ghdprentice
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| Getting into vinyl for the first time What sound you get from vinyl or digital is completely dependent on your equipment. I have a $45K analog side and a $45K digital side to my system. I have been upgrading them for decades to get here. I have 2,000 pristine / audiophile albums, with... | |
| TAS. The Absolute Sound? @jbmac75 +1 The Absolute Sound, Stereophile, and HiFi+ are outstanding sources of information and comparisons. While there is some variability in neutrality, it pales in insignificance to other sources… forums, marketing info, etc. They use ac... | |
| Preamp Well, that is a hard one. I am a long time Audio Research fan. My first was the SP-5… so solid state. I have had a ARC Phonostage since back then as well. Now all of my equipment is contemporary ARC Reference. While there has been a little div... | |
| 15k USD Speakers for Classical and Pop Extended Listening, Near setup, Low volume When I did this, my research pointed me to Totem Mites with a matching small subwoofer. They are simply beautiful real wood speakers with a wonderful punchy / natural sound. I love listening to them.While I have heard and respect the KEF I would n... | |
| My Aurender N150 is stuck in repeat mode @jred I understand your reticence, but the world is going to digital. I have a five-year-old surrender and 100 that works perfectly with their interface. They are probably the leading streamer provider and are likely the far into the future. The... | |
| Good small/single outlet power conditioner for preamp. I would continue to troubleshoot until you are certain of the problem, then solve that. It will be very interesting to see if the problem goes away when using a power strip only. | |
| Do I actually need a dedicated amp/DAC for my setup? Do you need? Of course not… food, water, you need. Audio equipment you want. Is the amount of money you are talking about going to have a material impact on your kids? Let’s see, average tuition $35K + per year per kid. What will be the effect on ... | |
| My end game speaks. @stereo5 +1 I think the Magico would be a good match to your Mac equipment… assuming you like the Mac sound, of course. But the up stream stuff must be really good. I am not sure your Rose is up to it. But, if you’re doing speakers… I would ... | |
| Component contributions to “sound stage” All components contribute. But, I guess speakers first, then preamp, and all the rest including interconnects and cables. You don’t want any weak links. | |
| Audio Racks, Just How beneficial? looking for guidance in upgrading There are a couple approaches. Full blown high end audio racks with built in vibration control ($$$$$) and high quality sturdy racks to which you can add vibration control. When I have researched the topic before I always have come to the conclusi... | |
| Aurender Conductor App Experience Congratulations on those purchase. I would definitely attribute the hallow to burn in. The improvement with switch. No idea. I have two Aurender and occasionally used my iphone. Never noticed a difference. I guess you’ll get lots of oppor... | |
| Streamer/DAC combinations I recommend upgrading in stages. First a better DAC… as good as you can afford, then wait, save. Then a good streamer. Like every audio component a carefully chosen upgrade of 2x - 3x investment and you will get a very noticeable and satisfying im... | |
| How do you change the battery in an ARC LS28 remote? A small strip of duct tape will do it as well. Really a very elegant design. Takes CR2032 batteries. | |
| Wool Blankets as Room treatment I use a very heavy, tightly woven “Oriental”? Wool rug behind my system (see my virtual system). It does an excellent dampening job. I own a Pendleton blanket. I would think it would take about three thick to be very effective. | |
| is anyone using an Aurender streamer with Schiit Yggdrasil? Yes. I have a friend I have been helping build a system with for several years. We got him a Yggdrasil several years ago… then recently coupled my Aurender N100 (five years old) with it and made comparisons with a different streamer and DAC. The N... |