wolf_garcia
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| Your journey with lower-watt tube amps -- Can a kit be good enough? I'm currently using Gold Lion KT66s, a NOS Amperex 6SN7GTB (looks like a re-branded GE), and a "Tubestore Preferred Series" 274B rectifier. Note I have a drawer full of tubes including more GLs (88s, 77s, 90s, 120s, etc.) and other stuff. The 66s ... | |
| The Real Reason Why Music Is Getting Worse!! I was around when the Beatles happened, and remember being stunned when a new album arrived...especially the Rubber Soul/Revolver era. I recall well how utterly lame any other "pop" band was at that time, except for soul music and a few exceptions... | |
| Your journey with lower-watt tube amps -- Can a kit be good enough? I use a 2016 Dennis Had Firebottle HO (high output, whatever THAT means...max 15 watts pc or something? Likely less with some tubes but, meh...) that sounds astonishingly good with my 99db horns (mid horn damped titanium mid and tweeter drivers He... | |
| ACTUAL MUSICAL SOUND VS. MEASUREMENTS Sometimes I like to sit in my comfy listening chair and enjoy some measurements...there's no sound of course, but knowing those measurements are there just makes me want to jump up and dance my ass off. | |
| Nearfield Low-Level Listening : New Speakers or EQ? Thoughts? I think you should have waited for your Loki Max before posting this. I've used a couple of Lokis for years (early adopter...now one is in my stereo video system and another is part of my main rig's Vali 3 headphone stack) and bought a Loki Max la... | |
| Would I be wasting my money to get a turntable? A cool turntable, even if you don't use it, will impress others and make you seem more interesting than you actually are. | |
| Why do I have to prove I am a human, every time I refresh a page on this site ? A lot of this stuff seems a little unfair to non humans. Does everybody have to be human? No they don't, but they still have this uphill battle against the so-called humans who think they're so superior. I'm fed up with the whole thing. | |
| Vacuum Tube Preamp for Solid State Power Amp Pairing I use an original version Schiit Freya (NOS GE tubes) with either a Dennis Had Firebottle HO SEP tube amp or a Pass XA-25. No impedance matching issues just great sound from "Class A" (except for the Had amp...somewhat rarer it seems) components. ... | |
| A list of efficient speakers at ~$5K a pair. Klipsch Heresy IIIs with titanium driver mid horns, damped, sound great and better than the IVs I owned for a while. 2 REL subs (used, cheap, perfect). | |
| Do CD Transports benefit much from upgraded power cords? I think fancy power cables make people feel better and that in itself is a benefit. I own a few, and they do make me feel better although I don't think they sound any better, but so what? They look cool, and I'm helping the employees of those comp... | |
| Solid state amp that tube fan can be happy with? As a semi normal consumer (paranormal?) I can’t carefully listen to boatloads of amps but the two amps I rotate in my gear heap are a 12 or so watt per side Dennis Had tube "SEP," and a Pass XA-25 that actually sound somewhat similar. The Pass amp... | |
| Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs? When you're 90 and looking back you'll really be happy about everything you missed (!). Streaming has turned me on to a mountain of stuff I would have missed otherwise, and my large collection of CDs sound astonishingly good using a new CD player ... | |
| How Many Times Do You Have To Listen To Understand A Piece Of Music? I don't think you have to objectively "understand" a piece of music to absolutely enjoy it right away, from complex jazz or classical to a simple tune. If it feels good, it's good. I was a Beatles and Dylan fan in the 60s when it was new and would... | |
| "Cleaning" Vinyl Makes It Worse Not Better! A good wire brush with acetone. The record won't sound very good if it plays at all, but it will be clean. | |
| what dacs are fast, lively, energetic? Schiit Bifrost 2/64. Works extremely well, especially when using the proprietary "Nexus" USB input (I use that feature with a Schiit Urd). Even the coax input is amazing sounding and possibly all the DAC you need, although it’s far too inexpensive... |