ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| Tune-In Stations With Great Sound Most of us use a streamer (much better sound than a PC/laptop... iPad) and Qobuz... There are thousands of internet channels with rebook CD quality sound or better. The better your streamer / system the better sound you will hear. | |
| 'Y' Cable/Connector I am sure that it is offensively from an elegance perspective, but I have used these on my office systems for many years. They work great. I have nearly all Transparent wires I’d trust them. I’m not aware of any actual component damage danger,... | |
| Beware - FedEx Drivers are forging signatures for delivery confirmation Sure wish they would for me. I hate waiting around, then missing them. I hate signature required with no way out. I get stuff delivered daily. Lots of high ticket items. Never a problem with theft. | |
| Seeking advice I typically will do straight breaking for 200 hours as that gets the majority of character changes. However I have carefully listened to many components Especially ARC. Slow improvement from 200 to 600 hours… then really small improvements until 1... | |
| Replace tubes yearly? @yogatma +1 It depends on the tubes. But annual is not an appropriate schedule. Hours on the tubes. This is why tube amps have hour counters. Your component manufacturer should recommend the number of hours. It is dependent on how hard they run... | |
| New Amp Advice What an amazing system you have. I can almost hear it. Obviously this has taken an incredible amount of time and effort to assemble. I’m an old guy as well. I stayed away from tubed amplifiers for forty years for the same reasons you state. Wow, ... | |
| Need your input Drums - right rear deep into sound stage nearly behind the right speaker Piano left ... 11 o’clock deep into the soundstage. Bass - opposite the Piano on the right in a similar position... inside (more central than the drums). All instruments d... | |
| Is it easier to sell mono blocks or stereo amp on the used market? My mistake... I intended to say that stereo amps have to be easier to sell... not the other way around. | |
| Streamer + DAC help: Bluesound vs Eversolo (vs Others) OP Sorry you have had such and ordeal. But you should be sending it back. There is really no excuse for that. I have two Aurender and used to own a Aurlic Aries G2 and tested a couple other high end streamers. Plop them down, plug them in and put... | |
| Is it easier to sell mono blocks or stereo amp on the used market? If you are primarily concerned with sound quality, then monoblocks would be the choice. For me, that would be the only concern. But, I can't imagine that stereo amps are easier to sell. | |
| Final Analog Upgrades I would look into used: Conrad Johnson Audio Research VAC Zesto I have upgraded my phono stages since the late 1970’s. Each time I found the phonostage holding back the sound of my tt / cartridge (Yes, this is dependent on exactly what tt / c... | |
| Speaker Jumper/Link Cables - Best Ones? Nordost Valhalla, Tara Labs Omega Evolution OR.. I guess I would have to recommend Cardas from your description. I’d make sure you can try before you buy. If I were you I would consider using that kind of money to upgrade the speakers. | |
| Linn LP12 turntable @lewm You are correct. I was conflating two thoughts. One that the suspension is made to dampen smaller higher frequency vibrations and my experience that rapping on the top with unbelievable force would not result in a skip (or sound) but walki... | |
| Warm, flexible, cheap-ish cables? Definitely look at Cardas... through the Cable Company. They have new and used. The lower on price the warmer... they are assuming lower cost components will be used with lower levels of their products and therefore be cooler more analytical sound... | |
| Linn LP12 turntable Turntable suspensions are not designed to intercept foot falls, they are designed to isolate from the motor and higher frequency vibration. I used to have a AR which I literally could bang on the cover while playing and the tt would play on withou... |