubes... | |
| JL Labs vs. REL Shouldn't that be "Rel ARE Garbage?" How about "Rel BE garbage" as a nod to modern speech? My REL is from another era (maybe 12 years ago) and it's a Q150e...so I guess I pass the "new REL sucks" test as the damn thing works a lot better than it s... | |
| Recommend a cartridge for my new TT I replaced an AT440MLA with a Sumiko Pearl after being annoyed by the AT's exaggerated high frequencies...perhaps system dependent (Linn/Akito), but I've been enjoying the Pearl's smooth and seemingly accurate tone for a while now and highly recom... | |
| JL Labs vs. REL No clue about JL subs but I do know that REL knows how to make subs...I rant about my decade plus old Q150e as it works extremely well, and I'm on board with the "high level" input technology as it renders the signal cable length issue irrelevant.... | |
| Which cables would work best? Due to the "compulsive cable swap" disease that exists among certain audio freaks you can score big in the "previously owned" world. Cable synergy (with other cables, your system, your Uncle Fred, yo Mama) is personal taste driven and you have to ... | |
| subwoofer question I second the REL suggestion and found that setting up my Q150e (10" 150 watt bought used for 200 bucks) in a medium sized room was easy. Move the REL around until it sounds good, don't turn it up too much, and adjust the crossover level to blend w... | |
| New Vandersteen oil cooled hybrid amplifiers Dutch roots? I'm certain that Richard's family was responsible for the tulip speculation crash that ruined the Dutch economy. Otherwise, my old 1Bs were an amazing value and sounded great. | |
| Speakers that copied the Wilson Watt Puppy look This is one of the few times the term "puppy look" has been used with a complete lack of cuteness. | |
| New Vandersteen oil cooled hybrid amplifiers My 2012 Triumph Bonneville T100 is air cooled except for the oil cooling radiator...so it's oil cooled seemingly (a good idea), and Richard Vandersteen yelled at me on the phone 20 years ago...something about my requesting driver updates on my 1Bs... | |
| has BAT priced itself out of the market? I'll stick with my factory modded Jolida...sounds great and sort of tells the rest of audio to "pound sand." |