ghdprentice
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| Did vinyl sales just hit the proverbial brick wall? @wesheadley … “Vinyl records will not vanish along with the boomers. ”. Well, no, vinyl will not vanish in the next ten years or so… but it will drop dramatically in twenty and be I tiny notch in thirty. | |
| Aurender ACS100 as streamer/player @rockrider +1 Ripping CDs at this point in time is just not a good use of anyone’s time or money. Better to add the cost of the transport and to be purchased CDs and but a better streamer. My Aurender sounds as good with exact match Cds and ... | |
| How much does a DAC do the more expensive it is? OP, The price of units is a good proxy for quality as in, “it is generally positively correlated”, particularly as the price rises. Not true in mid-fi. For experienced audiophiles the words “if carefully researched and well chosen” captures what ... | |
| Speakers for a unique small room OP, A good headphone amp and set of headphones can be really satisfying. Perhaps not forever and only. But for your situation. Perfect to dive in and put together a great little system. I developed mine over about 15 years. You can see mine u... | |
| Speaker Cable Recommendations - Under 2k I have similar equipment. You can see my profile. I find Cardas too warm in my system… although I am not familiar enough with the sound of your speakers to be one hundred percent certain. There is a classic combination is Transparent cables, ARC g... | |
| Speakers for a unique small room Love your photos. System looks great. I am very fond of Totem in smaller rooms. | |
| Help me pick a new pair of speakers Congratulations! Those look like a great speakers. I have always had a sweet spot for stand mounted. As far as a subs… either a matching Revel or REL. REL have a stellar reputation for their integration methodology… but buying a sub from the s... | |
| Purpose of power handling in the specs? Maybe part tradition and part guidance. I have typically run speakers with twice the power their rating recommended. Not going for loud but impactful. I think the guidance is to give a very uninformed consumer something to hang their hat on. S... | |
| PS Audio S300 amplifier- tube preamplifier recommendation OP, “nothing bothers me about Freya+, it just doesn't pull me into the music.” You put your finger on a key attribute of sound quality that is generally missing from budget gear. It is a real key to high end audio. It is really easy to get distra... | |
| Did the Old Receivers Sound Good? No… that old stuff is just old stuff. I have an old Marantz, and had a couple old receivers… but they are not remotely competitive with todays high end… or any high end at any time. There was a dip in performance when point to point wiring was giv... | |
| Tough amp decision Thank you for your kind words. I think part of having great relationships is to look out for your partner while pursuing your passions. Make sure she is very happy when you go to listen to some systems. Preamps are the heart of a great system... | |
| How much does a DAC do the more expensive it is? DACs are like every other component. The higher quality the better it sounds… almost as far as the eye (ear) can see (hear). I own a Gungnir that I use for my office system. It is a great budget DAC… but it is not remotely capable of the sound qua... | |
| How do you stop house guest from damaging your speakers? Definitely tell any visitors not to touch any of your equipment. I guess I would preface this with mentioning, you have a really unusual and delicate equipment. But I am also on the side of @bigtwin. In twenty years I think I have had seven or... | |
| Streamers? Better quality streamers sound better, by a very large amount, not at all hard to hear. No special testing is required to hide from bias. It is absolutely obvious. This of course assumes you have appropriate associated equipment. I have used M... | |
| My Home Theatre Room Challenges - Is It Worth It To Upgrade Speakers OP, If you have your two channel room… then your plan is even better. Sounds like this will bring your home theater to a great place… and future expenditures can be on your 2 channel system. HT is about credible sound with good bass punch for exp... |