ghdprentice
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| Aurender N10 still Relevant in 2025 Never mind the N250, I must have imagined that one. I do not know that it is in the works. | |
| Room Acoustics and Speaker Placement OP, Thanks for the feedback. The glass above the system looked like mirrors at an angle. I get it now. You would move the rack to prevent it from interfering with the imaging. You could cage the rack over to the side, like you have the whole s... | |
| Walk-in soundstage I guess I can think of one system I have heard like his. It was a completely optimized Wilson Chronosonic something and Rowland system. Today I am sure Burmeister / dCS / Wilson will do this. The sitting position was actually about three feet in t... | |
| ??? Where Does "High End" Start ??? I have to make the judgement by looking at components. their performance, and quality of construction and then looking at the prices. From this point of view this is what I think: Consumer level tends to be less than $2K... although for instance ... | |
| Aurender N10 still Relevant in 2025 The N10 is still relevant. But I think you will get equal sound quality from a N200. The N200 and N250 have been significant advances. I own an N20SE and N100. I have heard the N10... there was an upgrade to the power supply a couple years befor... | |
| Room Acoustics and Speaker Placement OP, Thanks. Speaking of pictures worth a thousand words... really worth it. Well, that is challenging. Where are you going to sit? That will be a challenge. Where you have put the speakers is the obvious placement. You can do a corner bass t... | |
| DAC Merry Go 'Round- why I stopped at Weiss ...."All separate DACs sound veiled and noisy?".... Ahhh, no. In general, integrated DAC’s underperform separates. That is why there are so many separates.... and the top level separates are often multi-box... to add separation of circuitry. ... | |
| Aging ears and Nuances I am 73 and have found no reduction in my ability to characterize and discern nuances in high end systems. Overly trebly, hard and distorted high frequency bother me as much as ever. All the nuances of the midrange are still there. I know my hi... | |
| Combo DAC/AMP for Headphones I would recommend investing 100% in a better headphone amp. For the money you are talking you need to put it all in the amp. While, like main systems, all the components matter. I find that headphone amps really matter. The most important changes ... | |
| The death of ultra hiend audio @mitch2 ..."It appears those businesses may not have acknowledged their situations soon enough and were not nimble enough to adjust to changes in their markets before costs got out of control." +1 Exactly. Ego & greed very very unlikely... | |
| They should charge more for it… I would think you would instantly hear the difference. It has been my experience very expensive turntables make a shockingly noticeable difference. Second… not profit… most covers investment in R&D… all these costs come out before profit. I d... | |
| ??? Which Would You Buy ??? Just from my experience of fifty years. I always figured out why I saved money after the purchase, and invariably spent more money after buying the budget gear and then the good one. If there is one thing I learned... as long as you do your resea... | |
| Would You Rather Own A Good SET Amp, Or A Great Push Pull Amp? Whichever sounds better / more to your taste. Sorry, that may sound unhelpful. But I never make decisions on technology. Any component is the product of the design vision and components. If you can't hear them then do a number of AI searches comp... | |
| Wilson Watt-Puppy Amplifier? The Audio Research LS28SE and VT 80SE. I helped a good friend that I helped put together a great system. He coupled Puppies with these ARC products. The sound is excellent and the warmth of the ARC components helped compliment the precision of the... | |
| Speaker pairing for audiolab 9000 series Fifty miles is close. I used to drive 120 miles every couple months. I'd get up early, be there when they open. I've visited places across the country while on business trips. Locate and call in advance making an appointment for when you will be... |