wolf_garcia
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| must you play music to break in tubes I've owned tube amps since the mid 60s, and I will never stand for even a moment of any crackling sound. Others may tolerate that sort of thing, or think up silly explanations based on nonsense to explain it (flakes falling on the cathode? really?... | |
| Did anyone else disconnect thier equipment due to the geomagnetic storms? No, but space lasers can strip your gears. | |
| How often, and how, do you clean your stylus? That's a very personal and inappropriate question. For shame! | |
| Solid state amp vs tube amps Raul...Nonsensical response penalty...minus 3 points. | |
| Can you tell the difference between a $200 and a $200,000 guitar? Note also that acoustic guitars really respond to being played frequently. Richard Hoover (Santa Cruz guitars) tells a story about a Stradavarius in Cremona that gets played a little every day to keep its tone "alive." Hoover also likes mahogany a... | |
| Why even bother? Interesting that you resent the questions...or re-sent maybe? | |
| Solid state amp vs tube amps Ask yourself why most professional electric guitar players use tube amps...then ask yourself, "why am I talking to myself?" Is it OK to like both SS (bad look when abbreviated) and tube amps? I have efficient speakers so I enjoy an excellent tube ... | |
| Can you tell the difference between a $200 and a $200,000 guitar? I've been a professional guitarist since 1967. I've owned a LOT of guitars and tonewoods make a huge difference even in electrics. Interestingly every seasoned electric player sort of gets their own tone going...listen to Billy Gibbons using all h... | |
| Record Store Day 2024? My fave bluegrass album is Chris Thile, Yo Yo Ma, and Edgar Meyer playing Bach trios. Very early bluegrass...gotta love them 18th century German hillbillies. | |
| Does Every Track Sound Great on Your System? Again, the Loki Max is an astonishing EQ specifically designed for home audio and its remote makes it in a class by itself. Nothing like it, it works perfectly. Absolute Sound "product of the year"...blah blah...Don't expect it to work like a stud... | |
| Subwoofer for music only ? I've been using a pair of older (bought used) RELs for years...a Q150e (10" front firing 150 watts), and a Q108MK2 (8" down firing 100 watts). They work absolutely perfectly and cost around 200 bucks each. These RELs seem to have more adjustabilit... | |
| Anyone listen to entire albums? LPs get a full listen, and generally CDs also, especially since I'm using a single CD transport these days (my ancient "built like a tank" Marantz 5 disc CD changer still works and sounds great but can't compete with the convenience of streaming)... | |
| Accuphase or Leben for heavy metal Atmasphere frequently comments on "music specific" gear being a silly idea and I agree 100%. Maybe you don’t want mini monitors for metal, but maybe you don’t want those for Mahler either. Or maybe you do. Do you plan to sit 50’ away from your sys... | |
| Does Every Track Sound Great on Your System? My system with 2 REL subs rarely need adjustment, but I can easily turn the bass level up or down on the RELs (easily accessible using the infamous "chicken head" knobs) or use my Schiit Loki Max to EQ an out of balance recording (seriously, every... | |
| Worst Speakers Ever?? I used a KLH system (model 20 maybe...the one without the FM tuner) in the 70s as the speakers sounded simply better than anything else I could afford. Most of my budget went to guitars and guitar amps etc. as I was a working musician so I hung wi... |