ghdprentice
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| Moving Up from a Jolida JD9 OP, Understood. I get the difficulty in parting with the LPs. You can see my wall of albums under my UserID, also started in the ‘60s. The sad thing is I seldom play them although I have a top notch TT and Phonostage. My audio dealer has instruct... | |
| All ARC vs All Pass Labs vs All CJ system compare @johnread57 +1 My Audio Research Reference CD9SE CD / DAC is the best I have heard and I have heard much more expensive. | |
| Listening skills increase with low light? Seeing skills diminishing in low light is a fact of life with old age. | |
| Audio Research LS25 MKII Problem 😊👍 | |
| Moving Up from a Jolida JD9 I am retired as well. This is great, I have much more time to listen to music. Following up on @tksteingraber. I was able to bring up my streaming to the level of my vinyl sound quality. The benefits have been simply overwhelming for $12.99 per ... | |
| Moving Up from a Jolida JD9 I definitely recommend going used, that can put you another level up. | |
| Class A integrated amp recommendations OK, I have not vetted this list… from Bard. Here is a list of some of the best class A integrated amplifiers on the market: Accuphase E-280: This amplifier is known for its high build quality and its detailed, transparent sound. It has a pow... | |
| Dedicated electrical line - UK You will be in for a real treat. Each time I have done it I have been happily surprised and never heard of anyone who has not. | |
| Dedicated electrical line - UK I would doubt there are any / many differences in recommendations between the US and UK, although the voltage is different. You would want a dedicated line for your amp(s) and one for the remaining audio components. Use oversized wire… 10 gauge an... | |
| Best amplifier for low to moderate listening levels I think the reason it is hard to get an unambiguous answer is the dynamics are not strictly one component and different systems react differently. When I had solid state amps more power made a difference in impact… making them sound better at all ... | |
| Listening skills increase with low light? Yes. I always turn off the lights when I listen and tend to close my eyes. As @newbee indicated, it removes distractions. | |
| Best preamp under 1500$ freya+ , cary slp03 ? @soix The literature says the Freya+ is balanced, I am surprised. The Schiit I have purchased has been good for the money. But it is highly likely the Cary will be a better sounding preamp. I have heard various Cary equipment during the years. | |
| Need Advice on Amplifiers This is very common when purchasing components at about the same investment level. If you want a substantial upgrade, typically you need to double your investment. Then all aspects improve instead of trading one set of strengths and weaknesses for... | |
| Why Don’t You Post Your System on Your Profile? I have two of those woofers. | |
| A Story about a Defective Signature Platinum Correct you must post you photo on an open site… for me I use my Flickr account / site. Then copy the url to that photo and paste that here. I think that is to prevent this site from ballooning in disk space from all the photos embedded direct... |