wolf_garcia
Responses from wolf_garcia
| Thoughts from THE Show, is $29k the new $10k? People over 50 were likely involved in much of the design of the speakers, amps, wire, and front end components you hear, the mastering of the music you buy, the conducting and performing of much of the classical, jazz, or whatever stuff you might... | |
| Replasment for Mullard Long Plates? Mechans...are you saying there's something wrong with exploding tubes? You're supposed to only be concerned with the sound of the tubes and not conflagration issues, and always wear safety glasses. My post specifically asks for opinions about the ... | |
| Thoughts from THE Show, is $29k the new $10k? My system is a "panache free zone" and sounds great, including my Chinese tube amp. My beef with the hifi scene is the utter lack of any interest in engaging the general public. Stage a concert? HA! Put out publicity anywhere but in the magazines ... | |
| Thoughts from THE Show, is $29k the new $10k? It's fun to see what somebody comes up with when the design budget constraints don't exist...Buggati my sneakers away! But merely interesting and actually irrelevant to most people. Luckily you can put together a system that satisfies musically fo... | |
| Replasment for Mullard Long Plates? Mulveling...you make a compelling case, and maybe I will get some Great Mullards just so I can say to strangers, "I now have Great Mullards"...totally worth it if only for that, although I assume most people would think I'm talking about a dog bre... | |
| Nakamichi PA-7 KEEPER?? I had a Forte' 55 that sounded amazing, but I was always concerned about the age thing (built in maybe 1997)...it wasn't expensive and I sold it for nearly twice what I bought it for, but that sort of worry can be bothersome. Upgrades can be costl... | |
| Replasment for Mullard Long Plates? I'm boycotting and protesting the AA Tube Asylum for archaic formatting! Also, I prefer this brain trust anyway.I had a conversation about 12ax7s with a dude at "thetubestore" and he thinks the Lions are a nice but more classic sounding tube (i.e.... | |
| Switched From Tubes To SS???Glad You Did??? Phaelon...yeah...the different tube sets I've tried all sound great and do have their own little characteristics, but the KT120 has such ease to it I think it does do a more transformitive improvement. I've recently spoken to someone at "thetubest... | |
| Switched From Tubes To SS???Glad You Did??? I suppose I should be more succinct in my description of tube swapping benefits...I meant it changes the SOUND. I think replacing the 6550s in my amp with KT120s made it snappier...although I'm not sure, but I am sure I'm not interested in it soun... | |
| Replasment for Mullard Long Plates? Ryriken...an unabashed attempt at a sale instead of opining on Gold Lions is simply tawdry. How much are they anyway? | |
| Switched From Tubes To SS???Glad You Did??? Relative pathological or hysterical tonal merit opinions notwithstanding, I enjoy tube swapping as a user friendly tone change vehicle to a degree that I can't imagine not being able to do that. I find the tactile and visual aspects of a tube amp ... | |
| Sub question for my system Perhaps get a REL. You can use one of 'em with great results and I'm NOT a dealer, just a very satisfied owner of an old REL Q150e that is amazing. My listening room is a bit larger than yours and has a tall sloping ceiling...the single REL loads ... | |
| Replasment for Mullard Long Plates? Ya know...I have the same reaction to that site. I've been there before and really its format just blows chunks. Is that because people actually like the style or its just been that way for a long time and it's comfortable somehow? In any case, al... | |
| Switched From Tubes To SS???Glad You Did??? Winking is just creepy. Don't do it. | |
| REL Storm 1st version with XLR High Level input I imagine replacing the XLR input could be a pain in the ass, but Speakon plugs are easier to work with. It is exactly the same "2 hot and 1 ground" result. |