ghdprentice
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| Mark Levinson & Others @jl1ny Sorry, my bad, I should have been more specific. An Audio Research tube amp. It is easy to forget they made some solid state amps. They are so known for their tube amps (and tube preamps, and tube phono stages). | |
| Amp straight into the wall That is simple: it makes a very positive improvement in the sound. Then, next step, put in a direct line to the outlet you have your amp plugged in to (and of course to the outlet your power conditioner is plugged into as well). The theory is ... | |
| Isolation Springs Deal OP, Great catch. Great deal. I am not sure I have this brand, but while I have a very high end SRA isolation platform under my turntable. I put this general kind of springs under all of my other components. They, even at $30 for 4 are a screa... | |
| Why do so many members seem afraid of making an audio decision? Many of us have learned over decades. Learning to listen is many many layered, the information at every level is contradictory, the investments are substantial, overall sound quality depends on the whole system, many step are counter intuitive, t... | |
| Recommendations for small desktop speakers under $1500 @ddd1 Yes, the office is a challenging place to put a system. I put speaker stands just adjacent to my desk, at the same level. It isolates them from the desk and a bit away from the wall. It makes the triangle short on the legs to my sitting... | |
| My Lifelong Quest to Make my Expensive Rig Sound as Good as $500 Headphones First, I think your post helps to underscore that different people have vastly different values. There is an element of fine detail that you really enjoy and drives your choices. While details can be good on headphones, most folks find them tremen... | |
| What is the added value of a streamer over a networked dedicated Computer @herman The timing of the Streamer vs the DAC depends on the connection used. If you use the USB connection, then the DAC retimes the bitstream. If you use the S/PDIF or AES connection then the DAC uses the incoming timing. This is why it is imp... | |
| streamer need........... @carlsbad Thanks for your comments. Just to understand, what is your system? There is a place to display it under your UserID. The performace of a streamer is dependent on the rest of your system. So, it would be really helpful to understand... | |
| Magnepan .7 Alternatives I have been at this for over fifty years. I was absolutely transfixed by a set of Acoustat 2 + 2 in about 1980 (electrostatic… one form of planar, like Maggie’s). I owned planar for the following 30 years. Putting more and more money into the elec... | |
| My Medium List of Amplifiers and my Personal Review of Each ! I have found that frequently amps and preamps seem to improve by 100 hours. Then go through a period of up to ~ 50 hours where they wildly fluctuate back and forth from good to bad… then stabilize and start getting better for the next few (as much... | |
| Bi wire into single input I would imagine that the operative part is that they are good quality. But like all cables and interconnects, it will depend on how they actually sound in your system. Unless you know the “sound” of the cable and know it is complementary, i wouldn... | |
| Recommendations for small desktop speakers under $1500 Totem Mite…. With matching small subwoofer. It is what I have. Really happy with the choice… and beautiful. | |
| streamer need........... Aurender N20. That is pretty easy. Given your integrated. Both my streaming systems have Aurender, W20SE and N100 (headphone system). Also, same control using Conductor. I compared the N100 with the N10. Big difference… also big jump from N10... | |
| Advice for Streaming Newbies - Best Bang for Our Bucks I have heard a number of +$150K systems running on wifi extenders (wall wart wifi extenders) that sound simply spectacular. A great steamer with a wifi extender = incredible performance. | |
| The Risks of Buying Demo Gear There are always trade offs in dealers. I have had my best experience with smaller dealers where a fanatic audiophile has opened a shop. I typically become friends and we work together to carefully craft a system to my liking. In the first thirty ... |