ghdprentice
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| 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. | |
| ARC REF 750 Congratulations. That will be a great pairing with your Audio Research Preamp. I have a REF 6SE. Given the relatively expensive the upgrade is versus, say waiting for the 7 and then trading in. It seems like a pretty good route. I went from a REF ... | |
| If it sounds 'great', everything is ok? You don’t know what you don’t know. It is likely it could sound better to you. Hence, experimentation with your system can be beneficial. It starts with basic setup then goes to interconnects, vibration control and spreads out. Turns out there is ... | |
| Did the Old Receivers Sound Good? @mikem +1 good one. | |
| Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods? Typically all out assaults at building the very best possible component of a category results in a product with an extreme price. It serves to show what the company is capable of and its value gets assessed mostly by professional reviewers. If fav... | |
| First Time Home Theater Questions While a home theater system with individual speakers sounds better than a sound bar. I think in your case I would recommend considering a sound bar. I would recommend keeping your eye out for a sale on the Sennheiser Ambeo. You will get top notch... | |
| Admitting my error… I would not do it. If you put the money into your digital end you can achieve the same or better level of sound quality as you would going back into vinyl. I have a digital and analog end with equaly sound quality and character. They have been... | |
| Maybe buying a different amp OP, Sorry traveling is out. From what you have said I would focus on Audio Research, Pass XA series, Krell or Conrad Johnson… you want a warmer presentation. | |
| Sat front row at the symphony... Congradulations on the experience. I have been fortunate enough to have season tickets to the Oregon Syphony for a decade. The “best” seats in the house for sound are typically reported as the 7th row center. I found in this symphony hall it is 8t... | |
| What record cleaner is the most bang for the buck?? I would not use Amazon as my first filter. Look at VPI record cleaners. That was my first one, for over twenty years. Really loud and large. But did a good job. My second was a German Nessie. I got mine around $3,500. Well worth it… very quie... | |
| My Luxman Integrated has AC Inlet Envy Yes, but inferior sound quality. | |
| What is the proper loudness for listening? @stuartk +1 …. You never want to be even close to any OSHA or other government standards.. you can be sure they will be revised down many times as more data comes in. | |
| Maybe buying a different amp OP, If you have spent years reading professional reviews and auditioning the units you have read about, then one can make good decisions made on the basis of reviews. However, if not… then one is looking for “better”. The problem is that this ... | |
| Does anyone know where this J. Gordon Holt comes from? @clearthinker 👍 About a year ago I pulled out a classical album and put on to play. I was really disappointed in the somnics of the venue… not natural at all. The back of the record cover extolled the incredible lengths that were taken to capture... |