ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| Balanced vs. Single Ended Interconnects The quality of the cable is of first priority in each case where I have compared. I think it unlikely budget XLR will unlikely ever best high quality RCA. But the difference is strongly component dependent. I currently have all Audio Research Ref... | |
| Help! Trying to pick an amp/preamp for an Acoustat 1+1s @charles1dad Great. I am just relating my experience. I run all tubes these days… left electrostatics and other planar in the past. | |
| Well mastered Compact Disks Bono Stenson +1 | |
| Which preamp to go with pass labs x150.8 Yeah, “I do not suggest a tube preamp with any SS amplifier,as it is not a good match.” That is probably well intended, but just flat out wrong. | |
| Best sounding CD player To answer directly I love the Audio Research Reference CD9. Really natural and detailed. But in all honesty, I use it as a DAC nearly 100% of the time. Streaming is surplanting all other forms. The best service is Qobuz and cost $14.99 / month... | |
| Help! Trying to pick an amp/preamp for an Acoustat 1+1s Back when you could buy them new I auditioned a pair of Acoustat 2 + 2, they required massive current. I got bigger amp: they drained the massive 75 pound Yamaha… 150wpc (?) I tried. Drained it dry at relative low volume. I had to return them. I b... | |
| Which power cords have high resolutions and separation?? AudioQuest Storm series. DHLabs Corona I would start with the amplifier power cord. I feel the need to comment about the tonality. The amp power cord can effect the tonality a lot. I have in the past wanted better imaging and detail… and went af... | |
| Audio Research - should I replace the valves? Tube replacement is simple. Do not touch the tubes with your fingers… use a clean cloth. Biasing is easy… here is a copy of the manual in case you don’t know where it is. Do this once and you’ll be a pro. It sounds much harder than is. Fluke ... | |
| Aurender ACS100 as streamer/player OP, I guess there could be a philosophical point… but maybe I should explain more… oh, yes, BTW I am 70. Using the best streaming service costs $14.99 / month and gives you access to millions of albums… over one half million are high resolution.... | |
| HDD to SSD migration and capacity? Ok… I didn’t realize it is a portable, I should have looked it up. Fill it up… doesn’t mater. | |
| HDD to SSD migration and capacity? My rule of thumb is around 80%. But it depends on exactly what the details of your system is. Is this only for music storage, or shared space… does you PC already have a separate system drive with a large cashe. Which operating system? I have 14TB... | |
| Audio Research - should I replace the valves? Typically tubes slowly deteriorate… exactly as you describe. I would replace them and keep your existing ones as backups. I always have a set of backups anyway. I always try and buy my repacements from Audio Research… both because they extensivel... | |
| Aurender ACS100 as streamer/player First of all, I am a huge Aurender fan. I own two and have auditioned others. They only make streamers… some of the best in the world. I recommend one… just not that one. The ACS is a specialty box. It was made as an add on box for folks that ... | |
| Do I need a streamer? @james59222 That is a lot of connectors in a small amount of space. | |
| A question about headphones OP, thanks on your comment or direct headphone output. I was just keeping an informal tally. |