wolf_garcia
Responses from wolf_garcia
| Cayin vs. Primaluna Tube Integrated Amplifier Here's where for no particular reason I usually insert a plug for Jolida, but since I have no particular reason to do so, I won't. | |
| Primaluna Dialogue Premium HP Driving PSB Imagine T2s 88 to 90 db efficiency for those speakers should allow you to drive 'em easily, and tubes simply seem snappier sounding anyway (whatever THAT means…more linear, instant tube juice, happier electrons...). I use a 60 something watt per side tube amp... | |
| is it ok to leave a tube amp on without speakers connected The answer is clearly yes you can, but not without certainly experiencing the aforementioned damage to your tube amp…but yeah…you can. | |
| How hard it is to replace the rca input on the shindo amplifier? For many years I've had one of those spring loaded solder vacuuming devises ("solder sucker") where you just point it at the solder and hit the button…instantly sucks up the hot solder no problemo, weird but effective. | |
| Bi-Amp v. Uneven Speaker Cable Runs (Pass Labs B&W 802D) 2 opinions: Basic Belden cable isn't spiraled to reject noise, and it's ugly. | |
| Manley Jumbo Shrimp upgrade The "positive results" mentioned have been somewhat skewed by the relentless commercial promotion of SR fuses by a few very motivated posters, who by themselves make up a large percentage of the "testimony" in the primary SR fuse thread. When I po... | |
| New KT150 tubes? The KT150 is a fantastic tube, but after a year they seemed less so, and I perceived that they were putting some strain on my beloved Jolida 502p (ear to speaker I could hear the Jolida softly saying, "help me…help me…"). Back in April I put in a ... | |
| How hard it is to replace the rca input on the shindo amplifier? Learning to solder is a gateway to shrink wrap…take this as a warning. | |
| Norah Jones I bet the recording was done utilizing state-of-the-art gear by experienced pro recording engineers, so something must have gone wrong in the mixing or mastering, or a wave of ear wax removal among all of the participants caused an unnatural sensi... | |
| Manley Jumbo Shrimp upgrade Fuse directionality in AC circuits is technically irrelevant, and perceived changes in sound from reversing a fuse are likely imagined. Some think changing the direction meant you cleaned the fuse contacts and are hearing the results of that, but ... | |
| Manley Jumbo Shrimp upgrade Fuses are not part of the active, tone producing circuits in any amp, and are simply designed to allow current to pass through them and fail immediately if necessary to save the circuits from frying. Although SR fuses have a cult following with as... | |
| Bi-Amp v. Uneven Speaker Cable Runs (Pass Labs B&W 802D) My cable to the nearer speaker does one coil loop (both speaker cables are 10 feet) under the rack and it makes absolutely zero difference tonally. In a spiraled multi solid core (8) bundle of wire there is inherent noise rejection which works as ... | |
| Anyone listen to Pandora lately? Used to be if you paid for Pandora and eliminated the commercials it also benefitted from higher resolution (seems true, and worth the 5 cents a day). I think it sounds fine on my rig, although I prefer CDs and vinyl of course…I use it in my car a... | |
| Norah Jones This album is "dark" sounding (the tone, not the content particularly). I like it but really don't get why it was mastered or mixed to this tonal feel. Almost bought the LP instead and now I wonder if it has the same lack of crisp highs as the CD.... | |
| Question for sub woofer users I'm a REL fan of course, but I do question their claim that the High Level input reproduces the sound of the amp. I certainly uses the signal of the amp but since it then goes through its own amp this claim seems like hype…understandable, but hype... |