ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| Digital is far better than vinyl OP, +1 | |
| DAC Questions @blisshifi +1 Yes, use coax, a WireWorld starlight is a reasonable interconnect. Good step on the way to streaming. You will have a good DAC. Many folks have made the transition. I ripped my CDs about ten to fifteen years ago, then stopped ... | |
| Types and reason to use of not The USB port on the back of the turntable is to transfer the signal to your PC or MAC. It requires a cable. I assume when you plug in the turntable into a computer and turn on the TT, a window should pop up asking you if you want to play the recor... | |
| Do Costly XLR Cables Make A Difference? It depends. We’re your original cables carefully chosen, researched across the spectrum of what is available? Then did you try several based on those you thought would be the best match? If not, it is likely of a much better sounding option. I wo... | |
| Digital is far better than vinyl This is great. There seems to be two groups here. One that only read the title and the group who read the whole post. For those who only read the subject. This was a joke. I admit it is pretty funny to see a post get serious as opposed to goi... | |
| Mesh network versus a simple Wi-Fi extender High quality streamers cashe and isolate, making up for deficiencies in bandwidth, latency and such. While admittedly I have been in IT most of my life, this comes from observation of my own streamers producing simply stunning, uninterrupted sound... | |
| Sound is better when I stand up? @holmz I think you have it… tilt that back a bit and it really improve the sound at the seated position. | |
| Where should I go from here with my digital front end? Thanks for the info on your system. Looks thoughtfully assembled with some good choices. I don’t know, you have a pretty good setup. If you have $1K. I would save it and wait until you can invest in a better integrated amp as your next step. In t... | |
| Aurender Star Feature (removing stars) I’d ask Aurender. Under Help in app, send remote support email.… they are quick to answer. | |
| My Amp is good but probably the weak point OP, You needn’t know what characteristic you want to improve. This typically simply means you like all aspects of your current sound. That is a good thing. I have been improving the sound of my system continually for fifty years. Many times, ... | |
| Hi-Fi and the Folly of Perfection I have always been drawn by the relentless improvement I have heard at each new component. Well after a few missteps very early on when I young and poor. My journey has been that of being drawn to my system from it’s more and more seductive sound.... | |
| Cartridges OP, I highly recommend traveling to listen to some different systems. Shows can be good… but so few of the systems are at all optimal and so much to see it is distracting. I would plan a trip for a weekend… bring wife. Schedule a couple hours ... | |
| Do Streamer only devices really impact sound quality? @oddiofyl +1 I have used every streaming source possible. The moment I bought a dedicated streamer I immediately abandoned other sources and rapidly moved up the levels, experiencing major sound quality improvements at every step culminating wi... | |
| Where should I go from here with my digital front end? What is the rest of your equipment? There is a place to show under your UserID. This gives a much better perspective. Cables are very component and system dependent. Typically one wants to stay in a cost range given your overall component sound qu... | |
| Aurender N20 I think I entered a code once, a couple years ago. |