ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| Looking for intermediate-step Streamer: better than BS Node and not @ Bartok level pricing In the last couple weeks I helped a friend choose a new streamer / DAC. He had a Yggy and my Aurrender N100 for comparison. We were auditioning a Linn Selekt with only the Streamer / and the mid level DAC (total $12K. ~$4K streamer and $6K DAC). ... | |
| DAC's from the past, are any of them really worth much today? There has been a lot of progress in making DACs sound much better in the last ten or fifteen years. Like all audiophile gear, really high end gear stays relevant much longer than the lower level stuff. Given the equipment you own, you should prob... | |
| Replacing surround with sound bar There is a big difference between a real surround system and a soundbar, even a cheap surround system. I would do what you have to do to keep it. I’ll be honest, I’m not sure I understand the eARC issue. The last time I upgraded our TVs… suddenly ... | |
| Speaker cables recomendation for Luxman L509X / Dynaudio Contour 30i @ryder Cardas cables are the warmest in the least expensive category and become less so in each level up. That is by design. Yes Cardas Clear would be a good choice paired with a Luxman. Which is best will be a call depending on your tastes. ... | |
| surface noise reduction What kind or turntable are you using? | |
| New computer for Streaming???? @inna “if your analogue and digital sources sound the same, why do you still keep the turntable ? Habit, tradition, aesthetics ?” Nostalgia. I also have a collection of 2,000 albums in pristine condition that I have collected over the last 55 ... | |
| Apple Music and Tidal Qobuz is the best… with many more high resolution albums… over 1/2 million. Then comes Tidal and the rest a step down. | |
| Is it worth it? DAC question @facten +1 | |
| Yes, another audiophile at a crossroads story and request for advice Hi OP, I have been retired for five years. Before retirement, I went through the same kind of thinking. I upgraded so I would no longer have to make any more purchases. After retirement for a couple years I realized I could afford another upgrade... | |
| How easily can you distinguish between different DACs? True, looking at this as software. But ever subcomponents… resistor, capacitor, and turn on the circuit board… the distance between the power supply and all the other subcomponents, the resistance to vibration from the outside world makes a differ... | |
| Speaker Cable Recommendation @eastendhifi Thank you. | |
| New computer for Streaming???? Your dealer is terribly mistaken. PCs are terrible streamers. I have for over fifteen years tried all forms of streamers… PCs (with all sorts of modifications), MacBooks, iPads, inexpensive combined units. Finally dedicated streamers from $3K to ... | |
| How Has Your Finely Tuned Audiophile Dexterity Helped You in Your "Other" Life? @waytoomuchstuff Yes. Times change. Vietnam is now a great tourist destination. I’ve worked in Japan for a couple years finding the Japanese to be incredibly friendly, especially to Americans. Walking around Hiroshima was humbling. I worked in ... | |
| Speaker cables recomendation for Luxman L509X / Dynaudio Contour 30i I am familiar with the sound of both DynAudio and Luxman. Given your components and desire (Luxman being very sparkly and lean) Cardas Clear Reflection. They are likely to do exactly what you need. If you want more detail but still some added hef... | |
| Benchmark or McIntosh.... Or if you want to split the difference go with a Pass X amp for details and a decent midrange with very good rhythm and pace and lots of power, or XA amp if you want even warmer midrange with details and great rhythm and pace. |