wolf_garcia
Responses from wolf_garcia
| Is it possible to get Hi-end sound ?? Realhifi...you missed my point. I don't mean to imply my stuff sounds as refined as 200K worth of gear, just that a MUCH more modest system can sound amazing in one's own home if properly set up, thereby providing some serious enjoyment. My listen... | |
| The sound of glasswear Maybe "pain in the ass" was harsh...I was referring to the fact that tubes are always in a state of flux, thus you have to monitor them for subtle changes as they die (in guitar amps I really don't care as long as they're biased and not burning up... | |
| Is it possible to get Hi-end sound ?? I listened to a system recently that consisted of Magico Q5s, Boulder amps, and wire that cost more than a car. It sounded REAL GOOD...I got home and listened to my cobbled together budget system and it sounded REAL GOOD too. I can only assume tha... | |
| The sound of glasswear Choose one (both are correct): 1. Tube amps are a pain in the ass. 2. Tube amps are fun. | |
| Any difference between tubes. Less microphonics? Huh? I've had dozens of various tube guitar amps over the years and, weirdly, it was only sorta recently anybody gave a damn about the brand of tubes...you just wanted it to work! Now I use matched output tubes (biased properly.... | |
| Is it possible to get Hi-end sound ?? The answer is yes. Ebay and Audiogon are your friends. And it is true that this hobby is the "land of unquantifiable experiences" where opinions come to die. Perky huh? I'm a musician, I have an acoustic piano in my listening room, I play guitar f... | |
| Ortofon 2m red or Audio Technica 440mla? It changes my life. Amazing little cart. | |
| Do you leave your components on 24/7? Indeed, an amp manufacturer will rightly claim the amp sounds better left on, and until it fails I'm sure it does. A car runs better when warmed up...leave that car on! If my gear is on and nobody is listening, does it sound good? Hmm... | |
| Small system upgrade question BALDERDASH part deux: A well designed sub like a REL can indeed improve the overall sound of a system with speakers running full range...I would have doubted it but since I put my REL in the system it absolutely does what I said previously, and wo... | |
| Do you leave your components on 24/7? I tried Minorl's suggestion of having a glass of wine while waiting for my system to warm up...and I became too drunk to read my morning paper. | |
| How far apart do you position your speakers ? I meant "your" and not "you're". | |
| Ortofon 2m red or Audio Technica 440mla? Thanks to info from a diligent forum member I bought the AT440MLA...we shall see if it changes my life. | |
| Boston Acoustics A400's Anyone Remember? I replaced the woofers in my BA A60IIs maybe 8 years ago and they're still holding up fine...I use them with an old reciever as front video speakers running stereo out of a high def SONY. These speakers really sound amazing for the silly prices yo... | |
| Need integrated with LOTS of WATTS Vincent integrateds seem to sound pretty good...a friend of mine has one and loves it...150 wpc. | |
| Small system upgrade question BALDERDASH! Integrating a good sub is actually very easy and a lot of fun for anybody with reasonably attentive ears. A well designed sub like the REL can be magic. The "high level" amp driven input allows the speakers to do their thing, and you c... |