wolf_garcia
Responses from wolf_garcia
| 2 REL T-5 subwoofers vs. one Rythmik 12 Low bass isn't so directional given some distance from the sub, and it all entirely depends on specific room acoustics...my expert opinion. | |
| Sub placement Risking redundancy: For my tastes the low notes generated by the sub are part of the musical whole, and I wouldn't hear a proper mix with my head on the floor in the corner. It's easy to get an accurate, musical main/sub blend in a listening space... | |
| Tubes/SS Power Amps? Now yer talkin'. | |
| old newbie I had 1Bs years ago and loved 'em! Truly one of the great bargains in audio. I'm a Jolida fan these days and I bet one of their integrateds would sound great...and 1Bs are efficient. | |
| Tubes/SS Power Amps? Are Class D amps less expensive to make? Seems like they are (more power for the buck). I used a great little Class D Ampeg bass amp recently, and it was amazing. I still think tubes are more engaging (and suit my low threshold of gear entertainme... | |
| Entry-level speaker cables I think there's a point where you start assuming the cables you've assembled are working. You can then stop thinking about them (except wondering when to clean the contacts), and start worrying about needle age, running thick copper wires from you... | |
| Tubes/SS Power Amps? I'm of the "first watt" school...if an amp is well designed and used properly it can sound amazing, regardless of the wattage, cost, or type. Speaker impedance matching is key of course, and if you expect to fill a gigantic room to sweaty disco le... | |
| Tubes/SS Power Amps? Driving my tube amp is one of the places where it really differs from SS amps I've owned...it gets rounder with a still listenable tone at highish levels, and that works for me somehow...my sub is SS though, and it just has to be turned down to co... | |
| Sub placement Integrating a sub into a system is utterly room and system specific so rendering suggestions on this is tough. Another reason why I can't get the "put your head where the sub sounds best" thing is that it takes the main speakers out of the picture... | |
| Jolida 502 KT120 tube swapping I was advised (and my manual recommends) to bias any sort of tube to the stock 500mv and it seems to work fine. There is 50mv wiggle room built in. | |
| Sub placement I am capable of adjusting my sub using years of experience tempered by personal taste and it does not involve my sticking my head on the back corner floor behind my left main speaker while the sub enjoys a single malt and hip magazine on my listen... | |
| Tubes/SS Power Amps? So "heat schmeat" was an insufficient response? And here I was trying to be succinct. | |
| Tubes/SS Power Amps? Heat schmeat. Tubes are more fun. | |
| price point to move to separates vs integrated Integrateds now are amazingly good, and I've heard some recent tubed Primaluna and Jolida stuff that sound beautiful...recently heard an old SS Creek that still kicks it. Much of the sonic disadvantages have been rendered irrelevant really, but if... | |
| Moving from CD to analog Getting rid of your CDs seems silly unless you're really "storage space challenged." Ever have a computer crash? Do you absolutely trust a NAS device? My NAS developed issues, I still have my CDs. Your CDs are their own best backup. also, I bought... |