Hung out with Freddy

concealer404

And he's a cool guy. I guess. He's alright.

But seriously, we had a good time, swapped some gear in and out, listened to some music, went out to eat, and got some minor drinking done.

I have pictures of some of his gear on my rack, i hope that's good enough proof for you all.



Tubes rule.

Demiurge

concealer404 wrote: »

I have pictures of some of his gear on my rack...

Well, I'll pass on that...

concealer404

Demiurge wrote: »

Well, I'll pass on that...

Are you sure? I've got a really nice rack.

messiah

Yep, Freddy's a cool guy.

I'm going out now, going to find a hot chick to see if I can put my gear on her rack

concealer404

Here's some pics...

Anyone want a Moscode or Music Angel preamp?

Knucklehead

Nice setup!

concealer404

Yeah, it sounded damn nice.

Although, now that i've got a solid 4 hours of listening in today on my gear with the new cables and spikes, i feel like those two are where the biggest difference was made. Doesn't sound much different at all.

But i still want that preamp.... it sounded soooooo damn good.

megasat16

concealer404 wrote: »

Here's some pics...

Anyone want a Moscode or Music Angel preamp?

Only if they are Free and you paying for shipping.

And for the record, TUBES DO NOT RULES!

Tubes are the short and easy fix to some mid / vocal problems. It's like applying a patch to a wound but it's not really a medicine to heal the wound.

concealer404

megasat16 wrote: »

Only if they are Free and you paying for shipping.

Hrrrmmmm tempting offer. I think someone else may have gotten that deal yesterday, though.

heiney9

megasat16 wrote: »

And for the record, TUBES DO NOT RULES!

Tubes are the short and easy fix to some mid / vocal problems. It's like applying a patch to a wound but it's not really a medicine to heal the wound.

I hope you're joking............if not, that's one of the more idiotic statements I've read in awhile.

H9

cstmar01

concealer404 wrote: »

Here's some pics...

Anyone want a Moscode or Music Angel preamp?

I will gladly take Freddy's Moscode or Music Angel, except I don't think Freddy would like that too much lol.

concealer404

cstmar01 wrote: »

I will gladly take Freddy's Moscode or Music Angel, except I don't think Freddy would like that too much lol.

It's ok, you got his sub right now, right?

He left me beer!

concealer404

heiney9 wrote: »

I hope you're joking............if not, that's one of the more idiotic statements I've read in awhile.

H9

I'm cool with whatever anyone wants to call it as long as my ears like the results.

treitz3

megasat16 wrote: »

Tubes are the short and easy fix to some mid / vocal problems. It's like applying a patch to a wound but it's not really a medicine to heal the wound.

Someone here needs to lay off the drugs.... :rolleyes:

You can say that about an EQ, but tubes? Get real.

megasat16

heiney9 wrote: »

I hope you're joking............if not, that's one of the more idiotic statements I've read in awhile.

H9

This part, I was joking!

And for the record, TUBES DO NOT RULES!

This part, I wasn't joking!

Tubes are the short and easy fix to some mid / vocal problems. It's like applying a patch to a wound but it's not really a medicine to heal the wound.

Idiotic statement, take it as you will! All depends on how far you've been with playin with different Tubes and Sand Gears. But think about it! How many I/C have you switched before you finally decided to settle on one?

How many Tubes have you rolled and Have you decided on one to stay with yet? It's like patching or applying a plaster on the wound since there is no real medicine for it. It'll go on till you finally find one which probably will be forever.

But boring days anyway and No Emotiva stories for a while, so, bring it!

cstmar01

concealer404 wrote: »

It's ok, you got his sub right now, right?

He left me beer!

yep we swamped subs. I wanted to get one more for HT and he was looking for something more for music. Love love love his sub. It works great for my set up and just wow.
hopefully he left you good beer haha. jk.
hope you guys had fun, I was going to give him a call and say hi but had to go into work and didn't have time to give a jingle.

kawizx9r

megasat, what the hell?!

You must be smoking, cause tubes DO RULE!

It was definitely fun hanging out though, although you forgot to mention going to Wal-Mart lol. Dude, I'm getting you that Hello Kitty helmet for x-mas and a matching one for Crystal.

Anyway, those Paradigm towers sounded niiiiiiiiice. My amp didn't do much of a difference, I mean it sounded a bit brighter but that was tamed with the preamp. You know, I'd really like to get a pair of Paradigm speakers in my own place but I'm afraid I won't like the model I pick out. I'll get back to you on that if something comes up nearby.

Christopher, I think your girl might get mad

And Chris, I'm glad you like the sub. Even though the micropro's a small sub, I only have it turned up to 24 and it blends in nicely with the maggies.

cnh

I think mega is saying two 'very' different things above...it needs a bit more elaboration IMO.

cnh

kawizx9r

Keiko wrote: »

Freddy rules, oh and so do tubes

Thanks Mike

kawizx9r

Keiko wrote: »

Waaaaaaaa!

Good to hear you gents had a nice meeting....So what, my place next weekend?

Yea sure, 1st class tickets to your place? Oh and I'd like a rental car waiting for me, preferably something with a v-8

concealer404

kawizx9r wrote: »

megasat, what the hell?!

You must be smoking, cause tubes DO RULE!

It was definitely fun hanging out though, although you forgot to mention going to Wal-Mart lol. Dude, I'm getting you that Hello Kitty helmet for x-mas and a matching one for Crystal.

Anyway, those Paradigm towers sounded niiiiiiiiice. My amp didn't do much of a difference, I mean it sounded a bit brighter but that was tamed with the preamp. You know, I'd really like to get a pair of Paradigm speakers in my own place but I'm afraid I won't like the model I pick out. I'll get back to you on that if something comes up nearby.

Christopher, I think your girl might get mad

And Chris, I'm glad you like the sub. Even though the micropro's a small sub, I only have it turned up to 24 and it blends in nicely with the maggies.

Yeah, i think you would do well with some Paradigm towers... i honestly wasn't expecting them to sound too great with your tube amp and pre, because they're a pretty warm speaker to start with, but once your amp turned out to be BRIGHTER than my Oinker, i figured we were all clear. It sounded GREAT.

Let me know whatever shows up around there, might look into Mirage as well, they've got a fairly similar sound.

I still can't get over the difference with those damn spikes. Even Crystal is still saying "That's a retarded difference for $7..." Think i've got enough bass now?


HELL YEAH! I want a Hello Kitty helmet and the horn! And another 18oz steak!

cstmar01

Keiko wrote: »

Waaaaaaaa!

Good to hear you gents had a nice meeting....So what, my place next weekend?

Count me in! as long as long as its warmer than this damn state. Ice all thsi morning, just LOVE scrapping it off my car. BLAH

Fireman32

Glad you had a good time! Polkie gatherings are always fun! Tubes Rule!!!!

megasat16

cnh wrote: »

I think mega is saying two 'very' different things above...it needs a bit more elaboration IMO.

cnh

Brother cnh, I think to the cables believers, switching I/C and wires for different taste is the same as rolling Tubes. To those people who knew what they heard and confidence in their hearing, it's about optimizing the taste of the sound.

Therefore, I don't think these two are very different things in terms of tweaking for sound quality.

But with regards to I/C, a lot of folks usually settled on a good set of I/C which they think would give a good overall performance and tonal balance for their rig. Therefore, a lot of folks would not switch I/Cs frequently even if they can switch the I/Cs quite easily. I think most people felt content with how their I/Cs sound once they made the decision that the I/C they are using has good tonal balance with good performance across the board.

But with regards to Tubes, people tends to roll tubes based on the taste of the music and the mood. It's like a cup of tea you are making for yourself. You might want to put a bit more sugar sometimes. Therefore, folks who like to roll Tubes will have a hard time to decide on a set of tubes and forget about it. It's probably hobby, taste, and the mood thing. Even if a set of Tubes give a good satisfaction result, it's hard not to try another set of tubes in it's place. Therefore, I said Tubes Rolling is like a plaster or a patch other than the medicine. Generally, people don't know what the sound should be like so they tend to create what they think it should be like.

Music do lacks a little of this and a little of that due to the poor recordings. But Tube Rollers will make it sound richer and get most out of it by trying out a different set of tubes. But to what degree that a person is coloring with Tubes is one's own decision. There is no Right or Wrong in rolling Tubes and customizing the sound to your taste so why not to give it a try!

But I decided to listen the music the way it's supposed to be heard (i.e. good or bad without adding more flavor to it).

I know Tubes guys will say that Tubes bring out the life in music. But what if that life doesn't exist in the poor recordings.

I know what I said is not true for everyone. It's true for some and false for others.

Be with Tubes or Solid State, it just really important to figure out what you really are missing and what is lacking. But for that, it takes Experience with lots of gears and practice to figure out what sound you are expecting from a recording.

To the OP, sorry for sidetracking your thread! I know you have fun listening to Tunes and it's what it should be!

everpress

megasat16 wrote: »

Whole lot of stuff.

I can see what you are saying. Having not experienced tubes, I'd love to hear them for comparison. But growing up around musical instruments, I've heard some great vintage and even (well 10 years ago) modern tube amplifiers. I can say that a quality tube amp for a guitar doesn't really color anything. There is a clarity and warmth that I cannot describe and at higher volumes, this is more apparent.
If a tube amp for a stereo is similar, I imagine that those epople with tube amps are able to hear more of the recording due to the ability for tubes to bring more performance at higher volumes.

You mentioned that tubes may be coloring poorer recordings and bringing out information that the recording don't have. I think that many of the people that are 'rolling tubes' aren't really listening to too many poor recordings and expecting the tubes to correct them; they know that a sh!tty recording is a sh!tty recording.

All that's my opinion/experience on it!