wolf_garcia
Responses from wolf_garcia
| Pass Labs XA30.5 in my system? I use a SS preamp (and everything else except the amp) and it sounds fine as it's a very good preamp. I referred to Class A solid state amps only as running hot like a tube amp, as any normal SS amp is much cooler…it is interesting to note how man... | |
| What drugs do you use to enhance your listening experience? Geoffkait should know that humor is directional. | |
| Pass Labs XA30.5 in my system? Tubes can last years (preamp tubes the longest, power tubes less so but no biggie as switching them out is interesting), there are tons of them available (remember…millions of guitar amps out there use FAR more tubes than hifi ever will), and a tu... | |
| What drugs do you use to enhance your listening experience? There is simply no meaningful research anywhere indicating pot smoking leads to lung cancer. None. It's been used effectively to reduce side effects from chemotherapy, and there IS data supporting that. If you have sensitive lungs you might not wa... | |
| Pass Labs XA30.5 in my system? I recently switched to the Efficient Speaker/Small Tube Amp Camp (ESSTAC). This is after decades of having fun with various SS and tube amps (I also owned an Acurus A250 years ago that sounded fine but had to be sent back to Mondial a couple of ti... | |
| What drugs do you use to enhance your listening experience? It's interesting that somebody would say "Personally i feel Alcohol does more damage to a person then POT can." Personally? Good for you. Facts matter: In this country anyway (I might have mentioned this earlier) there are around 80,000 deaths ANN... | |
| Decware and Zu. A pairing made in heaven I recently (very recently…like a week or two) switched up my system to more efficient speakers and a little Dennis Had designed "Fire Bottle" single ended 12 watt per side amp. A surprisingly dynamic little amp with more than enough juice and mayb... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Hey…I'm all about the new valves, and, although I don't pray, I absolutely insist that Frank gets back from this quickly so I can continue to pick on him. | |
| What drugs do you use to enhance your listening experience? We used to try and surf stoned from pot in Hawaii, and found that generally you had to paddle so much it wore off by the time you got out to the reef. Also, the myth of stoned musicians doesn't hold up in my experience (decades of live non stop cl... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... The difference between 93db and 90db speakers does make a fairly large difference at least in how speakers respond to a low powered amp (or any amp)…few Cary amps were as low powered as the Inspire stuff seems to be so I bet most Cary amps will do... | |
| Audiophile Humor Tough room…Julian Hirsch paved the way for modern "subjective" reviewing by never doing any of that. He was the "consumer reports" of audio. | |
| What drugs do you use to enhance your listening experience? Shubert needs to get some new friends. People thinking they "couldn't be better" sounds like what therapists are shooting for. Careful with the gummies geoffkait…they're a gateway to hard candy. | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... I simply happen to have some KT150s hanging around attempting to escape from their boxes (I know what’s going on man…I notice the little open box lids), otherwise I’m happy with the amp as is. Also, I noticed a Merrill Audio ad someplace and since... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Yeah…this amp is surprising and I assume some synergy with the new biwire happened…or something, and I have a high threshold of surprise. Had states in the Youtube interview (and elsewhere, mostly his own hype when he lists stuff) that his transfo... | |
| What drugs do you use to enhance your listening experience? I'm meant "directly," and the "just like alcohol" comment is silly and you should take it back or get docked 3 points for misinformation. I can balance on one foot juggling 5 chain saws while solving the Sunday NY Times crossword in 10 minutes whi... |