ghdprentice
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| Speakers for a unique small room Love your photos. System looks great. I am very fond of Totem in smaller rooms. | |
| Help me pick a new pair of speakers Congratulations! Those look like a great speakers. I have always had a sweet spot for stand mounted. As far as a subs… either a matching Revel or REL. REL have a stellar reputation for their integration methodology… but buying a sub from the s... | |
| Purpose of power handling in the specs? Maybe part tradition and part guidance. I have typically run speakers with twice the power their rating recommended. Not going for loud but impactful. I think the guidance is to give a very uninformed consumer something to hang their hat on. S... | |
| PS Audio S300 amplifier- tube preamplifier recommendation OP, “nothing bothers me about Freya+, it just doesn't pull me into the music.” You put your finger on a key attribute of sound quality that is generally missing from budget gear. It is a real key to high end audio. It is really easy to get distra... | |
| Did the Old Receivers Sound Good? No… that old stuff is just old stuff. I have an old Marantz, and had a couple old receivers… but they are not remotely competitive with todays high end… or any high end at any time. There was a dip in performance when point to point wiring was giv... | |
| Tough amp decision Thank you for your kind words. I think part of having great relationships is to look out for your partner while pursuing your passions. Make sure she is very happy when you go to listen to some systems. Preamps are the heart of a great system... | |
| How much does a DAC do the more expensive it is? DACs are like every other component. The higher quality the better it sounds… almost as far as the eye (ear) can see (hear). I own a Gungnir that I use for my office system. It is a great budget DAC… but it is not remotely capable of the sound qua... | |
| How do you stop house guest from damaging your speakers? Definitely tell any visitors not to touch any of your equipment. I guess I would preface this with mentioning, you have a really unusual and delicate equipment. But I am also on the side of @bigtwin. In twenty years I think I have had seven or... | |
| Streamers? Better quality streamers sound better, by a very large amount, not at all hard to hear. No special testing is required to hide from bias. It is absolutely obvious. This of course assumes you have appropriate associated equipment. I have used M... | |
| My Home Theatre Room Challenges - Is It Worth It To Upgrade Speakers OP, If you have your two channel room… then your plan is even better. Sounds like this will bring your home theater to a great place… and future expenditures can be on your 2 channel system. HT is about credible sound with good bass punch for exp... | |
| Tube DACs There are many great solid state preamps. Nothing wrong, at all, with using one. I still prefer high end tubed preamps. When I have compared similar prices ss and tubed preamps I have preferred the tubed… they have a more natural and musical prese... | |
| Tough amp decision OP, Great to hear your progress. Just a note. The difference you heard when swapping in the Audio Research preamp with the MAC amp is pretty much the definition of the difference between the house sound Audio Research versus MacIntosh. If you... | |
| My Home Theatre Room Challenges - Is It Worth It To Upgrade Speakers OP, Great room… great to see what you are working with. Sounds like your planned steps are good choices. | |
| Where do you stop? @gazak2001 You know that is interesting “…the cultural rush to buy.” I think the internet has had a big influence on audio purchases. It is much easier to look at components more as commodities on line and then start looking for a good deal. I ... | |
| Tube DACs I own both tubed DAC and preamp. Definitely a very synergistic combination. In my system especially since both are Audio Research. Absolutely nothing wrong combining different brands. One thing I must comment on is the word “random”. I assume ... |