wolf_garcia
Responses from wolf_garcia
| Would you pay to listen? Do what I did...having been a musician for many years I volunteered to help with the sound for a monthly "folkie" concert series in a town I moved to in 1999...this lead to my designing their system and then running it for 9 years (this also lead ... | |
| Resolving amps Revesaling is almost as important as revealing. | |
| Resolving amps My Forte' Audio Model 55 seems to work with my Silverline Preludes to provide the best imaging and resolution I can remember (can I remember imaging?...hmmm). Single wired sounds better than bi. I've owned, among other piles of stuff, Vandersteens... | |
| Would you pay to listen? The High End never had a clue how to market themselves to the Great Unwashed. The demise of so many "Audio Salons" proves that point and it's sad...instead of helping people see the virtue of beautiful music as self evident, they cater to the .1 o... | |
| Does Bi-amping really make a difference in sound? Trying things for yourself is just wrong. You could be defying the opinions of audiophiles who's impeccable tastes have been developed through years of gear swapping and tweaking, some going without food for days to pay for a more revealing $1,200... | |
| Would you pay to listen? Movie systems cost $200K? If true they are being ROBBED by installers...a first class full range live PA with flown array speakers and piles of amps, monitors, and mixers can be bought for less than that.I've been amused by Audio Salon pretention ... | |
| Does Bi-amping really make a difference in sound? I think biamping means 1. using your amp twice a year or 2. not caring much about specific male/female connections. It does seem like a lot of trouble for home stereo (if you have a 6,000 square foot listening room with gigantic speakers, certainl... | |
| Forte Model 55 Amp You have a Forte' Model 55? So that's 2 confirmed ownerships. All I've found online is the info here in the Bluebook, and some conversations about other Forte' models. Soderberg did say in an email that these are the last gasp before Forte' "moved... | |
| Forte Model 55 Amp Yeah...I got another email from Soderberg verifying the "100 into 8" (170 or so into 4...the Bluebook here is vague, but I assumed amps are listed as "into 8 ohm"). Info is accumulating in dribs and drabs...bottom line is that in its current unmod... | |
| Forte Model 55 Amp I have found plenty of general info on the Threshold/Forte' connection...Forte's were a LOT less expensive than Threshold amps. I just can't find anything specific to this model such as a list of specs. ANYTHING!Also, I personally would not buy an... | |
| Forte Model 55 Amp Sold to me actually. No clue if it's as good as the Class A but if it was any better my head would explode with excess happiness. Like I said...there are NO REVIEWS or comparisons I can find anywhere. It's built like a tank and Soderberg, at least... | |
| Adcom gfp 750....why so many for sale? Used Adcom stuff is SO inexpensive that if you use any of it (as I do) you should hide it...or buy fake faceplates so people think you have hipper stuff (by "people" I mean audio geeks who, to be fair, are people too). Plenty of reviewers think th... | |
| solid state vs tubes Just ask any (experienced) guitar player. ALL amps sound different, as well they should. I think the bottom line is that tube stereo amps sound better than ever but they're fussy, relatively expensive (relative to SS designs), and tubes start to k... | |
| What Speakers to use in a bar/restaurant environment Forget the amps and buy a set of newer (series II) powered Mackies maybe. They're the smoothest (much sweeter than the JBLs) and most musical for the money (QSCs are also great but cost a lot more) and the 10" 2 ways weigh 20 lbs or something with... | |
| What percentage of audiophiles use a sub ? High accuracy midrange is (to me anyway) important, so I tend to prefer smaller drivers (no offense to Serge, my valet). I have some Silverline Preludes (a bargain...trust me) and an old REL sub with the beefiest 10" I've ever seen. By dialing in ... |