ghdprentice
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| Tidal music subscription Perfect opportunity. Subscribe to Qobuz. It sounds slightly better, but more importantly has over half a million hi resolution albums while Tidal only has about a tenth that. My dealer had urged me for nearly a year to make the switch… once I ... | |
| How do you like the Headphone Section in your Luxmans? Next time I drop by my dealer, I’ll bring a set of headphones and listen to a Luxman. But my experience with several other… and more expensive integrated amps has been their headphone section is very poor quality. They have apparently been thrown ... | |
| Audioquest Dragon ZERO vs Transparent Opus In this exalted category, demand your dealers allow you to demo them both (they should be offering). There is absolutely no excuse for them not to allow you an extended audition at no cost. I have a AudioQuest Hurricane and all my other wires ... | |
| Streamer upgrade - best path forward @nglazer What is the rest of your system? This is what matters. There is a place to put your system under your UserID. After that the question is what is your experience with high end sound quality, preferences, and range of gear that is ... | |
| Head-Fi can be so hardcore I spent many years putting together my headphone system… starting in the early 2000’s. I spent a lot of time on Head-Fi. Although I have had some sort of really good headphone system for over fifty years. I had a great main audio system and wante... | |
| Integrating speakers into contemporary decor - can WAF ever be overcome? @soix Ok, I just saw your first post… good one. Those are perhaps the worst looking speakers I have ever seen… and your description perfect. No apology necessary. Yuck… yuck…😂🤣 | |
| Streamer upgrade - best path forward @nglazer If you have the rest of the system to support it, because better streamers which produce better sound quality. I have used $200 streamers, and $1K, $2K, $3K, $5K, $10K, $20K streamers, and if you have a sufficiently good system, each... | |
| $50k - $80k Budget…Opinions please. @lanx0003 +1 Yes. you have to establish a foundation based on relatively neutral reviews… Stereophile, The Absolute Sound, and HiFi+ are the bases of real Research. So, some recommendations here may point to equipment to do further research ... | |
| Integrating speakers into contemporary decor - can WAF ever be overcome? First of all remember you are both living in this space, so you should be allowed input. On the other hand you can adapt by getting some speakers that are not an affront to the aesthetic. So, do some looking… there are absolutely drop dead gorgeou... | |
| horn or line array? The speakers that sound best to you ignoring the technology employed. Let the sound choose the technology. | |
| Going back to headphone ? Welcome back. | |
| USB Reclocker I would approach it differently. I would get a much better streamer. A good streamer will be quieter, make up for network deficits… etc. it is appropriate to pair a carefully chosen streamer of equal value to your DAC. Mine is actually more costly... | |
| Best Forum to hear experienced audiophiles exchange thoughts? Audio Afficianado is a great site. Really friendly with extremely knowledgable people with high end systems. | |
| Happy Accident Congratulations! This is the way it is done… lots of experimentation. The “rules” are always just starting positions. For my speakers the generality for toe in is cross the beams 18” behind your head. In my room… no toe in and they disappear ... | |
| Power Cord choices The difference a power cord can make in your system is very large, particularly on the power amp. Power cords like interconnects and speaker wire can be considered in a couple different ways: quality and effect in your system. My meaning here is t... |