ghdprentice
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| Some observations from a former skeptic - and a question I am absolutely an advocate of high end wires. But their efficacy are dependent on your system, room and power. Also, what particular aspects of sound and music you listen to. Your story sounds completely reasonable. I once ended up with wires... | |
| Power cable from wall socket to power strip Yes. I would recommend a AudioQuest Hurricane, if that is in your budget. My dealer friend had brought one over for my power amp. In about two seconds I was convinced… I had been audioning power cords for a year, and each, while having some po... | |
| Why Don’t You Post Your System on Your Profile? @johnfritter Click around your userid and the menus. You will eventually see Create a virtual system. After that, it is pretty easy. | |
| Are Sales Down The stock market dropped about 18 months ago and slowly folks have emerged from the pandemic. So, indoors audio, which had skyrocketed during the pandemic has cooled. I am good friends with a dealer… he confirms. | |
| Why Don’t You Post Your System on Your Profile? Yes. Virtual systems is the place where it is easy to post photos. It is a great place to,help folks understand where you are coming from. | |
| How much hum is normal from a new tube amp Normal is none what so ever. | |
| Audio Research Ref 6 vs 6SE Audio Research Reference 160m monoblocks or REF160s stereo. Before this I paired with a Pass 350. The REF 160 is just completely different and better in every way on my system. | |
| AI and the future of music @ltmandella +1, good one, and on the other hand (from ChatGPT): AI can potentially harm the music industry in several ways: 1. Copyright infringement: AI algorithms can easily generate music that resembles existing copyrighted material, ... | |
| Your experiences with system synergy It is great when you plunk down a new piece of equipment and the difference is instantly obvious and huge. That happens when one is working up to the higher echelons of equipment. But once you are there things can be different. First, as pointed ... | |
| Center speaker and AVR on same surface? Probably not a problem. For surround systems, the distraction of video will cover any minuscule change in sound from vibration. If you want to be careful, you can put the center channel and or AVR on elastomer pucks designed to isolate them from v... | |
| Cable recommendation from phono to integrated amp (~40ft) The phono to preamp connection is probably the most sensitive to cable changes of the connections. Cable choices tend to become much more pronounced with the higher resolution of the system (think cost for simplicity), and cables tend to make ... | |
| USB CD Transports Or… if the OP is knowledgable they could add that to their query… that they are aware of newer methods. Or that is not necessary, they can ignore helpful alternative posts. | |
| Pls help me decide Pass Labs X250.8 or Luxman M900u @audphile1 +1 I agree. I used an Audio Research Reference 5SE for many years with a Pass x350. Is a great combo… although, to me, a way better combo was with a REF 160… but that is another conversation. | |
| Can you have too much speaker presence? You can have speakers that are too large for your venue. You can overload bass and end up having to do all sorts of elaborate treatments to make them sound right. In the other end of the spectrum you can have tiny speakers and a sub and really... | |
| USB CD Transports @mahler123 …”I continue to be amazed when posters ask about a transport or a CDP and then gets told by the usual half dozen suspects that they should be playing ripped CDs.”. Or… when an OP asks a question about older technology some folks try... |