ghdprentice
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| Big speakers, are they really the best way to get great sound? @audioman58 makes a good point. So it depends on what you consider great sound. If imaging and disappearance is more important to you than coherence and presence then small stand mounts are likely to sound greater to you. Of course the hig... | |
| Perfect Vinyl Forever I run all new albums through my vacuum cleaner. At first did it because “it was recommended”. Then I started seeing how much stuff was coming off, and if I didn’t, I could hear it and would have to stop playing and clear it. | |
| Determining compatibility with amps OP, Your description of journey from details and slam to musical is exactly like mine… but I am slow, it too me over forty years… over ten years with season tickets to the symphony in ideal seats and countless a acoustic concerts. For speakers y... | |
| Upgrading cd player @wharfy +1 | |
| which cables to I need for my NAIM NAP 250 DR ? I highly recommend DHLabs as really good budget cables and Cardas. Cardas are kind of calibrated to the kind of equipment they are going to be connected to. If there is a lot of discussion of what great detail your equipment has (in reviews or ... | |
| Determining compatibility with amps Very nice system. Duplicating is a very safe bet. If you are going to snow bird somewhere, then you should have a great opportunity to go listen to speakers. You could make this a fun in the sun project. Speaker sound characteristics are h... | |
| Amp first approach to build a system. Anyone did it ? I could easily see being in that position. I have been upgrading my systems for fifty years. After a few years in, I had taken out my very first bank loan for $5,000 ($19K in todays dollars) to buy a Threshold s500 amp. One of my next purchases ... | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? I had a system I felt justified the term reference system about ten years ago. The amplifier was a solid state Pass x350. The reason I called it my reference system was the instant I put anything on I could tell everything about the venue and reco... | |
| how does the app affect Sound Quality once streamer connects to the provider endpoint? Very complicated question if conflating methods. Let’s start with the simple one. You own a streamer that does Qobuz natively. Like an Aurender, Auralic, or other high end streamer. In this case the streamer receives the music data directly to... | |
| What rock swings? That is a great question. I am listening to the cut now. There has got to be some Allman Brothers tunes that will qualify. | |
| Upgrading cd player OP, Correct, ARC stopped making CD9SE’s because their supplier stopped making the transport. I am sure they have lots for repairs. But these days transports tend to be pretty reliable. They used to be terrible. While I do not know this, I ... | |
| Coax SP/DIF to USB..thoughts? My experience is that ultimately the sound quality is about 50-50. While at lower levels the DAC makes a bigger different as the quality goes up the difference equalizes and really high end sound requires both at the very highest level. My streame... | |
| Ruminations On CD Players Congratulations.it is great when happiness follows. | |
| Upgrading cd player Audio Research was purchased a few years ago in a highly leveraged deal by a private investor. Increased interest rates caused him to have to sell the business. It was sold to a deep pockets committed company that is already into high end audio. A... | |
| Ideas for Pre/Power $9000? When in Portland stop by Pearl Audio as well. Look at the Pass INT-75 a fantastic integrated with exceptional rhythm and pace as well as great fidelity and slam. You might consider stretching to the INT - 250… which has much more power. But which ... |