ghdprentice

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Why Can't Modern Tube Manufacturers Make a Proper Tube?
@nonoise    +1 Takatsuki are very fine tubes! Highly recommended.  
Tube Integrated With Clarity
Damned by faint praise.   Reading your post, my immediate reaction is that your Lab12 Integre4 really doesn’t do it for you. It may have attributes you like. But when I have really found components that I connect with I don’t want anything diffe... 
A fine realization
Congratulations, that is what good audio should do, bring smiles to our faces.  
Vibration Control through Ginko products
@carlsbad2    👍  
Why Can't Modern Tube Manufacturers Make a Proper Tube?
I guess we use different tubes. I have 50 tubes in my current systems, and have used tubes for decades… although less in number. I got a whistle in a tube a few years ago after several years of use and had on tube that died upon arrival. The rest ... 
Corner bass traps - most installed wrong?
+1 @johnnycamp5   
Upgrade my older Linn Sondek or move on?
If you have a local Linn dealer that is going to install the parts or you are a detailed oriented meticulous person and want to do it yourself I would do the upgrades. Each of the upgrades you propose will significantly increase the sound quality.... 
Flat frequency response
Speakers with completely flat responses do not sound good. I have read articles from more than one speaker designer that attests to the fact that flat response speakers sound dry and lifeless. One sticks in my mind of a designer that could not dec... 
I used to think pricey interconnects were snake oil...
There was a couple threads on the fake Nordost offered on Aliexpress. I had a real set of Nordost Odin 2 in my system for several weeks… so I know what they sound like. So I bought a set of Nordost Odin2 from AliExpress. I can assure you, they did... 
Immersive Audio and How to Achieve It
@kota1 I am really happy that folks try to employ new technology to old problems. I am actually an early adopter, both in my personal life and professionally for over fifty years. My job was to evaluate new technology and to not adopt to early… ... 
Immersive Audio and How to Achieve It
@drbarney1    Ok, fair enough. Then you are not an audiophile, or a person dedicated to high end audio. That makes you a normal person. Those of us that are tend to be solitary people that will do every thing possible to get the best possible so... 
Vibration Control through Ginko products
@carlsbad2   What size wool balls do you recommend for a hundred pound amp, so 25 pounds per corner? 3” XFirm or 2” XXFirm?  
Audio / Stereo Rack
I found improved sound with a solid amp stand. Support and vibration control seems to improve all audio components, although to various extent.  
Why Don’t You Post Your System on Your Profile?
@jpan   Beautiful system.  
Is low cost DAC worth it?
OP, I’m an old fart as well. Most of us have hearing that is compromised in some manor. But typically it will not take away the enjoyment of better sound, since better reproduced music sounds better in all frequencies. So, just because you may no...