ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| Do some DACs "handle" sibilance better than others? Absolutely. Actually about any source or intermediate component cane create and or attenuate sibilance. Components that emphasize detsail over natural balanced presentation are prone to create or enhave siblince. Hot speakers as well, particularly... | |
| Let's talk music, no genre boundaries Wow... I'm not touching this with a ten foot pole. | |
| Audio Grade Ethernet Cable @cleeds, +1 OP, it's good you asked. I could see how one might think that. But this is different. You want to move your digital gear like switches away from your auto system. They are terribly noisy. Anything with a wall wart or extra box on a... | |
| Vinyl records & Discwasher cleaner @lewm I often wondered that myself. The surface tension resembled water a lot. | |
| Cable Break In for the Naysayers +1 Focal + Silver likely to = fatiguing I'd go for Cardas Clear or Clear Beyond. Will be much smoother and more natural. | |
| Just got a new power amp You will get a volume boost... but the only thing that probably means is that you will generally move the volume button one twentieth of an inch less clockwise on your preamp. Most likely the quality of the wire will make a much bigger difference... | |
| COAX Cable Recommendations.... need some glitter High end audio sound quality is a balance. There are a number of overall characteristics. To me one of the most important it detail / musicality. You have already noticed this. The Cardas cable calmed your overly high frequencies. High frequency d... | |
| Popping sound @gdaddy1 Yes, it looks that way. I just used the OPs question as posted. It’s good to know it that level of detail works. I must admit I am using AI more and more, and it is becoming so much more useful. Thanks for the tips. I use it all... | |
| Has a Power Conditioner Improved Your Sound? @jfrmusic Power conditioners (certainly the ones I have used) add to the sense of "air, atmosphere and openness out of the system". They should never take it out., that is horrible. Make sure you plug the amp directly into the wall... and the re... | |
| Cable Break In for the Naysayers @ozzy +1 | |
| Popping sound @gdaddy1 That was a great idea. So, I had to do it. It asks at the end for a component list. Possible Causes: Loose or Oxidized Connections: Speaker cable connection at the amp or speaker might be loose or dirty. Inter... | |
| The cool factor- who has it? Out of the Cool... Gil Evans One of my favorite albums. | |
| Let's talk music, no genre boundaries and Brave New World... | |
| Weakest Link in my system... Power Supply, DAC, or... Your system looks fairly well matched. Obviously carefully chosen. It would be very useful if you could create a virtual system and post some photos from different angles and of your space. That would be very helpful. | |
| My next upgrade I have been a long time ribbon speaker enthusiast for over thirty five years. A while ago, I started asking, then why are the vast majority of speakers dynamic? There are lots of reason. But it set me to exploring and now I am a very strong suppor... |