ghdprentice
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| At what price is one considered an Audiophile. @dayglow Thank you for your kind words. | |
| Need advice on media player and or dacs Schiit is great budget stuff. Very good sounding for the money. But it is not audiophile gear. I have extensive experience with several of their components. | |
| Speakers 10 years old or older that can compete with todays best, @daveyf By the way I have a contemporary Linn LP12… nearly Klimax. I skipped the Linn phonostage and use an Audio Research Ref 3 phonostage… so avoided the digital conversion. Not sure why they did that either. | |
| Speakers 10 years old or older that can compete with todays best, @daveyf “…Is it possible that more experienced a'philes will have enough knowledge/experience of how to put together a system so that it has the least chance ( i'm not saying that all of these folks will not occasionally make mistakes and regress... | |
| DAC DIRECT IN TO AMPLIFIER OR TO PREAMPLIFIER @moto_man Thanks for your excellent contribution. Just a caution, which it sounds like you would do anyway. If you choose to move to the Pass XP-32… audition before you buy. From what you have said, I would bet you loose the magic you get with t... | |
| Somewhat of an oxymoron - speaker stands for the floor for bookshelf speakers. How much the sound varies with exact placement varies highly with the speakers. Ribbon and electrostatic are very sensitive to placement… as in 1/8th inch can make a significant difference. While this is a topic a different thread.. I think it is ... | |
| ARC VSi75SE v. MF Nu-Vista 800 The ARC amp will outperform the MF. More real, natural, musical sound. I suppose it depends on how much time you run your HT. Lots of folks run the HT way more than the 2 channel. The start up time is a couple minutes… I have a friend with one… he... | |
| Somewhat of an oxymoron - speaker stands for the floor for bookshelf speakers. OP “…how tall should the stands be?…” Good question… to bring the tweeters to your ear level in your listening position. | |
| Tube sound is not about warmth. It's about correct presentation. OP, “Tube sound is not about warmth. It’s about correct presentation.” I absolutely agree. I suspect that the term warm came when solid state entered the picture as it was cold, steely, and harsh… with a compressed midrange. Warmth refers to a... | |
| ARC VSi75SE v. MF Nu-Vista 800 I would without question recommend the Audio Research for sound quality. I am very familiar with all their products. Less so with MF… but have read lots. However, since they are going to be part of a tv system… that is a different story. First... | |
| Somewhat of an oxymoron - speaker stands for the floor for bookshelf speakers. Stands are available at most audio outlets. The mark of good bookshelf speakers and stands are high weight. So, for a good speaker, you are talking 20+ pounds. For a high quality stand, high also. If you want to maximize the sound quality one shou... | |
| Sonas Faber OLYMPICA versions I owned Olympica 3’s for a number of years. The 1, 2 and 3 designations are: stand mounted, floor standers with one woofer, and floor standers with two woofers. They are all great sounding… subject to exactly what you would think. The newer ve... | |
| Speaker Cable Recommendation Your observation on the Nordost is right on. Their top end products are world class and unbeatable, but their lower end stuff is “thin” sounding. I would recommend looking at Cardas first… the higher the level the more transparent they are (cleare... | |
| Conrad Johnson Classic 120se vs. Linear Tube Audio 40 Reference Amps OP, Congratulations. Look forward to hearing your impressions. I suspect they will be favorable. Sometimes the right approach is to eliminate options and to go for what is left. | |
| At what price is one considered an Audiophile. @dayglow +1 @deep_333 -1 |