wolf_garcia
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| Any audiophiles into motorcycles I've ridden for over 50 years (man, my butt is sore) with too many bikes to list, and my current fave is a 2012 Triumph T100 I bought new...put Norman Hyde Togas (loud-ish) on it to fool myself into thinking I'm having more fun and they do that sp... | |
| phase linear 500 watt per chanell amp They were great for Clair Brothers live systems in 1974. | |
| Older vs. newer REL subs The good news is that my 3 REL subs from basically the same era, two Q150e 10" masterpieces (had one for years, just bought a second one) and one Q108MK2 8" all work beautifully and were bought used el cheapo. The bad news is that REL won’t servic... | |
| Your tube preamp and ss amp thread I specifically mentioned home audio, and the guitar player analogy relates to the reliability of tube gear in general, with professional tube amps seeming far more reliable than solid state. Guitar players play clean and otherwise and generally pu... | |
| Your tube preamp and ss amp thread Over decades I've had far less trouble with tube amps than SS stuff for home audio...plus, ask any electric guitar player. | |
| what system musicians prefer? Do they care? I’ve been a professional musician since the 60s and also (or at least pre-pandemic) mix smaller venue concert sound. Among working musicians it’s pretty much like everybody else...most don’t care about having a high end sound hobby. That’s just ho... | |
| What’s a mistake you made by being impulsive? I’ve impulsively bought 3 pairs of otherwise well regarded/reviewed new speakers in the last few years (not counting a 4th pair I kept) that I sent back or sold off. All without hearing them first (except the ones I kept). Oh well...lesson (maybe)... | |
| Magico compared to Tannoy I think a big difference is the fact that Magicos are generally more water resistant. | |
| So done with audiophile fuses Many, including myself, have questioned the hyperbole and silly claims of the efficacy of Magic (re: expensive) Fuses, and also question the claims of those who condescendingly imply that those who don’t hear the alleged benefits are inferior list... | |
| Tekton versus Klipsch My Heresy IIIs (with a couple of REL subs) sound flawless with my tubed system. Great coherent mids and just clean all around. Again, trust your ears with speakers as it's about personal taste. | |
| transistor pre with the sound of tubes Get a Schiit Freya + preamp and have tubes, no tubes (it actually turns the tubes off), or a passive setting, and it costs less new than anything mentioned here yet. 900 bucks...I have one (original version) and its most recent quad of NOS GE tube... | |
| What do we hear when we change the direction of a wire? I just made another REL cord for a new sub and noticed the Canare wire I used isn't labeled for directionality...should I undo the carefully shrink wrapped and Speakon festooned masterpiece I assembled? Uh...no. | |
| What Makes your System Special? The liquid liquidity of its liquidness. Oh...and the fact that it's in my house and I can listen to music through it. | |
| Why Do So Many Audiophiles Reject Blind Testing Of Audio Components? Mahgister...way to chew the fun outta my gum. | |
| Why Do So Many Audiophiles Reject Blind Testing Of Audio Components? You have to admit, in audio blind testing is way more effective than deaf testing...just sayin'... |