ghdprentice
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| Will increasing speaker cable AWG make a difference in sound quality? +1 @ozzy Given the same material, yes, most likely. I did some comparisons long ago using power cords cut to be speaker cables. Are you going to hear it? It depends, how resolving is your system? How experienced are you in listening? Now i... | |
| Warming up equipment +1 @cleeds The Pass x series are in standby mode at all times… warming the circuits slightly at all times (unless unplugged or turned off with the switch in the back). I don’t remember much of a difference in my Pass x350… which I had for over... | |
| What power amp for Spectral DMC 12? I would recommend a Spectral amp. I have auditioned Spectral more than once with Maggie’s… although 20.x. Great match. I have come very close to buying. | |
| What can beat Wilson XVX for less money? OP, I am confused. Is there a point to this post? Are you in the market for a set of speakers? “Beat Wilson…” This is an ambiguous question. I have heard some incredible Wilson, Magico, and other well known expensive speakers. I can appreciate... | |
| Duelund speaker cable Thanks for sharing your efforts. Yep, that is how one learns about sound quality… components, wires… etc. it is the sum of it all. | |
| What is your experience with amp power? @arcticdeth I have read many summaries that said that too little power is the bane of audio systems a can fry speakers. I have tended to use amps above the max recommended for the speakers I owned… admittedly not cranking them to ultra high l... | |
| Please help with setting up a streaming system OP, Excellent. Happy to hear… and it only gets better from where you are! | |
| Ripping CD's to hard drive Just a comment to put this ripping thing in perspective. I had 2,000 CDs. I could have spent… hundreds of hours converting them to computer files. Or, I could pay $12.99 / month to get access to the exact same files (sometimes the files are of... | |
| transport/dac vs integrated player OP, It is most effective to remove noise at the source. Trying to remove it later is never fully effective and can cause additional artifacts. My streamer uses battery power for audio circuits, is massively heavy to prevent mechanical vibra... | |
| transport/dac vs integrated player There is an advantage to using internal storage on a streamer vs external storage attached to a PC. You want a PC no where in the loop or near your audio system. Most streamers still have internal storage for any ripped CDs or files you have p... | |
| Comparing Phono Pre-Amps I wouldn’t recommend splitters. They may introduce more uncertainty into the equation. I want to reinforce the idea of long comparisons. A few quick swaps will tell you if there are any huge tonal differences or detail differences. But long… ... | |
| Older Revel vs Newer Magicos I would make sure you listen to the Magico. Make sure your equipment is up to them. They are very fast and revealing. I have heard them sound bad on a number of occasions when paired with electronics not up to being completely revealed. | |
| How Important Are SOA Home Theater Processors? It has been a while since I have chosen a surround processor, but have listened to a few newer ones. I have a high end Meridian. And the rules of audio completely apply to surround processors. The higher quality / less featured processors tend to ... | |
| Connecting a phonostage to a processor. Clearly you should do what sounds better to you. Although I would recommend listening to music (not the system) for a couple weeks or so through the bypass, then switch for a couple weeks and go back. This would let your subconscious soak up the d... | |
| Integrated amp recommendation for Maggie .7's @skucie +1 😄 |