ghdprentice
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| VPI turntables Yes, you should get a significant improvement. I would definitely upgrade the table. I owned an Aries for many years. Moving up a couple levels in the table would be my first step… like the super scout. This gives you a more stable quieter base to... | |
| Mid-fi tube vs high-end SS I’d like to be helpful. It would be useful to know exactly your system. There is a place to put photos and your components under your user ID as your virtual system. This would help us a lot in helping you. The venue and all components matter. ... | |
| Amplifier matching with Graham ls 6 speakers If sound quality is your top priority then an integrated all in one is not likely to get you there. I would recommend a tubed integrated amplifier… PrimaLuna comes to mind ($2K), with a integrated DAC / streamer Bluesound? $1K. $3K is a very tight... | |
| Bigger rooms better for sound? There is a lot of, it depends going on here. I have had friends considering very large rooms and usually they were not good. The reason was hard floors, lots if glass and reflective surfaces and little one could do about it (covering a couple 20’ ... | |
| Aric Audio Custom 300b PSET Thanks for your comments. Keep listening. Maybe, look over the glossary of terms from Stereophile’s glossary. http://www.integracoustics.com/MUG/MUG/bbs/stereophile_audio-glossary.html This is the way I slowly learned the terminology. You ... | |
| What am I missing? @snilf Yep, that is like the definition of a hipster. That says it all. Bohemian nostalgia… and a bit of eclectic by buying 180gram. We were all young once as well. I was a hippie for a couple years. | |
| Digital is far better than vinyl If I did not have all my legacy analog stuff, I would not give it a second look. I would put every cent into digital… digital streaming. I am currently listening to Count Basie album recorded in 1957 Chairman of the Board) on streaming. If I d... | |
| Advice for RCA Interconnect Upgrade? I would try Cardas Clear Reflection. They are warm. | |
| Cables @adg101 +1 while I am not a fan of Mac stuff, I have heard a lot of it. I completely agree, the Mac stuff is heavy on bass and really light on details, you want fast detailed wire… silver can be an advantage… Nordost would be at the top of my... | |
| Tube amps and a Stradivarius I will have to agree that the Stradivarius is a singular instrument. I have been stopped dead in my tracks by it’s sound while walking by a TV with really low end sound. I have also had the privilege of hearing quite a few Stradivarius’ in close ... | |
| Streamers and their Fuses @1971gto455ho So which fuses have you tried in what equipment and what was the sonic change you experienced? | |
| What am I missing? Sounds to me like there is a lot of: “we have always done it that way, so I want to keep doing it that way”. Nothing wrong with that. If you are 70 years old like me it makes sense. Although my streaming and vinyl are about the same, a bit better ... | |
| Okay to use RCA adapter on a fully balanced amp? OP, Any difference is likely to be small. In this price range of gear cables tend to be less important than in really pricy stuff. There are no absolutes in audio, but audio components are like scientific instruments, the better and more resolvi... | |
| Digital is far better than vinyl @gte357s I guess all your experience points to digital. I mean if I didn’t have over 2,000 albums in outstanding quality that I collected over the last 55 years… I wouldn’t give vinyl a second look. In my system vinyl and digital are neck and... | |
| Digital is far better than vinyl @gte357s This is an unusual experience. Typically in this price range vinyl outshines digital. What is your Phonostage? I would look carefully at your analog end. See, if there is a cartridge alignment or others mounting problem. I would take it... |