wolf_garcia
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| Tube amps - what 3 things… I think one of the best things about tube amps is the fact that they're fussy. I love the sound of my Pass XA-25 but it just sits there. Looking at glowing tubes, swapping 'em out for others, adjusting bias (I used to do that with my Jolida) befor... | |
| Are you interested in the new generation of "old school" design loudspeakers? As a singer sang in Poco, "nothing happens in the past." | |
| Tube amps - what 3 things… My Firebottle is from late 2016 (it has its birthday on the bottom with Had's signature) I and bought it in early 2017 for 1100 bucks or so. I'll never sell it. | |
| Casual listening Is drinking and smoking pot considered automatically casual? In my new largish house I do pad around in a smoking jacket and those little Gucci slippers...expensive watch...drinking and smoking pot. | |
| What speakers work with low wattage class A amps I'd try a pair of Atmasphere's Class D monos to see if he's right, but I guess that will involve buying them and sending 'em back if they don't satisfy my class A needs. Not likely to happen...I need to make friends with Ralph...who, by the way, i... | |
| Are you interested in the new generation of "old school" design loudspeakers? New KLH speakers have zero to do with the old ones except how they look, the name, and the acoustic suspension design. My first great sounding rig was maybe in 1970 or so with a KLH compact system (model 20 or 24...the one without a tuner), that s... | |
| Power cords known to produce good bass Adjusting tone with power cords is ridiculous as the power supplies in the gear obviate any such thing, and if people think otherwise I simply do not care. Why don't gear manufacturers include "special" boutique (expensive) cords and fuses with th... | |
| Power cords known to produce good bass Power cord magic aficionados please step aside...please... | |
| We should reject hard-to-drive speakers more often There are plenty of people enjoying their "hard to drive" speakers likely with no idea they’re hard to drive. They somehow managed to buy an amp that works (i.e. just about any decent amp)...for shame! Don’t they sit through endless egomaniac John... | |
| Will increasing speaker cable AWG make a difference in sound quality? I needed some slightly longer cables as a new amp wouldn't fit in my normal amp rack space and needed to be a little further away from the speakers. I saw the new version of Kiimber 8PR cables now using the "varistrand" design (varied thickness li... | |
| what are your top "audio bargins" in your system history? Schiit Audio Freya (outstanding), Loki, Bifrost 2-64, Magni +, my Pass XA-25 (not cheap, but a bargain), Dennis Had Firebottle SEP, my ancient Linn Basik/Akito (500 bucks)...Kimber 8PR (newest version) cables...used and inexpensive REL subs...I co... | |
| Harbeth 40.3's. Should I buy them? Harbeths can certainly play anything you want to hear, as do any well designed full range speakers. | |
| Jim Gordon has Passed On... Jim Gordon was a brilliant drummer. | |
| Some more modern jazz piano trios Kjetil Mulelid Trio ("scandawegian" jazz trios are a fave)...and hundreds of others...I'm also Mehldau fan, I've run sound for Charlap a few times (lucky me)...Vijay Iyer is astonishing, Tyshawn Sorey (plays with Vijay often) has a killer piano tr... | |
| Sound meter + equalizer = problem solved? I have EQ for my system (a Schiit Loki is there but not hooked up unless something really needs it) and rarely use it as all I generally need to (rarely) do is adjust my subs...my large, untreated room sounds great as it has furniture lots of crap... |