ghdprentice
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| Pulled the trigger on a Moon 861! Hope it pairs well on my Focals So, you are using your DAC straight into the amp... that is the issue. It is the input to your amp that determines the volume you get out. Your preamp should provide the input voltage (I think that is the parameter). An amp does not vary its ampli... | |
| Need Ideas on speaker cables Given your system, I would think you would want cables that are on the natural musical side, if so then the best Cardas (used). If your want more detailed the DHLabs. Anti cables have a nice balance. | |
| Your advice appreciated: Bookshelf Speakers for my Conrad Johnson CAV45-S2 @billstevenson "That C-J amp is way too nice to use with a pair of mediocre speakers." +1 Maybe look at used Totem. | |
| Options to improve digital sound Great system. You are short on one aspect. A high quality streamer. It should be at the same level as your DAC, Preamp or amp. Given your system I would recommend an Aurender N200 or Aurender N250. These would provide the level of performance com... | |
| Dealer affiliations and attitudes, assumptions and lack of respectful engagement in audio. I have largely been a solitary audiophile for the last fifty years. Typically good customer / friends with one or two high end audio store owners for most of the time... that is four people over forty years. That was my only contact with the outsi... | |
| Does Chat GPT just give you the answer you are hoping for? Glad to hear your amp is working for you. i’ve owned Pass amps for 40 years, and Acoustat 2 + 2 | |
| Threshold S/300 STASIS problem with on off swicht @hgeifman +1 Given the age of that unit, I recommend you have it fully restored. I sold my Threshold S/500 about 20 years ago and it was restored before resale… and the performance difference was remarkable. | |
| Pulled the trigger on a Moon 861! Hope it pairs well on my Focals Typically the sound will change a lot... being less trebly and more natural... often takes a lot more than 100 hours. I'm not sure why, but many companies are shy about documenting the long burn in... even through it is required. My Audio Resea... | |
| What exactly is critical listening? Who does it? One thing I found is that depending on the characteristics of your system it can draw you in to critically listen or to experience. Highly detailed system with pronounced slam pull the focus of your mind to what you have not heard before or specif... | |
| Happiness is... I worked in Japan for many years. The nice hotels have top of the line Toto's. They serenely greet you when you enter the separate room from the bathroom... gently light the area... slowly unfold... welcoming you. They play soft sounds of flowing ... | |
| How competitive are you with your system? No ranking. No competition. It is a shared journey to reach the most satisfying sound quality for each of us. I don't play team sports. The sports I pursue are either solo... long distance bicycling, mounaineering, SCUBA diving, exploration... one... | |
| Does Chat GPT just give you the answer you are hoping for? I find it very good for contrasting sound characteristics of different components. But it gets very iffy on recommendation and combinations, I only use it a starting point. Also, it does depend highly on how you ask the questions. Having said ... | |
| What do you do when you get a bad vinyl record pressing? Every once in a while it happens. It is particularly sad when it is a prized album from the past. I toss them in the trash. | |
| My New System Congratulations! I is great when the results of a huge amount of research and investment works out. | |
| Happiness is... @unclewilbur I'm with you... being in my 30s and born in the 50's. After decades of responsibility and stress... I have gotten used to no stress and love not being responsible. A few years ago I was trying to remove the last daily discomfort of ... |