ghdprentice
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| Power cable Advice... @christianb5s4 I have not been impressed with Audio Quest in the past. But the Storm generation is a completely different story and a breakthrough. It does not shift the tonal balance, it dramatically drops the noise floor, without imparting ... | |
| Streaming Curious …”So what is your current vinyl rig and phonostage?” As I said my vinyl rig sounds the same as my digital… on purpose, and coincidentally they cost about the same.. | |
| recommend PRAT Integrated amplifiers (not Naim) PRAT (Rhythm, Pace and Timing) or Rhythm and Pace, refer to the musical engaging aspect of reproduced music. Most easily identified by how much a system makes you want to tap your foot or move with the music… well done PRAT is physically and music... | |
| Best power cord for Audioquest Niagara 1200 AudioQuest Dragon. | |
| A quick question on what streamers to consider....... Aurrender. It is all they do, and are the best at it at every level. I own two and have heard many others. I would recommend the N200…but a used N150 or maybe you could get a used N10. They are built like tanks and the sound quality and suppor... | |
| Advice regarding separate DAC purchase 😊. I’m 71… I see streaming a key part of my audio strategy because it is increasingly hard to get up all the time. I didn’t have time to listen to my physical media either. Now, I virtually listen to nothing from the part. My world has opened ... | |
| Seeking Honest Opinions: Your Experience with McIntosh Audio Gear Macintosh is a well respected and loved company by many folks. Their equipment is very well made, looks cool, and retains its value well. It is not remotely neutral sounding. It is very heavy on the midrange and bass and is excellent for systems ... | |
| What’s the best DAC < 6k (system specific) Cool looking DAC. | |
| Power cable Advice... I recommend getting an Audio Quest Hurricane just for your amp to start with. The improvement you get will completely shock you. The largest difference you will hear will be on your amp. Once you do this, it is likely you will want to re-think you... | |
| Cardas Golden Reference or Clear Cygnus? Which would you choose? It depends on where you want to go. Gold Reference is really warm, subduing details. I am not familiar with the Cygnus, but Clear Reflection, Clear, and Clear beyond. They are less warm and more detailed as you go up. Most likely Clear Beyond wou... | |
| recommend PRAT Integrated amplifiers (not Naim) From my recent auditioning Luxman L-509X (or was it Z) is virtually devoid of PRAT. Comparing directly this unit with the Pass and Audio Research integrated really brought this out. | |
| DAC vs Music Server My experience has been that once I have had a good DAC… not the be-all end-all… but good. Then the streamer makes by far the biggest difference. So for instance assume we’ll chosen a good $5K DAC and $5 Streamer, as you incrementally increase the ... | |
| Preamp advice Just a comment from my experience. I have never considered anything but sound quality in choosing preamps and amps in the over fifty years I have pursued high end audio. In that time and more than a dozen preamps and more than a dozen amps never h... | |
| Kids, Dogs, and Speakers I should have thought of this before, but the Wilson WAMM Chronosonic would be very stable. While tall, they weigh 900 pounds each. Oh, they are a little more expensive. 😊 | |
| Advice regarding separate DAC purchase I would concentrate on the sound characteristics of the DAC and not the technology. Denfrips are highly regarded DACs for their price. I’ll let someone else chime in on the contrasting the two. I would not recommend going cheap on this. First, ... |