wolf_garcia
Responses from wolf_garcia
| Would you go all 1 brand for electronics? Sears Kenmore all the way. | |
| Vincent SV-236MK My Kavent S-33 actually has Vincent SA-93 printed on its circuit boards. It’s a dual mono balanced monster with 2 torroidal transformers housed in a shielded compartment on the left side of the thing, and the whole shebang (except the bottom plate... | |
| Best Turntable for the Price - Linn Basik I’ve owned a gently used Linn Basik/Akito rig for a few years now (after storing my LPs and not having a TT for a while) and although I keep threatening to replace it before it dies and becomes useless (a stupid reason maybe), it stays. It had bee... | |
| Looking for the best audio porn I like hot, glowing tubes. There, I said it. | |
| Vincent SV-236MK The Vincent 236 is also gigantic…seriously, and I'd be very surprised if the 237 isn't still a German design made in China. If it was German made it would cost about 3 times as much (am I wrong?). | |
| Vincent SV-236MK That Vincent is nice…a close friend has one and I've spent hours listening to the damn thing. I use a Kavent S-33 preamp (mysteriously rebadged Vincent for the domestic market or something, very well made thing) with a Jolida tube amp and it's a k... | |
| Active studio monitors anyone? I've used passive speakers for near field monitoring for many years because I simply have them around and can tweak the sound with outboard stuff including amps, and among the best I've had are some old KEF Q10s with front ports. Still have those.... | |
| Can headphones ever be as good as high end stereo? Design a vest with transducers built into it to allow you to feel bass while using headphones, and virtual reality 3D glasses with a view of a band or orchestra. You can also use your speakers as headphones by putting them on either side of your h... | |
| Anyone have honest opinion of Jolida amps? Mine was upgraded to whatever was offered 4 and a half years ago (only one package of upgrades was offered so the choice was easy) so It’s hard to say what’s appropriate now for your amp. Seriously, call the guys at Jolida as they’re likely to act... | |
| Any love for Jolida integrates? I ranted in earlier posts about how great the guys at Jolida were when I bought my "upgraded" 502p 4 or so years ago. I was able to waste a lot of their time on the phone (Including talking to the Jolida founder, Mike Allen), and they actually sen... | |
| Elac B5 and B6??? Just another flash in the pan speaker?? or worth it I think the Andrew Jones designed ELAC speakers sound amazing for their price although I haven't heard them personally, don't plan to buy them, and otherwise likely may not hear them anyplace…still…they're great. | |
| Anyone have honest opinion of Jolida amps? I've also done in house comparisons of my 502p (factory upgraded) to other tube amps and it has won every shoot-out against some far more expensive stuff (all relative of course, and by "won" I mean it sounded as good or better to me)…it has been ... | |
| Does a sub need to be on the floor? The ceiling…stick it to the ceiling. | |
| Fake Audioquest sky cables If Audioquest tells you in advance they're gonna trash the fakes you send to them, that's all they need to say. No issue of rights at all. I use several AQ cables bought used and they're not extremely expensive versions in the first place so I hav... | |
| Best REEL TO REEL blank tape? I'm transferring all of my LPs to sheet music so I can get musicians to come over and play everything live. The early Jethro Tull stuff should be interesting... |