wolf_garcia
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| The sound of glasswear "A quick Google of it happening still seems the same."...what? I just googled and found nothing that mattered. If an idiot cranks an amp up all the way and the speaker cone jumps across the room I refuse to count that as gear related issues. I'm t... | |
| Is it possible to get Hi-end sound ?? Here's the test: In my listening room let me listen to something familiar on my system while $150,000 worth of other stuff has been warming up next door. After a while a crew of 15 serious union stagehands runs in, sweeps away my gear, and sets up... | |
| The sound of glasswear I thought the era of amp related blown speakers was over...maybe 20 years ago. Even while running sound at concerts using thousand watt pro amps I haven't had those issues since maybe 1977...am I lucky? (rhetorical question...don't answer) I had a... | |
| WHAT CARTRIDGE FOR CLEARAUDIO EMOTION? I just scored a new AT440MLA and it is amazing. It sounds very good also... | |
| Is it possible to get Hi-end sound ?? Unlike some other commodities, used hifi stuff can be bought and sold with NO loss so it's all good. Unlike cars or musical instruments for example, lots of well made gear just barely wears out over time, and in some cases wasn't used/abused much ... | |
| 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. |