ghdprentice
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| Tube Preamps Should Have This Feature I have found the warm up time required to sound the very best is highly dependent on the make and model. For instance the Audio Research Reference 5 and SE had a very distinct ~ 10 - 12 minute warm up sound improvement… but a signal going through ... | |
| USB Cable @soix +1 | |
| Significant steps? (DAC) From the engineering and manufacturing perspective while the part cost goes up with higher quality DACs the engineering cost goes up much faster. It isn’t simply a matter of choosing “a better quality” part, it is a mater of choosing one that soun... | |
| Testing your system @oddiofyl Good thoughts. But for me. “The trick is to end up with gear that is so completing and alluring, you simple cannot imagine something could sound better. Happily that is where I am… although I know it is possible. Over the decad... | |
| Significant steps? (DAC) First, I have found that in the very low cost realm (say <$500 - $1,000) the technology does make a difference. I have had, for instance, a number of different ESS implementations, and in the low-end there is a sound. But as you move up, design... | |
| Audio Research Financial Troubles @jetter It’s all about cash flow. Ongoing operations have mismatches between purchases and the delay of revenue from sales as well as ongoing cash obligations to pay staff. It is a multi national company so it also has fluctuations in curren... | |
| DAC DIRECT IN TO AMPLIFIER OR TO PREAMPLIFIER A low hiss is not normal from a good quality or better tube preamp. Deed quiet is the mark. | |
| Testing your system Yes, choosing musically satisfying components as opposed to analyzing the level of detail and slam as your primary criteria is a great way to get a musically fulfilling and satisfying system. The trick is developing the skills and experience to do... | |
| new to streaming- help! Definitely don’t go back to a PC. There is a place to show your system. Would help us better assess where you are at and taylor recommendations. I have brought my digital end from terrible, step by step to having sound quality equal to my ex... | |
| USB Cable @soix +1 Very true. PCs cannot compete. I played with PCs for a number of years. I used different software, striped down the background jobs, Changed cables, added noice reduction… did the same on a MAC, ran it on batteries. Still my first stan... | |
| Heavy Vinyl Most audiophile pressings are done in heavy vinyl. Then there are old pressings, some of which are heavy vinyl. I have found most, but definitely not all to be superior to the other pressings. I assumed for the reason of the mastering and extr... | |
| Audio Research Financial Troubles Audio Research’s problems are long over. Nothing to do with the viability of the business, but of a highly leveraged buy out by a great guy with the best intentions and a change in the interest rates. If there is some components available on-line,... | |
| Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby? @shermanosity ”…Buy the best speakers you can afford and go from there.” +1 that is a good one. | |
| Tube Preamps Should Have This Feature Life is too short. Flip on the tubes and enjoy your system. | |
| Real or Surreal. Do you throw accuracy out the window for "better" sound? The hyper detailed system is a common result of the pursuit. I have heard a number of systems that sound exactly like the one you describe. I think it is a fairly predictable outcome of analytical minds pursuing better and better systems. I can’t ... |