ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| CD player choice: Linn Ikemi, ArcamCD73, Adcom GCD- 575, or Linn Karik Given the state of the high end audio industry. I would sell them all and get a good quality Streamer and DAC. Streaming is as good or better sounding and is the present state and the future. Alternatively you could verify each can be used as a ... | |
| Ayre QX-5 Twenty I am familiar with a number of Ayre products and currently own a QB-9 DAC... their equipment is excellent in terms of sound quality. It is natural sounding and musical while being detailed. The streaming part is new to my. So I had to look in... | |
| Perhaps the most annoying myth in audio of 2025? Talking about Loudness! I never heard that one... It is definitely not true in my experience. | |
| PLUG AMPLIFIER INTO POWER CONDITIONER OR INTO WALL RECEPTACLE Into the wall. I have tried high end power conditioners made specifically for high current / amps and they still sounded notably better plugged directly into the wall. I have also tried a high end audio distribution box also claiming not to restri... | |
| Linn LP12 turntable @robob +1 I share your opinion on the Rega... I owned one for a couple years. And agree the Linn will holds its own... on any tables remotely in the same price category. Of course, that is a very big range given the options. | |
| What do the statistics say about the age of Audiophiles and the replacement rate? When I was in my late twenties I would drive up a hundred miles to Phoenix and go to the dealer that sold Audio Research equipment to listen to it and other components that I could not afford. I would see these old guys... you know the same age gr... | |
| Are Headphones Fit for Serious Music Listening? I listen to my main system at 65 - 70 db typically. Sometimes crank a bit to have peaks get around 80. It is the expansiveness and wide deep soundstage that is so compelling although I can feel it. I have pursued a great headphone system for at l... | |
| Integrated amp with preamp tubes @inna You would think, but no. There is enough talk about the occasional problem with tubes that make them sound incredibly unreliable. And not enough talk about the greater power per watt and overall sound quality that puts folks off. | |
| Integrated amp with preamp tubes I stayed away from tube amps for forty year... what a mistake it was for me. | |
| Seeking a Power Conditioner Two direct lines... 10 gauge, one for power conditioner and all components except amp. Amp, directly into wall. Look at the best Shunyata or IsoTek you can afford. @gkelly +1 Pay absolutely no attention to ASR. | |
| Any piece of equipment you currently dream of ? @jsalerno277 Thank you for your kind words. | |
| Any piece of equipment you currently dream of ? @jsalerno277 You know that is a really great dream... I wouldn’t have thought of it. It is so easy to think of the next component. I was very lucky. I was changing jobs / moving twenty years ago and moved into this house, with a large, real... | |
| I find myself "tuning out" anymore.....is the magic fading? It sounds like a lot of you guys are into the process and not the destination. Nothing wrong with that, everyone has hobbies. I have always been into the destination. | |
| Should speakers be upgraded before preamp and amplifiers? Speakers first. You want to mate them with complementary components. While given whatever speakers you choose it is most important to mate with appropriate amplification... the preamp can maters. For instance if you get hyper detailed speakers... ... | |
| Dusting gear and turntable Swifter. Great device, inexpensive... holds lots of dust... quick. My man cave is a floor in the house... so every week out comes the swifter... my Roomba gets the floors three times a week. I use a Hudson arm while playing to ground the top of ... |