ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| Background noise. Thinking further along the line of low levels of background noise, I dawns on me that different systems have different presentations of low level detail. I am thinking of the recording venue. Let’s assume a symphony hall for the moment. I used to... | |
| Background noise. Thanks for your thoughtful comments @snilf. On your father and background noise. I struggled with ADHD through school until I was around 30. I did not know I had it… but I could not concentrate… nearly flunking out of college more than once. I not... | |
| Record collecting versus hoarding One of the truly fun aspects of having a large vinyl collection is to be able to use one album to trigger the response to hear something else… and something else. Having a large collection let’s you wonder through all kinds of music at will. Of co... | |
| Background noise. @panzrwagn Wow, what a story. Add sound to create a sense of privacy. It is incredible what some people will come up with. I now wear my noise cancelling EarPods when I walk the dogs and go on bike rides. The lower noise level relaxes me… while ... | |
| Background noise. @phusis I had the same problems with the fans on my amp. While really small, I could hear them. So, I put a line of bolster pillows along the wall behind my system… problem gone. It was all reflection from the wall. 111db speakers… wow! | |
| Background noise. @nonoise Ok, your user ID is taking on a meaning. I am really sorry to hear about your situation. That has got to be hard. I actually assembled my former Office headphone system in the adjacent room in part to get away from my quiet air conditi... | |
| Background noise. @dpop I have also been lucky enough to experience quiet. I used to explore caves and underground mines. Frequently alone… hmm, having said that, I am thinking in retrospect that was not that safe… I did this stuff a lot. Anyway, I have always be... | |
| Background noise. @twoleftears +1 I just remeasured the background… 25db with iPhone. It is Thursday mid morning… so, under ideal late night conditions it probably goes down a bit more, low 20’s. I then flipped on the air cleaner. My phone showed 27db… but… o... | |
| Power Cables - Stock vs. Budget @chocaholic While it does not sound logical that the last part of a run would make a difference… well, it does. This is similar to many things in high end audio. There is a great video, I think from the founder of Shunyata that explains why ... | |
| Parity Congratulations. It is a great milestone in everyone’s system. The constant pull to the better one really takes away a lot of pleasure. So enjoy. I have never enjoyed my system more. I just stream +95% now. By the way, with a change the digit... | |
| Install A Dedicated AC Line at home I have had two installed in my house (20 years apart). You just want to find a licensed electrician… not that you can’t do it yourself. Expect them to look at you like you are crazy. Just tell them to do it. You will be very happy. You want two, o... | |
| Power Cables - Stock vs. Budget @pauly I like it. | |
| First Streamer... I think you have made a great choice. The future of high quality audio is streaming. I have been doing digital for 40,years and only recently has it become competitive with analog and streaming can now sound better or at least as good as CDs. ... | |
| Rebadging of Streaming Platforms OP, I would forget about streaming cards and platforms and go listen to some streamers. It is obvious from your post that you don’t want to believe streamers make a difference. You want to believe that bits are bits and high cost streamers are ma... | |
| Vogue Audio 7N OCC silver cables @gladmo Thanks for posting your components. Great system. Clearly you have a carefully chosen system with many fine components. It is clear why you are able to detect such nuances in cables. Would love to see some photos of your system in... |