wolf_garcia
Responses from wolf_garcia
| Can headphones ever be as good as high end stereo? I had Grado 60s that died after many years, replaced them last year with new SR80is that are amazing...not closed back, not exotic, simply amazing once broken in (that takes a while). I've used countless "cans" for live mixing for years (closed ba... | |
| SACD... can you hear the difference? Excellent point. | |
| SACD... can you hear the difference? Let me help...if I put ANY cd on my Linn turntable the needle just runs off and nothing but bad noise happens...SACDs or redbook...it just doesn't work at all. | |
| Best XLR IC's for around $300/pair? I use 2 pairs of AQ XLR Diamondbacks bought used. My preamp to amp run is XLR but not balanced, and Mogamis from Guitar Center (seemed like a good idea since I've used their mic cables for years) sounded extremely harsh in that position (note I ha... | |
| Tubes at idle Regarding tube amp care, I've used a 1960 Fender Deluxe tube guitar amp for maybe 50 years with varying degrees of on and offness and it works perfectly. Changed the tubes a few times over the years...but still. Also used dozens of other tube amps... | |
| Dan D 'Agostino, Mark Levinson, Jim Thiel, Surprised that I think Carver is an annoying freak? I might be the only one who feels this way, but he seems insane. | |
| Dan D 'Agostino, Mark Levinson, Jim Thiel, Audiolabyrinth...unless you're joking or working for Carver...that add has run before and I think it's ridiculous, and although those with 5,000 sq ft listening rooms might like the speakers, that add does little to dispel Carver's reputation as s... | |
| "Holographic" presentation I owned an amp years ago that featured pornographic imaging. It was creepy so I sold it. | |
| "Holographic" presentation This is what recording engineers do: Record things to their or the producer's or the artist's taste (mic selection, eq, possible compression, ambient information either natural or from devices), and pan each instrument to wherever they think it ne... | |
| BAT Service My all time fave repair story: I had a ProCo RAT guitar gizmo serviced by ProCo 3 times over 30 plus years...all completely free of charge (except for the minor fees I incurred shipping it to them), returned to me in a box of candy twice, and cand... | |
| "Holographic" presentation As with most hifi subjectivity, the proof is in the listener's pudding so to speak. Also, many (many) other factors not including the use of mono amps (dual mono? most well made stereo anything?) can have a profound effect on what basically is gre... | |
| Silverline Prelude Plus floorstanders I have the last gen Preludes also and can say (and will say) they are capable of sounding amazingly good if well set up with good things driving them (I put mine on wood blocks to raise the tweeter to my ears with Vibrapods under them)...very accu... | |
| How loud is loud? My preamp has zero adjustments for anything although I turn my sub up and down in a small range from time to time and that's all it needs. I assume people listen to different levels depending on how they feel (late at night I can easily enjoy list... | |
| Dan D 'Agostino, Mark Levinson, Jim Thiel, Levinson (the person) has designed some new-ish stuff from Daniel Hertz and lives in Venice (on a boat maybe?). He seems to come up with interesting things from time to time, as does his old company owned by Harmon (I think). Same with Krell in th... | |
| Tubes at idle I'm no expert but I bet they do since the glowing electrodes are still glowing and that doesn't change much when music is playing...isn't idle current still current? I'm amazed at how long the damn things last , and turn mine off when not around i... |