ghdprentice
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| Maybe buying a different amp OP, If you have spent years reading professional reviews and auditioning the units you have read about, then one can make good decisions made on the basis of reviews. However, if not… then one is looking for “better”. The problem is that this ... | |
| Does anyone know where this J. Gordon Holt comes from? @clearthinker 👍 About a year ago I pulled out a classical album and put on to play. I was really disappointed in the somnics of the venue… not natural at all. The back of the record cover extolled the incredible lengths that were taken to capture... | |
| The best part about MQA bankruptcy.. @erik_squires +1 | |
| What is the most challenging music to play on a stereo? @dain … “However, if you actually attend a concert, it’s not really that loud. ” It depends on where you sit and in which concert hall. I have had season tickets in the 7th and 8th row center in a very good concert hall for a decade and the cr... | |
| Sound level listening ~ 75 - 78 db… large room. | |
| What is the proper loudness for listening? It is completely dependent on the system, room, and your tastes. I have noticed that the better my system has gotten the lower the volume sounds best to me. Typically I listen at ~ 75db. Most of the experience audiophiles with good systems have se... | |
| End Game Turntable suggestions Congratulations. Sounds like you made a great upgrade. Pooh, of course now you must now upgrade your streaming to match your vinyl system. I am happily at parody between the two… thinking of an upgrade to my turntable. | |
| Power Cable in White Given the quality of your components I recommend you fish from a better cable / interconnect pond. Your system could sound better with high quality cables. For speaker cables I would recommend trying three different high quality brands… maybe ... | |
| Maybe buying a different amp I have been a Pass fan since the early 80s. When I upgraded after 10 to 15 years, I was shocked at the improved sound from the new amp. I think you will be very happy. However, amp house sounds are very different… like, Mac, Bryson, Pass… etc. yo... | |
| In search of quality mc Phono stage Phono stages are extremely critical in getting the sound your turntable and cartridge are capable of creating. I definitely recommend tubes to get the full musicality. You have a very high quality turntable and cartridge so I recommend a phono... | |
| Does anyone know where this J. Gordon Holt comes from? @clearthinker … “Hey, which of us DOESN’T want our rig to SOUND LIKE THE REAL THING???” Honestly? I think many (most?) try to make it sound better to them…. More detail, more slam… microdetails. That is what I did for the first twenty or twent... | |
| Rumble showed up on NEW record??? Wow, that VTA must be way out of adjustment to have the tonearm touch the record. The TT comes with a tool to adjust it. | |
| Luxman 590AX II Break-In OP, Outstanding. I have auditioned some of the top level Nordost… Odin 2… incredible wires. Greatto hear you are happy. | |
| Is a home theater even worth it or doable? @sgreg1 +1 Over the last few years I needed to upgrade our tvs. There were realy only three choices: Samsung, LG, and Sony. The most reliable and best looking were always Sony. I bought two: a 77” OLED for our home theater and a 65” regular ... | |
| Is a home theater even worth it or doable? I am primarily a two channel audio guy. But my partner is into movies. We have what is probably the best sound bar (Sennheiser) in the bedroom with her 65” tv (she is disabled and more or less lives in there) and in our living room a 77” tv an... |