wolf_garcia
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| The difference between an Audiophile and a Stereophile? Currently my entire neighborhood is being cryo treated by nature and it does kind of sound better, so I suggest covering cables with snow. A "stereophile" is committed to 2 channel listening, while the opposite is actually a "monophile." An audiop... | |
| Please share pics of what inside YOUR power conditioners A Bryston Bit 15 is basically a giant toroidal transformer and some small bits and weighs a lot, which is really a gravity thing. | |
| Mid-fi tube vs high-end SS Tubes aren't getting harder to find as non-Russian tube manufacturers are ramping up more and more, and the Russian stuff is flowing again...note the guitar amp biz uses way more tubes than hifi ever has..."Vinyl is dead"...remember that? | |
| Devore O vs Audionote I didn't like the Heresy IVs at all...they redesigned the mid horns and blew it seemingly. I might warm up to DeVores (but likely won't unless somebody gives me a pair of 'em) in my system but I like the idea of well executed horns like those in t... | |
| Mid-fi tube vs high-end SS Why is any man eating another man poison? "Man poison again, damn." Pool house, game room...I compel all of the help including my valet to listen to mediocre systems, and in the evening they just avoid me...could be the tubes or maybe it's me... | |
| Devore O vs Audionote Yeah...A D’Agostino "Relentless" amp or 2 McLarens...The things I own weren’t overpriced, they are simply great sounding and fairly priced great designs...Indeed, manufacturers can charge whatever they want but if I sense overpricing (relatively) ... | |
| Devore O vs Audionote Does anybody around here think Devore speakers are somewhat overpriced? Cabinets made next door to his shop (plywood?), couple of bespoke drivers...the Baby costs $7,000 or so...093 $8400...a handmade guitar in that price range has more craft than... | |
| New MOFI speaker (Andrew Jones) I was thinking of trying out the new MoFi speakers but bought another acoustic guitar instead. It sounds like live music (only when played, otherwise it's fairly quiet). | |
| Tube amps and a Stradivarius Nelson Pass did some fancy footwork designing the XA-25 (Eliminated "degeneration" feedback...whatever that means) to make it appeal to tube heads (like me) or maybe just himself, and it seems to do just that in Class A...engaging indeed... | |
| Mid-fi tube vs high-end SS Note that "high end" denotes quality and not necessarily a steep price. My Schiit Freya (original version) preamp has more flexibility relative to tube use (or not) and ins and outs than pretty much anything out there and consistently gets a "Clas... | |
| Mid-fi tube vs high-end SS My Dennis Had tube amp is hardly "mid fi" except that it wasn't expensive, and I still listen to it from time to time but it was relegated to a resting spot by a Pass XA-25. That actually is one of the most transparent SS amps out there but it's 5... | |
| Thought I’d share: Nicely done and practical DAC review Sorry man, but questioning my personal esthetic won't harsh my mellow...and no, Schiit seems sort of hilarious especially when you see Jason Stoddard guzzling wine during an entire interview (who, by the way, was part of Sumo, a GREAT name for an ... | |
| Thought I’d share: Nicely done and practical DAC review I will never buy anything from Denafrips as the name bothers me. What the hell is a Denafrips? Schiit doesn't bother me and I do buy their stuff including a Bifrost 2/64 (got the upgrade) that some feel sounds pretty much like the YGGDRASIL+ which... | |
| The Right Speaker Cables I've got some pricey AQ and Morrow cables but curiosity reared its ugly head again so I bought a pair Kimber's new red and black (cool looking) 8PR cables...relatively inexpensive and they now have the "vari strand" copper innards in the latest ve... | |
| Amazon music vs Qobuz Tidal sounds great in my gear heap and that made Amazon (tried it briefly but...meh) seem unnecessary...A Node 2i into a Bifrost 2/64 DAC (the Node internal DAC doesn't sound nearly as good as either of my outboard DACs)...I don't see any reason t... |