ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| Burn in vs perception Tube burn in tends to be very short in comparison to the solid state components and wires. Ten to twenty hours for tubes. | |
| Is there a ceiling limit on what you are willing to pay for an audio component? I have never felt like a fool with audio. I have values… things that I value and things I do not. Until I was 50 I never bought a new car… had cheap used ones, would not pay a lot for tp, I would never buy drinks at a bar, but I had a new PC ev... | |
| What happened to all the highend stereo shops The internet. I am only 70, but I know where you are coming from. I live outside Portland Oregon and there are three great stores. I am really good friends with one and he will drop components by my house that he thinks I might like. No check.... | |
| Burn in vs perception I guess it has to be somewhat person and experience related. But for me 100% burn-in. I have been an audiophile for fifty years. I am sure I wondered for the first few years as I developed my listening skills. I have broken in dozens of components... | |
| Subs with room correction DSP? new REL. | |
| Can a system sound too Holographic? One of the most incredible system I have ever heard was a Wilson Bamm or Wham or something like that / Rowland. The system was set up perfectly. Images were precise and sounded spherical suspended in the sound stage… one 12’ forward 3’ above the f... | |
| Quick Question About Power Cables I think your best bet would be Cardas… maybe interconnects and power cord. Cardas tend to emphasize bass. The lower level are softer on the treble as well… so it will be a mater of which level. | |
| Should I steer clear of class D amps I am an old audiophile and must admit to being suspicious of this completely new class if amp when released, particularly as they a flea weight. When first released there was a lot of hype about perfect sound and then a collapse as everyone re... | |
| How to prevent visitors from touching your system Interesting. I have never had to say a thing. No visitor has ever even reached out to touch anything. This could be either my system is intimidating (lots of boxes and knobs) or we have different kind of visitors or both. | |
| Is there a ceiling limit on what you are willing to pay for an audio component? @mahgister Ok. You are completely calibrated for your income level. You completely understand the sound quality / price levels and understand the optimal point. Now, say, your income level and savings quadruples. So, do you seriously mean to... | |
| Stereophile and the love of hotel decor @erik_squires You know after looking at that photo you posted. It has all contradictory scale component. The lamp would normally be 5’ high?, a normal hotel window starts three feet above the ground. All that is different than the scale impli... | |
| Amp vs Preamp which is more important? I think you phrased the question well, acknowledging the interdependence of the two. I have to say the preamp. It takes the really small signal and brings it up to the level the brute can handle it. The preamp is the heart of the system… it br... | |
| I am interested to update my 15 year old system ! I would go out and audition some high end systems. Have your tastes changed? There has been a lot of advancement in each sound type. So first verify the direction. Then you can start thinking about how to get there. Take a trip to a big city if yo... | |
| Stereophile and the love of hotel decor I remember those shots. To refresh my mind I went back to look for an example. The first show I found was The Absolute Sound show report July/August this year. Not a single curtain shot… all close ups. I went looking for a Stereophile show article... | |
| Is there a ceiling limit on what you are willing to pay for an audio component? @tonywinga Great story. I think most of us that have been spurred on to chase the very best possible have a story of two of when we heard something that was just so far above what we thought possible that it has inspired us and left a las... |