ghdprentice
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| I keep being reminded of how much power cords mater @jafant 👍😊 | |
| Not Chinese Fakes But Not big $$$ Either Excellent post. Thanks. Interesting. That is definitely not for me. Just my personality. I certainly understand why folks that like doing this kind of thing would enjoy it. I look forward to hearing what you think of the sound. | |
| Am I Getting Soft Here? @sns That happened to me as well. After my last upgrade I didn’t touch anything for nearly a year I was so entranced with my system… even though I knew little was optimized. Then finally getting curious I did one little thing and the result w... | |
| Is the seated-centered solo listening to music a dated tech? OP, Yes, sorry… I completely misread your initial comments. My bad. I can tell you from my point of view that mono does not hold my interest…. for a second. I have a number of well recorded mono albums… I generally cannot get through two cuts.... | |
| I keep being reminded of how much power cords mater @jafant My dealer also told me the GEN 5 -> GEN 6 was the biggest jumps ever and that the Ultra was competitive with the earlier generation of Opus. I have not made the comparison, but I trust him, everything he has told me has been spot on. | |
| Streamer Recommendation. I bought an Aurlic Aries G2 for this reason. However, then found out that a wall wart wifi extender eliminated the problem. I switched to Aurender, having better sound quality and less hassle. My conclusion after working on streaming in one form o... | |
| Good read: why comparing specifications is pointless Amir, I am sure you are well intended. But you provide evidence that you do not understand what quality audio is all about in your posts. You listen to half of the units? and process 300 units per year? I would not begin to consider evaluating a... | |
| Phono preamp with best mid bass Cool, congratulations! Enjoy. Nothing better than positive reinforcement after a decision, and as @audphile1 said, should only get better. | |
| Packing & Shipping Large/Heavy Speakers Many cities have professional resellers. They take audio gear from trade-ins from audio stores and evaluate and resell. They know how to pack and ship. Or look for local sellers. You may change your mind on shipping anywhere. I found buyers f... | |
| how to buy power cords that fit my components (i.e tight and snug) My most recent and best sounding cord for my amps have been AudioQuest Hurricane… exceptional power cords. If you look around the forum, they have been discovered by many. Clearly one of the design points is the tight fitting connectors. I have to... | |
| Please any idea how to plug in Tara Labs RCA connectors very close together? Thanks Some brands have very fat connectors. I have faced this problem before. For me, if they are pushing against each other and I don’t think they will damage the component, I will use them. Or I get rid of either the component or interconnects. I use... | |
| Am I Getting Soft Here? @daledeee1 Yep, I keep saying I am done as well. Then I realize I hadn’t optimized this power cord or Ethernet thing or venue adjustment, and then, wow… another notable improvement. All being additive… it is amazing at the amount of improvements... | |
| I keep being reminded of how much power cords mater @jafant Cardas was a fantastic match for some of my previous components. But, you are quite right not a good match for ARC, at least REF level. I am very impressed with Cardas’s approach that they start very warm at the bottom and become mor... | |
| Silver Speaker Cables @akg_ca +1. Nordost makes some of the most amazing cables. I agree, at the high end they are amazing… but much less impressive at the low end… I made this observation as well. | |
| Best sounding CD player Thank you for sharing your review. It is very thorough and informative. One comment. The character of streaming service is dependent on your streamer. With the right streamer it will equal the sound quality of files read from a CD. Thank y... |