ghdprentice
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| upgrade question regarding DAC and streamer Wow, that is a really challenging question... complex. I have owned Sonus Faber Olympica for many years, I upgraded to Sonus Faber Amati Traditional a few years ago. After some thought. I would recommend spending some time planning where you w... | |
| DAC experiences? Chord DACs are know to be on the detailed / dry side. The PS Audio DAC is warmer and more natural. If you want an outstanding natural sounding / musical DAC, look for a used Audio Research REF DAC 9. That is basically what I use in my system (actu... | |
| Why hasnt a turntable manufacturer produced a table with automatic tonearm return/shutoff? @billstevenson ..."I used the stacking feature at that time, still have all those records." I had a number of record players that stacked and dropped between the mid- 1950s and 1970. All of them sounded terrible in comparison to even the most bas... | |
| Streamers rabbit hole I also recommend the book by Robert Harley called the complete guide to the high-end Audio. It explains all the terminology, concepts and approaches | |
| Why hasnt a turntable manufacturer produced a table with automatic tonearm return/shutoff? High end turntables are focused on the absolute best possible sound, adding a mechanical device to lift and/or return adds noise and reliability problems. | |
| Streamer vs. Cart upgrade (here we go again…) I have invested equally in my vinyl leg and digital streaming... ($45K each). They sound the same ( I carefully selected cartridge / phonostage and streamer / DAC to zero in on natural / musical sound with details exactly in perspective), although... | |
| The law of diminshing returns? @Kerrybh | |
| Streamers rabbit hole @charles007100 Well, you must go through a process that brings you to a conclusion you are comfortable with. I look at it as a funnel. You want to close in on the right component starting with the whole field, constantly narrowing down on better... | |
| The verdict - Burmester 232 is worth MUCH MUCH MUCH more than its price!!! @kraftwerkturbo If you go to the upper left of your screen and click on the little down arrow next to the word Forum... you can choose Virtual Systems. You create them under your UserID. They have made this area easy to upload photos and to ident... | |
| Is bi amping worth it ? Great thread. It's great to see that some folks have dived into this, and that it isn't simply taking you extra amp on the closet and hooking it up. That is takes deep knowledge to do something like this correctly. For some folks I sure this would... | |
| Streamers rabbit hole This got me thinking about how I make decisions on streamers... and audio equipment in general. Lumin is a well respected for their sound quality, of course as is Aurender. I have done streaming for at least a couple decades. When streamers we... | |
| Streamers rabbit hole @rtilden I own a Bluesound node, and have owned a number of streamers. I would recommend an Aurender... N200 (used would be fine). I have had Aurlic, Grimm, Linn, dCS and other streamers in my system... I have a N100 in my headphone system... Ye... | |
| My New System Looks great! I can imagine listening to music with a fire. Nicely done. Not sure how much you can get away with, but I would see how far you can pull them out from the wall... that is likely to improve imaging and bass response. Also, just a ... | |
| Olympica Nova III or V? @jmanw This is why listening to live acoustic music like symphonies, small jazz groups and individual instruments can train your ear to the real thing can be so useful. This gives you an empirical ruler with which to compare reproduced sound. | |
| Review of Mad Scientist 'First Nano Power Cable' I made an extension cord with a female audio power connector on one end, so I use it on my refrigerator for a week or so. Seems to break them in pretty quickly. Glad you are enjoying the greater resolution. You have to reserve judgement a bit... |