ghdprentice
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| Cartridge to turntable price ratio I have heard wide variations in ratios. I think it would not be unusual for a $2.5 K table to have a $1K cartridge… but a $2K cartridge would probably sound much better. So I would think 20% to 50% for modest turntables. However, at some point... | |
| The New Amati G5 or Joseph Audio Pearl Graphene I think you completely answered your question in your post… Sonus Faber Amati. My last three sets of speakers have been Sonus Faber, the most recent are Amati Traditional. They have a very unique and musical sound I have not heard in any other spe... | |
| Help me upgrade my beginner system! Looking over your system, looks like you did a good job of choosing… looks well thought out. I also think you are correct the DAC probably has the biggest opportunity for improvement. I recommend looking at a Schiit Yggdrasil. This is in your pri... | |
| One of the great things about Vinyl Thank you @ddrave44 From some much earlier questions. My digital and analog ends sound the same… 99+%. I have all Audio Research Reference… and of particular importance the Phono stage and DAC. My turntable cartridge is a Koetsu Rosewood s... | |
| Long interconnect or speaker cable The rule of thumb is to break between the preamp and amp, so long interconnects and very short speaker cables. It is ideal to put mono blocks next to the speaker they power. You get a big performance gain with 1 - 2’ high quality speak cables. The... | |
| The best speaker cables you’ve had Best owned: Transparent Ultra Gen 6. Best heard: Nordost Odin 2 | |
| Was I Expecting Too Much No, you were not expecting too much. You should expect to be taken seriously and with respect. It is a real shame that some dealers are like this. But some are. Good dealers realize that todays demos produce sales down the road. Sometimes years in... | |
| What to try? If you want to try a very musical, seductive, yet detailed system… listen to an Audio Research I-50. Really an amazing bargain entrance into the high end. I think es-ecially in a small room it will really work well. | |
| I found audio nirvana.... Glad you found audio nirvana. Clearly your interests lay in another direction than well reproduced music. That is why those of us that love high quality sound, for the majority of people, it just doesn’t. I knew a guy that collected and loved his... | |
| AES/EBU cable shootout OP, Thank you very much for your observations on these cables. I really appreciate your comments. I was fortunate enough to spend a couple weeks with a set of Nordost Odin 2 interconnects. I observed the same things that you did. But after... | |
| Feel like I'm outta my mind.... Welcome. I’m an old guy as well. But have been actively improving my system for fifty years. Choosing the right speakers is non-trivial. But from what you have said, my first impression is definitively B&W speakers driven by MacIntosh electro... | |
| ARC REF 750 @fsonicsmith1 I have broken in three Audio Research Reference 160s and found they are not fully broken in until 1,000 hours. The pattern is the same on each. I will say that most of the breakin occurs in the first 600 hours and then trails off. ... | |
| Vintage turntable with a modern phono stage, is it worth it? Yes, definitely. Phonostages are critical and without a good one you are missing out on your turntable / cartridge. My rule of thumb is to invest as much in your Phonostage as your TT/cartridge. | |
| Rogue Audio. Reliability issues? Anyone? While admittedly a long time ago, I recommended Rogue to a friend. He bought a new amp. Within a short time a tube blew taking out some resisters. It was still under warranty, but they would not cover it. My friend argued with the founded. I think... | |
| Speaker cable comparison: Purist Audio Venustas LR vs. Transparent Ultra G5 No. But I am a fan of Transparent. There was a pretty large upgrade between Gen 5 and Gen 6. I have all Ultra Gen 6. |