ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| Can a system sound too Holographic? One of the most incredible system I have ever heard was a Wilson Bamm or Wham or something like that / Rowland. The system was set up perfectly. Images were precise and sounded spherical suspended in the sound stage… one 12’ forward 3’ above the f... | |
| Quick Question About Power Cables I think your best bet would be Cardas… maybe interconnects and power cord. Cardas tend to emphasize bass. The lower level are softer on the treble as well… so it will be a mater of which level. | |
| Should I steer clear of class D amps I am an old audiophile and must admit to being suspicious of this completely new class if amp when released, particularly as they a flea weight. When first released there was a lot of hype about perfect sound and then a collapse as everyone re... | |
| How to prevent visitors from touching your system Interesting. I have never had to say a thing. No visitor has ever even reached out to touch anything. This could be either my system is intimidating (lots of boxes and knobs) or we have different kind of visitors or both. | |
| Is there a ceiling limit on what you are willing to pay for an audio component? @mahgister Ok. You are completely calibrated for your income level. You completely understand the sound quality / price levels and understand the optimal point. Now, say, your income level and savings quadruples. So, do you seriously mean to... | |
| Stereophile and the love of hotel decor @erik_squires You know after looking at that photo you posted. It has all contradictory scale component. The lamp would normally be 5’ high?, a normal hotel window starts three feet above the ground. All that is different than the scale impli... | |
| Amp vs Preamp which is more important? I think you phrased the question well, acknowledging the interdependence of the two. I have to say the preamp. It takes the really small signal and brings it up to the level the brute can handle it. The preamp is the heart of the system… it br... | |
| I am interested to update my 15 year old system ! I would go out and audition some high end systems. Have your tastes changed? There has been a lot of advancement in each sound type. So first verify the direction. Then you can start thinking about how to get there. Take a trip to a big city if yo... | |
| Stereophile and the love of hotel decor I remember those shots. To refresh my mind I went back to look for an example. The first show I found was The Absolute Sound show report July/August this year. Not a single curtain shot… all close ups. I went looking for a Stereophile show article... | |
| Is there a ceiling limit on what you are willing to pay for an audio component? @tonywinga Great story. I think most of us that have been spurred on to chase the very best possible have a story of two of when we heard something that was just so far above what we thought possible that it has inspired us and left a las... | |
| New DAC! Meitner MA3, Denafrips Terminator Plus, Holo May KTE, Mola Mola Tambaqui @recklesskelly “With this logic @ghdprentice then we should all dump our separates and get an All In One?”. Not at all what I intended as I am sure you realize. The optimal point is to have a single function per box. Generally this seems to be... | |
| Shindo Vosne Romanee / MC240 / Linn LP12 / ProAc & Altec - DAC? I am very jealous of that preamp. I have wanted to audition Shindo stuff for a long time. But haven’t had the opportunity. I’ve, lived in Japan for a couple years and really get where the soul of it comes from. I’d love to see photos of your sy... | |
| New DAC! Meitner MA3, Denafrips Terminator Plus, Holo May KTE, Mola Mola Tambaqui @tmccarthy No problem. I understand what you are saying. Maybe my way of looking at the industry is a bit different. But I think it comes from lots of discussions with folks that are into high end audio. In the world of audio, level one i... | |
| UPDATE. ARC REF 6 upgrade to 6SE. 👍 | |
| New DAC! Meitner MA3, Denafrips Terminator Plus, Holo May KTE, Mola Mola Tambaqui @tmccarthy Sorry, did not intend to be put any component down. How about this, Yggi is a good budget high end DAC. That is what my intent is. But in the gamut of audio DACs is something like $100 to +$50K. In the gamut of performance it is a... |