ghdprentice
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| Question to those believing in speaker break in I would use this as an opportunity get to know the sound of your speakers and to listen to speaker break-in. Part of the enjoyment of Audiophilia is learning to listen. But, and this is not contradictory, try to listen to the music, not the speake... | |
| Flat Screen Television behind speakers My condolences on the compromises you have had to make. With speaker placement as well as the TV. I would go for the “dust cover”… make it absorbent. I use a very heavy tightly woven wool carpet behind my speakers (see my UserID). Makes a big ... | |
| Streamer matching to system I owned an Aries G2 for over a year. I loved the app… actually more than the Conductor app I use now with my Aurender streamers. But, I struggled with keeping the Aries on line. I had it reboot every night and still had trouble with it, The sound ... | |
| Where to put your best power cable? Power amp. | |
| How to match a Cartridge with the right phono preamp? It is easy to underestimate the value of a phono stage. I started with a highly rated $200 Phonostage and was so disappointed… at twice that, and twice that, and twice that… etc, you want a really good phonostage. If you choose carefully I would l... | |
| Built-in vs. Standalone DACs If you are on a journey for the very best sound quality, then you want separates. All high end companies build the very best they can into a single box solution… often two box solutions. Then they may combine. Assaults at the high end are never b... | |
| Do Streamer only devices really impact sound quality? @adasdad Very funny. | |
| Looking at best option for 20-25k for DAC Streamer combo 👍 | |
| Looking at best option for 20-25k for DAC Streamer combo Congratulations. Exactly which MSB version did you go with? There seems to be lots of options. | |
| Kate Bush I have been a fan since The Kick Inside… I have to think that “The Dreaming” takes music to new levels of erotic… as far as I can tell has never been closely approached again. Let’s see, I was 25 in 1978 when The Kick Inside came out. | |
| My first tube integrated: which one to get? @woots Lucky us. @beefeater33 Free info means we can answer can offer the best advise and not be confined to the specific question. | |
| I've been selling heavier gear for lighter gear @ebm Me too. That’s why all my equipment weighs so much. | |
| Im looking for the next upgrade. I'm not real sure which way I want to go Help! I would recommend a Audio Research tube preamp. This would be the next step in refinement and fidelity. I would recommend buying used and look in the $5K range. Enthusiasm for this pursuit is key and admirable. The increases in fidelity are ne... | |
| Mono block Sonic difference $5k vs $25k I am fortunate enough to own an Audio Research Reference 160s stereo amplifier ($22K) and my dealer / friend has lent me a pair of Audio Research Reference 160m monoblocks for the last year. So I know them both well. In the past (up until about t... | |
| Looking for preamp recommendation OP, go used. You can drop down to a level you can afford. If you look 5 - 10 years old. I bought used until I could afford new. |