ghdprentice
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| Good Suggestions for Tube Amps under 6k My first recommendation would be the Audio Research I-50. Extremely musical and detailed. Gets everything right. Especially engaging. It is right on your budget. The really good thing about this is that it is competitive in the $10K integrated mar... | |
| Copland CTA-408 or Audio Research i/50 ? I would recommend finding the speakers you love. The sound that moves you. Then swap electronics to support them. Depending on your values in sound, the I-50 does not have to be mated with extremely efficient speakers. I have heard it with Son... | |
| Another "Best" amplifier Question. OP, Hi, if I was looking in that budget class, i would look at Rotel… for instance a Rotel RB-1582 or a NAD C298. These companies have a lot of experience at bringing high end sound to a budget. | |
| AES/EBU cable shootout @panzrwagn I have been a CIO, Senior Director of IT, and IT Director for decades. I understand the difference between theory and practice… do you? | |
| Change of Ethernet Cable @kota1 +1 on 100 hours Also, what is your equipment. While, in general, a particular wire will have general effect, it is also very dependent on your equipment. There is a place under your user ID to put photos of your system and ID your com... | |
| Speaker Cables - Long Run @raysmtb1 +1 Also, consider moving your amp next to your speaker and using long interconnects to your preamp. A better sounding alternative. | |
| AES/EBU cable shootout @panzrwagn You haven’t auditioned different high quality digital cables have you? Engineering background? It can’t possibly make a difference so it doesn’t, right? Guess what? It does, and can make a huge difference. | |
| What should I do - PS Audio DAC with or without Preamp OP, Yes you are correct. Tell us what you hear. My money is on keeping the preamp, so will be interested in hearing. | |
| WiFi extension for streaming I would start with just a simple wall wart wifi extender plugged into an outlet near your streamer. Just plug in an Ethernet (good quality) cable to the extender. Streamers have very low speed requirements. Good quality streamers cashe the stream ... | |
| Demise of bass quality in Main speakers @carlsbad2 @akg_ca +1 Comparing good quality speakers from twenty or more years ago with 12” woofers and today’s typically with one or two 8” and thinking they are inadequate is too simple a comparison. Woofer diameters have dropped as th... | |
| After fifty years… amazing. What high end audio can be. @bobheinatz 👍😊 | |
| What should I do - PS Audio DAC with or without Preamp Congratulations on your purchase. Typically systems sound better with a preamp… most of the time and significantly. But occasionally they will sound better without. Typically without a preamp they will sound very detailed, but flat and without... | |
| Cartridge to turntable price ratio I have heard wide variations in ratios. I think it would not be unusual for a $2.5 K table to have a $1K cartridge… but a $2K cartridge would probably sound much better. So I would think 20% to 50% for modest turntables. However, at some point... | |
| The New Amati G5 or Joseph Audio Pearl Graphene I think you completely answered your question in your post… Sonus Faber Amati. My last three sets of speakers have been Sonus Faber, the most recent are Amati Traditional. They have a very unique and musical sound I have not heard in any other spe... | |
| Help me upgrade my beginner system! Looking over your system, looks like you did a good job of choosing… looks well thought out. I also think you are correct the DAC probably has the biggest opportunity for improvement. I recommend looking at a Schiit Yggdrasil. This is in your pri... |