wolf_garcia
Responses from wolf_garcia
| Do Interconnects need to "warm up"? Like a good wine it needs to breathe...or something. | |
| Bob Dylan's Hifi? He is so wealthy he has people who listen FOR him. | |
| Do Interconnects need to "warm up"? System refresher disc? Wow...I play music through my rig all day (if I'm home) so when guests arrive they have a warmed up system to ignore while I bore the crap out of them describing how cool it all is. Then I change the belt on my Linn to the 4... | |
| Need a Speaker Recommendation I use a pair of "Stereophile recommended" Silverline Preludes bought from Ebay for half the original price (with shipping I think they were under $500)...and they sound great (kind of need a sub though...so I use a REL 10" with 'em). | |
| Need a Speaker Recommendation Only issue with Vandys is that you can't take them apart to look at stuff, and cats can (and will) rip the crap out if 'em. I had some new 1Bs and after my cats messed them up I sent them back to Vandy to have them recovered and tightened up (I ca... | |
| Long XLR's: PAD Venustas versus Mogami In case anyone missed it...I recently had a bad (relatively) experience with some new 1 meter Mogami Neglex/Neutrik terminated balanced cables...they were surprisingly unlistenable in my system (Kavent S33, Forte' Model 55), and this is after usin... | |
| 5 legendary speakers? I had a pair of Altec A7s in the 70's...both for live sound and stereo stuff...they were sweet and I have no clue how accurate they were but they had a very appealing sound...with Phase Linear amps...oh yeah... | |
| Hi Fi in The Mechanic movie: what brand speakers? I guess it was "dweeby" in the context of the film as I normally like Shubert. | |
| Can bad LPs damage good cartridges? Is the lack of easy VTA adjustment another one? | |
| What are your favorite phono cartridges? AT 440MLA for under $150 new...amazing cartridge that I love deeply and often. | |
| Can bad LPs damage good cartridges? I love my Spin Clean. Twisted logic: Somewhere somebody (maybe even a Linn manual) suggested cleaning records with the STYLUS as it would supposedly do a better job than an LP cleaner...possibly my favorite LP comment EVER. | |
| Kavent S33 owners...are you out there? I'm using Audioquest Diamondbacks with the S33...work great for an inexpensive XLR (and they're Chinese made so they can speak the same language)...I'm looking around for a used Audioquest "DBS" XLR pair just to try 'em. So now we're up to 3 Kaven... | |
| Hi Fi in The Mechanic movie: what brand speakers? What about the dweeby music he plays? | |
| Long XLR's: PAD Venustas versus Mogami Since when does your hearing deterioration obviate gear differences? Does soundstaging comprehension or perception of tonal subtlety change? No. Note how many pro engineers are over 50...or over 70...mastering geniuses like Bob Ludwig, etc. Some t... | |
| Kavent S33 owners...are you out there? Yeah...S33 owners are too hip for forums as they know this stuff is so good they're DONE! Hey...I still recommend that el cheapo BravoV2 headphone amp...the dude in China sent me a replacement power supply (original one died) free in just 5 days t... |