wolf_garcia

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Psvane KT88 tubes in VAC amps
Another vote for Psvane 12AX7 T-IIs...a design unique to them seemingly (extra spacer?) and a sweet, stable, full range sound. Been burning a pair for a while and love 'em. 
Anyone attach an REL sub to Cary amp?
I use spades from my REL cable on the same 5 way posts that carry the banana plugs for the main speaker cables so they stay out of each other's way. The REL puts a very high impedance load (100,000 ohms?) on the amp output so it shouldn't burdon i... 
Your most disappointing purchase or audition?
A 1 meter Mogami XLR cable I bought from Guitar Center...I've used Mogami instrument and mic cables for years with success, and have a Neglex from my Akito tonearm that sounds great, but this run from my preamp to amp (XLR input on the amp but not... 
Where for a tube-newb to start?
Read the descriptions of stuff that "thetubestore.com" sells. It's laid out reasonably (unlike a lot of other dealers) and clearly. Good stuff, and a nice company to buy from. 
Cleaning lady and vacuum
I have a thing about tweeters being covered with mesh...my current main speakers have aluminum/mangesium tweets with strong metal screens that no cleaning lady, child, or errant thrown object can bother...when I look at many expensive Majicos or w... 
Cleaning lady and vacuum
Makes me want to throw my drink across the lawn. 
Cleaning lady and vacuum
Clearly the answer is to replace the cleaning staff with unemployed audio salon employees who desperately need jobs. 
Conrad Johnson Classic Sixty
I recently heard a Classic 60 with a sub through some Thiels and it sounded beautiful. 
Cleaning lady and vacuum
I get it...my butler sometimes puts my cufflinks back in the wrong order after polishing them...insane. The housekeeper has been told dozens of times to gather the staff together and train them to work around the hifi, and I caught one upstairs ma... 
Good inexpensive temporary speakers
I've used a pair of old KEF Q10s (bought new) for nearfield monitoring seemingly forever, and recently heard a pair of KEF LS50s and thought they were stunning. I even saw a used pair someplace...buy them. Do it now. I'll wait here with the motor ... 
Is Audioquest clean and fast?
Bo...Clean up in aisle 4! 
Is Audioquest clean and fast?
Weird...simply weird...for Bo there is no point not worth missing. 
Teton monitors from Wavetouch Audio - A Must Hear
NO POST FOR YOU! The wheels just come off around here sometimes...I like it. 
Has anyone tried KT150s in their ARC Ref 110?
Take what offline? Are we getting TESTY? I did misspell "enough" which is bad. My bad...bad bad bad... 
Has anyone tried KT150s in their ARC Ref 110?
There simply cannot be enought threads about this...I may start another one.