ghdprentice
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| streaming and audiophile stereo The streamer is as important as any other component and should be carefully chosen and in general of the similar or greater value than the other components… preamp, amp, DAC. MQA… not really important. Ok, Qobuz is the best sounding streaming ... | |
| Can I get more out of my Koetsu ? @mijostyn …”you need to try the combo of a very low impedance cartridge and a transimpedance phono stage.” Thank you for the recommendation. I have slowly systematically moved to where I am today over the last fifty years. This is exactly wher... | |
| Digital Cable Recommendations I have found low end Nordost not that good and high end Nordost simply spectacular. I would recommend Cardas Clear. Should fit what you are looking for. | |
| Difference in Using Mono-blocs with Maggie 20.7's @atmasphere +1 yes… this can significantly improve the sound. | |
| I need help to decide My intuition says Pass. But I have owned Pass amps for decades… and heard Krell along the way. I have always been more attracted to Pass. But, it is personal taste… so I am not sure this is of value to you. | |
| Sound quality of new vinyl recordings. @mapman … “A good digital recording these days can easily reproduce what’s in most older analog recordings.” +1 if you put the money you might have spent on an analog end you can upgrade your digital end… and over time have a better sounding s... | |
| Sound quality of new vinyl recordings. @mapman Thank you for sharing your system components. Knowing your system and venue is really helpful. Although at 70, I’ll likely be asking you again because… well my memory was never good and it’s not getting better. Hence I frequently refe... | |
| It was 61 years ago today... I was 12… in bed listening to WLS Chicago on the turquoise clock radio… when the announcer said… this a big hit from England, the very first time to be heard in the United States… the band is called The Beatles. I Want to Hold Your Hand came on, a... | |
| Getting back in the game This is a good time to take this real slow. Give a lot of thought to how to do this. It is very difficult to get high end audio sound from an AVR / home theater. By combining functions both can be severely compromised. The best is to have them... | |
| Made in USA I would start with Audio Research, Pass, Magico, Conrad Johnson, VAC (as @tomcy6 mentioned). Boulder, Wilson… many of the most respected high end names are American. I have to throw in Sonus Faber (Italy) and Koetsu (Japan). Dcs and Linn… the... | |
| Sound quality of new vinyl recordings. @mapman I don’t see your system under virtual systems… that would be really helpful. | |
| Phono Cable, is it necessary? Good quality phono cables are made for the extremely low voltage of the output from the turntable. The signal from the turntable to the Phonostage are really critical. Now, on the other hand… it depends on the quality of your turntable and phon... | |
| Sound quality of new vinyl recordings. @grislybutter I agree and have observed this as well. Vinyl has a greater variability in sound quality. Which I attribute to the mechanical pressing process (right or wrong). I continue with vinyl because it has been the best (or only) op... | |
| Sound quality of new vinyl recordings. OP, Your last comment really brings up a lot of subjects. On my system, digital and analog sound “the same”. Very, very close. To verify this it has taken all sorts of tests, attempting to get the exact same masters… etc. it gets really complica... | |
| Can I get more out of my Koetsu ? OP, looking over your system… sort of anchoring on your speakers. I would say complementary components (if carefully chosen) would be about $5K each. For a Phonostage, I would go used. Audio Research PH8 would be my choice, or new Pass XP17, or P... |