ghdprentice
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| Please help with setting up a streaming system @krelldreams Let me see if I can summarize the last 40 years. I bought a high end CD player when they came out and upgraded every few years, Nakamichi, Sony, Sonic Frontiers (tube CD player… 1995?). I traveled with CD players and headphone a... | |
| Low level listening For me, completely understanding the issue has been illusive. But different systems I have owned have definitely varied. In general, the better the system the less dependent on volume. I have heard a lot of Maggie’s over the years. Those are, ... | |
| The Mood Was Ruined Sounds like you are a true music lover. I noticed you do not have your system shown under your user ID. That would be helpful. Unfortunately, once in a while you can get an album with an issue like yours… For me, maybe one in 250… of 500. I ha... | |
| Incredible improvement in sound quality @dinov I bought a Leiput ear wax optical device that connects with your iPhone to show you the inside of your ear. It is the size of a pen and displays the real time images on your iPhone. While it has little spoons to attach to remove wax. I... | |
| STREAMER Power cords can make a significant difference in the sound of a DAC. Regardless of the outcome is of thinking about it. The higher quality the DAC, in general, the bigger the difference. But it also depends on the rest of your system. I have owne... | |
| Which ARC ref linestage to try: Ref3, Ref5, Ref5SE? HATE forward sounding systems I have owned ARC Reference 5SE for about 5 years and a Reference 6SE for the last two. Nether of these could be remotely called forward. They are detailed and natural… drawing the listener in. But given what you are looking for, I would stick wit... | |
| Why Are We Breaking Our Brains? @waytoomuchstuff Sounds like the same kind of sensory differentiation. | |
| going from tube preamp to solid state I have owned a dozen preamps over the last fifty years. My objective was always to improve the sound of my system with the next purchase. I suspect primarily because of cost my first preamps were solid state… but for the last twenty years or so... | |
| Why does it take so long to get stuff? There was a huge surge in audio purchases because of the pandemic. Most manufacturers got behind. This presented a real challenge for small local retailers, because they don’t have the capital to creat large orders to have stuff sitting in stock, ... | |
| Power cord - 5 ft vs 10 ft ? @tablejockey 😂 | |
| Is Imaging Worth Chasing? First. Primary emphasis on specifications disappeared because, while not meaningless, they are a distraction and are frequently deceptive. The only reliable way to characterize high end audio equipment is descriptions of sound characteristics. Im... | |
| Cumulative Effect of cables question Well, power cords and interconnects tend not to add something that is not there before… unless they are really cheap and allow RFI or other noise in. In general, the better they are, the better they get out of the way. in general, you want com... | |
| Why Are We Breaking Our Brains? @mceljo … horse sweat, not cat urine… my god man. What were you thinking? No one would drink wine that smelled like cat urine. 😊 But like all nuanced things… very small nuances of many flavors make up good wine. Fortunately I have not picked up u... | |
| Looking for advise with selecting next integrated amp Typically tone controls have a very negative impact on sound quality. That was the reality forty years ago and has been reinforced by my recent auditions. If all other things are equal tone controls significantly degrade the sound. In my auditioni... | |
| One of the great things about Vinyl @voodoolounge …”Are both still exactly the same after rejuvenating your ears?” They sound exactly the same. Before and after the procedure. FYI, the wax issue began and ended in about a month. |