wolf_garcia
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| So how can a great system solve less than great recordings A great system should naturally make everything sound a little better or a lot better...sort of the point. | |
| How much reality do you really need? Recently Lewis Hamilton seems to be needing more horsepower. We'll see how that works out.I like the sound of rooms along with whatever my hifi is spewing out, and was worried my newly acquired house was gonna be way too live in the high ceilinged... | |
| phase linear 500 watt per chanell amp You can get a new QSC GX3 (part of their least costly line...A/B power grunt for days, XLR, TRS balanced, and RCA single ended inputs, Speakon and binding post speaker outs, built-in sub crossover) for a couple hundred bucks that is far better per... | |
| Springsteen and Clapton on their favorite, heh, band. In my mid teens I was a huge Dylan fan and saw a "Dylan and The Hawks" (the Band without Levon Helm for that tour anyway) show in Honolulu in 1966...whew...it was the first time anybody had played that arena (called the Honolulu International Cent... | |
| Beginner looking for guidance into tube sound. Jolida/Black Ice are great amps...I used a Jolida 502P for years. Now I use a Freya (original version) and a Dennis Had SEP tube amp and that combo is astonishing, although it ties you to efficient speakers which for me is fine. | |
| How do you know if you need to add a sub (without auditioning one, I mean)? I use a pair of subs with my main stereo pile (RELs bought used in great shape...inexpensive...I now own 3 of them) and this does help with the dreaded standing wave issues, but I also experienced a huge improvement when I used just one sub. Note ... | |
| Older vs. newer REL subs A Goodwin's High End sales guy recently told me he thought the series RELs I own were excellent...but then, what does he know? I haven't compared them to new ones of course, but if they explode I just might. | |
| Older vs. newer REL subs Again, my REL subs have been in fairly constant use and haven't rattled apart at all...I've taken them apart and would notice anything rattling. | |
| Older vs. newer REL subs There's a Q150e like the one I own (and the other one I just bought) on Ebay currently...I can enthusiastically recommend it. (no connection to seller, I simply noticed it) | |
| Older vs. newer REL subs Neither my original Q150e or the Q108MK2 have managed to "shake themselves apart" and are unlikely to do so since I check and tighten the screws once in a while...highly recommended. It’s more likely some cap will get funky or something, but these... | |
| Any audiophiles into motorcycles I've ridden for over 50 years (man, my butt is sore) with too many bikes to list, and my current fave is a 2012 Triumph T100 I bought new...put Norman Hyde Togas (loud-ish) on it to fool myself into thinking I'm having more fun and they do that sp... | |
| phase linear 500 watt per chanell amp They were great for Clair Brothers live systems in 1974. | |
| Older vs. newer REL subs The good news is that my 3 REL subs from basically the same era, two Q150e 10" masterpieces (had one for years, just bought a second one) and one Q108MK2 8" all work beautifully and were bought used el cheapo. The bad news is that REL won’t servic... | |
| Your tube preamp and ss amp thread I specifically mentioned home audio, and the guitar player analogy relates to the reliability of tube gear in general, with professional tube amps seeming far more reliable than solid state. Guitar players play clean and otherwise and generally pu... | |
| Your tube preamp and ss amp thread Over decades I've had far less trouble with tube amps than SS stuff for home audio...plus, ask any electric guitar player. |