ghdprentice
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| Speaker Break-in Surround speakers supply so little sound to the overall experience that even if they require a couple hundred hours of break in, I doubt you will ever notice it. Over all over 85% of sound comes from the central channel I am sure 10% comes from th... | |
| CD and Network Streamers @vonhelmholtz I would think you intended to say, “hardly worth the time”. assuming you already had the CDs. I’m giving away my CDs. Fortunately I had ripped mine over the last fifteen years… so I put them on my streamer… but I never play the... | |
| Streaming Services OP, “…I’ve gathered that a streamer’s part is more than that.” Absolutely! it is somewhat like the turntable / cartridge in the analog end in front of the Phono stage… so the streamer in front of DAC. Stand alone, purpose built streamers simpl... | |
| CD and Network Streamers Hi Martin? There has been a lot of progress over the last ten to twenty years, quickly replaced by streaming. We have gone from CD players and Vinyl to streaming. I have been following and been disappointed by digital for decades… but then CD ... | |
| What is the best way to clean Vinyl? @jjbeason14 Sorry to hear your frustration with record cleaning. Surface noice is very dependent on your turntable, this is the primary determinate of surface noise. If you have a high end turntable, tone arm and cartridge… you are not going... | |
| Did vinyl sales just hit the proverbial brick wall? @wesheadley… “Will all wine be in screw-cap bottles in 20-30 years?” You know… good question. Yes. I have a wine cellar with a few hundred bottles of red wine. I am seeing better wine having screw caps. At first I was very skeptical… the long tra... | |
| ARC LS25 MkII preamp - Phono amp? I submitted this to your other post: I highly recommend an Audio Research Phonostage. I have owned more than half a dozen. Audio Research has been known first for preamps and phono stages… I would not consider anything else. Buy the best use... | |
| ARC LS25 MkII preamp - Phono amp? I highly recommend an Audio Research Phonostage. I have owned more than half a dozen. Audio Research has been known first for preamps and phono stages… I would not consider anything else. Buy the best used you can afford. My rule of thumb is TT = ... | |
| Streaming Services Whether your streamer is effected by a slowdown in internet speed is primarily a function of your streamer. A high quality streamer will cashe the files, isolating you from all but extended incredibly low speeds. The bandwidth used by streaming se... | |
| Streaming Services Great equipment! You want Qobuz… few will dispute this. Look no further. The have over half a million high resolution recordings. My streaming sounds as good as my fantastic vinyl leg. See my UserID virtual systems. You also need a great strea... | |
| Did vinyl sales just hit the proverbial brick wall? @wesheadley … “Vinyl records will not vanish along with the boomers. ”. Well, no, vinyl will not vanish in the next ten years or so… but it will drop dramatically in twenty and be I tiny notch in thirty. | |
| Aurender ACS100 as streamer/player @rockrider +1 Ripping CDs at this point in time is just not a good use of anyone’s time or money. Better to add the cost of the transport and to be purchased CDs and but a better streamer. My Aurender sounds as good with exact match Cds and ... | |
| How much does a DAC do the more expensive it is? OP, The price of units is a good proxy for quality as in, “it is generally positively correlated”, particularly as the price rises. Not true in mid-fi. For experienced audiophiles the words “if carefully researched and well chosen” captures what ... | |
| Speakers for a unique small room OP, A good headphone amp and set of headphones can be really satisfying. Perhaps not forever and only. But for your situation. Perfect to dive in and put together a great little system. I developed mine over about 15 years. You can see mine u... | |
| Speaker Cable Recommendations - Under 2k I have similar equipment. You can see my profile. I find Cardas too warm in my system… although I am not familiar enough with the sound of your speakers to be one hundred percent certain. There is a classic combination is Transparent cables, ARC g... |