ghdprentice
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| Superbly quiet LP playback Cool. it is really rewarding when you hear something like that. I have been fortunate enough to have collected great pressings for decades… and have a cleaning machine. But the thing that did the most was an audiophile table and cartridge. The ... | |
| dac and streamer or seperates @russbutton Theoretically, you are correct. In the real world you are completely wrong. PCs sound terrible in comparison to dedicated streamers… and the better the streamer… the better the sound quality. Like night and day… not at all subtle. | |
| Audio Research reference amplifiers used with RCA IC`s and unbalanced preamplifiers The triode setting would be 35 wpc. I own Ref 160’s. I run my REF 160’s in triode mode (so 70wpc instead of 140wpc). There seems to be little difference in sound levels… only in the triad mode there is a bit more naturalness to the sound. I p... | |
| WiFi Streaming Versus An Ethernet Cable Connection Wow, this has really gone off the rails. High quality streamers pretty much take the network out of the picture. A great streamer simply requires a trickle of bits and will cashe them and isolate you from your network. You can improve the perf... | |
| When Will We Learn? These kind of concerns are why I either buy through a dealer or through a company when used… like Echo, or Upscale. My audio equipment is the second largest investment I have after my house. Buying used makes sense, but worrying about shipping, a... | |
| dac and streamer or seperates OP, “ …I love vinyl, do tube DAC’s sound more liquid?” In general yes. In my system the vinyl and digital ends sound the same (I carefully chose equipment to do that). Both detailed, but very natural and musical sounding. Also, at my investme... | |
| Do CD Transports benefit much from upgraded power cords? @chocaholic Yes, logic dictates. But the reality is the output is electrical. So, there is an optical reader, this is converted to a digital stream… the whole process subject to vibration, electrical noise, and who knows what else. Like all a... | |
| Need help from you acoustical experts Posting photos is easy by creating a Virtual system. Click on the tiny down pointing triangle To the right of the title discussion Forums at the top of the page. Click on virtual systems. Photos will help a lot. | |
| Why on earth? I’ve watched a couple and just scratched my head. My iPad speakers are great for there size… but watching a video of a system playing music… huh? | |
| Speaker cable lifters. Tinker toys! That is great… perfect. | |
| WiFi Streaming Versus An Ethernet Cable Connection The better the streamer the less the network infrastructure maters. I prefer to put my money into the streamer rather than fiddling with infrastructure. Although the cable, whether a short run from wifi extender or a long run from a router matters. | |
| Speaker cable lifters. Given your amazing system. Absolutely. They are likely to make a small difference, but those add up. They are virtually free in comparison to any of our components. I’d still gently move your amps back. I tested them some thirty years ago…... | |
| What is the science behind audiophile fuses? @mapman ”…device whose job is in fact to burn up and destroy itself when needed…”. Well, yeah, but, in my fifty years of being an audiophile I have never had a fuse blow. I would imagine that is not an unusual experience. | |
| dac and streamer or seperates I recommend separates. I’ve been doing streaming by about every possible way in the last twenty years. Typically the streamer and DAC should be of about equal investment. You want as high a quality you can get in each (picking the very best you... | |
| Audio Research reference amplifiers used with RCA IC`s and unbalanced preamplifiers @newbee Thanks. I have to agree, quality probably more important than type in this case. |