ghdprentice
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| Baffled and Frustrated: Streaming/DAC Sound Issues FYI, I owned a Aurlic Aries G2 for about a year. While I didn’t have this problem, I had problems and go tired of them. I moved to Aurender and now own two, and have even better sound quality and no problems, | |
| Amps @dweller +1 I have left most of my solid state gear on for twenty years without failure… actually preferred. Some amps like Pass have a switch which reduces the power… but keeps them “warm”. Hence preventing the shock of startup. My A... | |
| Curious to know your streaming and dac set up and the best recommended streamer under $15k Aurender for sure. I have an Aurender W20SE -> Audio Research Reference CD9 DAC -> Audio Research Reference 6SE preamp —> Audio Research 160m mono blocks. i can’t recommend this enough. Definitely N20 would be my choice if I did not h... | |
| What next? Part Two I would recommend a trip to a big city. I used to do the 100 - 200 mile trips to a city. Set up some time at an couple audio stores over Saturday… or take my partner and spend the weekend. The difference in sound can be huge. It isn’t just better…... | |
| Break-in Time OP, This is absolutely true… providing you are fully assessing the sound correctly and not being swayed by a couple attributes and ignoring others. It is easy to be seduced by detail and slam, letting rhythm and pace, musicality, and natural sou... | |
| need amp recommendations for more separation of instruments Speaker placement is critical for great performance as brought up above. If you have not done a lot of this… then think of placement taking hours of work over weeks. Not just move a few inches… listen, move, listen… done. You might look up spe... | |
| Subwoofer boom is too much for me... @kota1 I used to have four B&W 800 series subs. I no longer have subwoofers in my audio system. I’ve had subwoofers for thirty years. I found them helpful but frustrating to sound right. They did a great job of extending the sound stage but ... | |
| Wilson Sasha W/P amplifier pairing OP, I brought home an Audio Research Reference 160 to compare to my Pass x350s. After seconds I realized I would not have to put the Pass back in for comparison. I immediately told my dealer… sold. There was no comparison. I have had the p... | |
| Vintage amplifier specifications @unsound As an Acoustat 2+2 and Apogee owner… I agree. | |
| Network optimization for serious streamers I have been thinking about how to approach this question for a while. I try to say stuff that is helpful and brings folks together… not start religious wars. But I feel I need to say something. I think the answer to the question is to buy a great... | |
| Break-in Time Congratulations. Yeah. It is hard not to be skeptical… and really anticipate great sound immediately. But alas, it can take time. The first time I recognized breakin was over forty years ago, I promised myself I would wait to judge new stuff after... | |
| For SACD fans only Fred, I am not trying to be argumentative. It is difficult to seriously discuss what you have said. But, first, a well chosen $50K analog leg will definitely sound way better than your Esoteric K… whatever. Second, by contemporary technolo... | |
| Apple iPad music streamer I have tried about all. DAC first, external streamer second. Both necessary for great sound. | |
| In search of a touch of darkness I am guessing that “dark” means to reduce the noise floor. By doing that, you improve the midrange and treble… and reveal more details. You want a well insulated power cord… and if you don’t have them direct lines. There are some missing posts. B... | |
| Audio Research Reference 150 - buzzing input transformer 🤣… yeah, poorly designed… coming from another engineer. Very typical. They are, in general, an argument I’ve bunch that criticize anything they didn’t design. I would ignore that comment. |