ghdprentice
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| Upgrading Speakers @mbmi I would say they are equally musical, but perform better at the highest level.. So, at that price level… Olympica Nova 3 | |
| I saw the back of an integrated and it depressed me. @waytoomuchstuff “…I was in the Apple store the other day and noticed the new iMacs don't have a floppy drive built in. …” 🤣👍 | |
| Amplifier Pairing with Coherent 15s Road trip. Sometimes it is well worth doing a really long drive… or even a weekend trip. Schedule listening sessions in advance. Explain what you are looking for in advance. I made it a habit of visiting audio stores all over the country when ... | |
| Help and opinions needed on pre-amp situation A great preamp will add the musical richness to a system 99% of the time. The systems that sound better without are a real rarity. In the rare occasions that they are not required, I suspect they belong to folks that appreciate detail over musical... | |
| Balanced XLR vs RCA for phono stage Thanks. Then a completely different application and not relevant. | |
| Upgrading Speakers OP, You must also consider the venue. it is not inconceivable that they might not sound a lot better in your room, perhaps with your equipment. | |
| Aurender A20 or Lumin X1 Technical? I would think sound quality would be the criteria. I am a big fan of Aurrender. I own two. Lumin is highly regarded but when I researched streamers, Aurrender came up with reviews and a reputation for being better. But someone that ... | |
| When did you put the most effort in setting up your audio system? OP, Thanks for your kind words. Yes, I really love Woo. It took me three small steps up the Woo head amp hierarchy to get to my current system. I listen to jazz, world, blues, classical, electronic and rock, mostly. But I will admit I can ... | |
| Upgrading Speakers They are pretty consistent about jumps per $. I think you are wondering if there is a special spot. No… only if you can afford to match the very best to your room. Each double in price is a real jaw dropper. So in my large room Olympica ->... | |
| Balanced XLR vs RCA for phono stage I just have to comment on the article’s introduction: “…continual and perpetual difficulty of hooking up audio equipment without suffering through all sorts of bizarre noises, hums, buzzes, whistles, etc….”. In forty years of using single ended i... | |
| Preamp for a GaN-FET amp... Well. You are really just proposing a sideways trade. I have never had good luck with these. Typically you are trading one set of strengths and weaknesses for another. So, whenever I have done this, I have been really disappointed because I lost s... | |
| Amplifier Pairing with Coherent 15s I have to second the recommendation for the Audio Research I-50. It is an amazing, musical, natural sounding integrated amp. I recently auditioned a Luxman, Pass, and the Audio Research integrated. The Luxman had great knobs and flashy faceplate (... | |
| Raven Nighthawk tube rolling. Very happy story! It is great to be retired and enjoying great music! | |
| Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing I happily own a Audio Research Ref CD9SE. An absolutely wonderful DAC and CDPlayer. I compared it with a Berkeley Reference Alpha DAC ($22K) for a couple weeks and the difference was miniscule… the ARC was a tiny warmer and the Berkeley a tiny mor... | |
| Upgrading Speakers Sonus Faber made a significant change in there sonic presentation about ten years ago with the release of the Olympica and some other models that increased the level of detail adding a bit more treble without loosing their natural sound with great... |