wolf_garcia
Responses from wolf_garcia
| Should I bother to try a subwoofer? "Need"? YES YOU DO! I'm a huge fan of the REL stuff for hifi. A friend turned me on to 'em a year or 2 ago (he has the same main speakers as I do). I bought a clean used one (Q150E) and man...anybody who smugly claims there is "no benefit" from a ... | |
| sub for Studio-20s? There are used RELs out there for a fraction of new ones. I saw one like mine with a cable recently for about $300. | |
| sub for Studio-20s? Note that the REL uses a slightly different technology than most other subs with their recommended "high level" input that takes a very high impedence signal from the speaker lugs of the amp itself (a tiny, irrelevant load is seen by the amp). Thi... | |
| sub for Studio-20s? A used REL. | |
| Do you ever doubt you ears ? I know the sounds in my head are really there...I just do. | |
| can i improve my system with a better cd player? I say FORGET CDs AND vinyl and hire live musicians to come over and play stuff. They're analog (mostly) and sound almost as good as a recording...and cheaper than good cables!...end of discussion. | |
| can i improve my system with a better cd player? I bought a used Dacmagic for around $300 and it improved an older CD changer big time (digital out on the changer). My old but well made Marantz changer has a new lease on life. | |
| Do you ever doubt you ears ? El redundo amundo. Indeed, that is pretty much exactly what I said. | |
| When to get your amp up graded caps ??? The above post fails to mention how out of balance and spec the amps were in the first place, but if Bryston does this free of charge (for 20 years...very cool) I suppose nobody cares. It seems that often it costs so much to upgrade everything or ... | |
| High-value powered monitors Mackies. Several models out there, and you can find 'em used easily. | |
| How Much Difference Does a More Powerful Amp Make? Isn't that what the Pass "first watt" thing is all about? There are a hundred things that make up a great amp, and power is only one of them. I think 100 clean high gain watts per side is just about right for my rig and room, but I was at a friend... | |
| Do Interconnects need to "warm up"? It is good to know it takes a while for my cables to settle down once I disconnect them. Not sure why...but it's good. | |
| When to get your amp up graded caps ??? Russian Roulette requires 1 live chamber, otherwise it's just too dangerous. | |
| Kavent S33 owners...are you out there? I am afraid to admit I own some old stuff as it severely downgrades my audio geek street cred, but I'm also an audio cheapskate so I have no choice. It is kinda funny to me how self indulgent I felt when I bought the ACE515 all those years ago...t... | |
| When to get your amp up graded caps ??? I think it is sometimes necessary to "downgrade" the amp when one feels unworthy of the high quality of the sound. |