ghdprentice
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| help choosing a turn table @bpoletti You know, I have to agree with that. I have owned Rega, and have friends with Rega and I have owned VPI… I agree. You will get solidity, dead quiet, and a deeper soundstage with VPI, minus a little bit of what is called liveliness… whi... | |
| WHY IS THERE SO MUCH HATE FOR THE HIGH END GEAR ON AUDIO GEAR? The primary reason is simple jealousy. If folks can only afford $X then they want to show that $2X or $10X or more is a waste… and they have made the very best choice in absolute terms. Simple psychology, sad, but true. | |
| Fading Background Vocals Conundrum I am not sure this applies… but it might. One of the qualities that Audio Research equipment excels at is getting the gestalt of music correct. It does not overly highlight details that should not be. So it differentiates nuances in volume really... | |
| Speaker Efficiency Probably none. If it were solid state amps you would probably hear a big difference. Solid state amps are so fast to react and sound very bad when they run out of current. I have a friend with a Pass amp kit… 8 wpc. Sounded great until any volume... | |
| Phono Stage, Tonearm, Cartridge Question - Which is the most important? Well, let’s see after about fifty years owning turntables… probably six or seven. I am not a churner. My rule of thumb is spend equally on the turntable as the phonostage. So given a good tt… then the phono stage is number one. Typically I will sp... | |
| Anyone with similar equipment While I do not own any Parasound equipment I am familiar with their sound profile. I would recommend Cardas. The cables are warm and detailed. I suspect would be a perfect complement. Ideally you could borrow some from a dealer or The Cable Compan... | |
| Getting into the music Thanks. No, I don’t think high cost is the only way to get there… but for me… I always want upgrades to be better in all aspects while closing in on the sound I want. You can put together a musical system at most levels. It is about the choices yo... | |
| Maybe the Journey is Over?........Well...... Congratulations. It is great getting to a point where you are really happy. I tend to spend a year or so upgrading, then just enjoy the music for around 7 years before I upgrade again. Each upgrade has been more substantial than the last, keeping ... | |
| Getting into the music This has happened to me. In improving my system, I listened for details and enjoyed more slam and as upgrades occur the venue and mastering technics on recordings became more obvious… the quality of the recording became more and more obvious. It i... | |
| What percentage of digital vs. analog? I have a great analog and digital leg and a large collection of classical. There is no consistent difference between the two on my system. Both digital and analog sound fantastic… there are more high rez versions on like than in my collection alth... | |
| What is meant exactly by the description 'more musical'? The term musical refers primarily to rhythm and pace. As one learns what different terms mean starting as a novice… the real obvious stuff is treble, bass… imaging, microdetails, grain,… etc… one generally learns down a path of more subtle charact... | |
| Considering a Second Subwoofer for the Front Two subwoofers are appropriate, to augment your main speakers. Appropriate placement takes real work to avoid peaks and troughs. Having said that. What are you trying to accomplish? Realistic sound? If so two is plenty. When I had two subwoofe... | |
| Holy Grail Analogue Recording Big Band found! I think I have seven vinyl albums from Toshiko. They are great performances as well as great recordings. | |
| Have you asked yourself this question? Over the last five years I upgraded both analog and digital ends. Finally my digital end jumped about five levels to parody with my great analog end: contemporary near Klimax LP12 (not the phonostage), a custom Silent Running Ohio class isolation ... | |
| As An Experiment I Stuck A Few Things Under My Pre-Amp And Am Now On A Quest OP, Just out of interest did you adjust the weight capacity of the NobSprings such that the components on them compressed them half way? They must be adjusted to each component. Yes, a fascinating and informative investigation. That is why th... |