ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| new member, some questions, need help please I helped assemble a system for a friend. They include a set of used Puppies 8, I believe. They sound fantastic coupled with. New ARC preamp and amp. The woofers have just been re-taped. A great combination. You get the natural warm sound of the AR... | |
| Power cord upgrade I’d recommend a Transparent Reference. That is what I have on my system components with a Hurricane on my power amp. | |
| Anyone notice different amounts of surface noise with different arms? @lewm +1 | |
| dCS Bartok Apex vs any similar priced DAC @jymc “why do so many people on these types of threads simply "root" for whatever DAC brand they already own?” I suspect that pretty much regardless of your technique, experience level, financial means, or tastes, what you have is the culmination... | |
| Amp Stands - Wood or Stone @pindac Excellent contribution. @gkelly 😊👍 Some folks simple self-discredit. No response necessary. | |
| I listened to a pair of Audio Research Reference 330Ms ARC was purchased by an individual who was overextended financially in doing so. The interest rates rose as well as tube cost and sent him into receivership for a small loan he couldn’t make the payment. A dedicated audio company came in immediate... | |
| Wilson Watt 3/Puppy 2 Loudspeaker Older woofers can be retaped. A friend of mine bought a set of puppies that had just been retaped… they sound great. Not expensive to have done at all. | |
| Amp Stands - Wood or Stone There are multiple effective combinations. I would use a combination of materials like wood stands with elastomer pucks and topped with stone or even better Black Diamond Racing composite platform. One of the issues with AGD is the light weight. I... | |
| Sonus Faber Minima Amator compared to Minima fm2? I find an AI can be a good place to start on questions like this. Then do a little checking to verify there are no hallucinations. The Sonus Faber Minima Amator and Minima Amator fm2 are both high-end bookshelf speakers from the Italian audio ... | |
| Oh my goodness! Dedicated listening rooms are certainly the best option when available. But you can make small rooms into outstanding audio rooms with very careful component choices and acquiring deep knowledge of how to set up a small room. | |
| HiFi satisfaction and/ or Musical enjoyment @mglik I used to read under the covers at night so my parents could not see the light. I remember the sweat dripping down my face… maybe it’s the covers you need to recreate the experience. 😊 | |
| The Museum vs. Galleries I used to play music from my collection (4K albums) nearly 100% of the time. With streaming sounding as good as my library I now listen to new music (or only listened to up to twice before) probably 90%+ of the time. Streaming completely changed ... | |
| AA for us @cdc +1 Unfortunately you are correct. I have a friend that just chooses components individually… and doesn’t get the concept of synergy, and is stubborn, not listening to advice. He has a +$50K system that literally does not sound as good as a ... | |
| Phono Preamp Selection I have heard Jolinda equipment, although not the phonostage. Sounded great to me, natural and musical. I think they went out of business in 2017. But, I’m not sure that would stop me. Well made high end simple devices like phonostages should last ... | |
| HiFi satisfaction and/ or Musical enjoyment OP, Congratulations on your destination. My journey has been similar. However, I never dropped back to musically satisfying equipment I moved up and laterally to change the focus from details and slam which was excluding the music to musical w... |