ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| Preamp Sibilance? Well, definitely start with breaking. Get 200 hours in and note the improvement. If that gets you close, then more. My equipment needs over 600 hours for full breakin. | |
| Audio Research LS28/SE, Ref 5/SE … what do you like better? Well you are definitely shopping in the right camp. I have owned a Reference 5SE for many years, I now own a 6SE and have a friend whom I helped select a ls28se. First, I don’t think you will go wrong either way. But.. I would go with the Ref 5S... | |
| Which tubes to buy I have an ARC Reference 160s as well. My preference is to get the tubes from Audio Research... because they extensively test them and I want to support this great company. I have a spare quad of power tubes I bought from Upscale just in case I nee... | |
| Presto Music Tsuyoshi Yamamoto hi res download +1 to Tsuyoshi. I have been a fan for many years. | |
| Spatial Audio Raven Preamp @phono2024 Congratulations on your new equipment. Thank you for your report. It is great to hear when someone is very happy with their new equipment and the music it produces. | |
| Do I need a headphone or speaker to appreciate high-end DACs? Either. | |
| Maybe critical listening skills are bad? I agree that A/B short term listening skills can get in the way of choosing good speakers. This strategy can easily work against you. By moving your minds eye (ear) around the sound stage you are evaluating things like detail, transients of one fr... | |
| Comparing speakers at home questions While one is obligated to do a quick A/B or two, just to check for glaring differences. After that. I recommend maybe a week of listening then switch for a week. Try not to listen to the speakers... just listen to the music. Then try to forget whe... | |
| When to change a cartridge? What is your other equipment? For streamers, Aurender. For DAC, Audio Research, Berkley. | |
| When to change a cartridge? It is not entirely level of investment... although an appropriate level of investment vs ones analog end is important, and so is the brand choice. I owned Sim for many years... and that is not the equipment you want to be putting up against analog... | |
| The DAC Scam - Almost everyone believes the hype There was this discussion in the late 1970's early 80's about whether interconnects could sound different. It was really obvious they did back then... fifty years ago. | |
| The DAC Scam - Almost everyone believes the hype The idea that the DAC sound is the primary determinant of the sound quality in anything but the very cheapest of DACs is absolutely ridiculous. Absolutely wrong. | |
| Tube Pre/ Class D Amp - Who has done it? @alexbpm Interesting observation. What is your preamp and other components? Otherwise it is hard to put your comments in context. Thanks. | |
| How stereo changed our lives. Great video. Memory lane. The greater availability of music has opened us to whole new worlds of music and enjoyment and devaluing physical disks. | |
| AC Power Each step will provide a notable improvement in sound quality. 15amp direct lines... one for amp (no power conditioner) and one for the rest of your components. And a good quality power conditioner. The better quality the better. I would look at S... |