wolf_garcia
Responses from wolf_garcia
| Soundstage and image height, does it exist? People "clamming" are generally not aware of soundstaging so much as the splort and sucking sound the mudflats make as one clams. Otherwise, soundstage height, width, location of instruments either accurate of not (drummer's kits are generally not... | |
| Quest for an external Dac has resulted in me way down the rabbit hole I think the Schiit Bifrost 2 is superb and utterly worth it. | |
| Dumbest cable question Fuses are certainly NOT directional...turn a fuse around in in a decent system and then just sit there and reflect on the fact that you have too much free time. | |
| What's the heaviest speaker you've ever owned? What's the tallest? Altec A7s. | |
| Anybody watch Steve Huff audio on the Tube? I only have cared about his reviews where he likes something I own. | |
| Schiit Freya + Class A in Stereophile Mr_bill...yes, all 4. I even have a few extras and they last a very long time at least relative to power tubes. 6SN7GTB. Stereophile rated the Freya + "Class A" even though it has lots of features... | |
| Mixed Brand Pre-Amp Power Amp Pairings that Work An original version Schiit Freya 9 with NOS GE tubes into a Pass Labs XA-25. Yeah man. Yeah. That's right... | |
| Is There A Big Difference Between Subwoofers From Different Manufacturers Used RELs...works for me. | |
| Schiit Freya + Class A in Stereophile My elder Freya with NOS GEs is absolutely on par with other far more pricey preamps as I proved (to myself and a few friends) by group listening tests comparing it to some ARC preamps and others a few years ago when it was new. In the tube mode it... | |
| Who actually uses digital speakers? My ego won't allow DSP as I abhor the relinquishing to strangers of tonal responsibility. Or relinquishing tonal responsibility to strangers. Or, uh, something. | |
| How Much Do Your Subwoofer(s) Cost Relative to Speakers I have 3 older REL subs, 2 Q150Es and one Q108 MK 2, 2 were 200 bucks each and one was maybe 250...my mains are Heresy III "Capitol Records 75th Anniversary" (woopty friggin' do) editions and they cost 14 thousand bucks a pair. I may have paid too... | |
| Cable curmudgeon Does the alarm system have luscious midrange and toe tapping inciting wide soundstage (not TOO wide) "straight wire with gain" absolute accuracy? Or is it simply alarming? | |
| Is This the Essence of "The Audiophile Dilemma? Dilemma? How about "fun." Great audio is FUN, and if you're too tightly wound to have fun since you may be worried about your subs or "early reflections" (good name for a book) or toe-in...you should do something else. I look for new music frequen... | |
| Many higher end preamps are dated and ugly, why is this? Yeah, lame topic but so what? Schiit gear works very well for my tastes regardless of how it looks (my Freya looks cool though), and don’t let women with no pants sit on your carpet...trust me. | |
| Ideas for an amplifier? I can't think of anything nice to say so...no comment. |