ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| A Streamer or Dedicated DAC With McIntosh MX110Z??? OP, Great story. My partner (36 years) gives me grief about my audio purchases… but, in weak moments admits I deserve them. She knows how hard I have worked an how much I have given her (thank god she does not like jewelry). | |
| Bookshelf vs diffuser panel. Who wins? I love books / bookshelves and we have nine floor to ceiling bookshelves in our house… after getting ride of half our books. Most newer stuff is accumulating on iPads now. Nothing more comforting than to be surrounded by knowledge. My partner and ... | |
| My take on subjective vs. objective @asctim +1 Or, your ears are incredibly sensitive receptors and they can discern nuances in sound. I’m just guessing you haven’t found experiences to contradict this theory either. | |
| Power cable This is an educated guess. I would recommend borrowing an Audio Quest Thunder high current / variable. It is more expensive than I would normally recommend. But, I have been so surprised at the performance of the Storm class Audio Quest power cor... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? @atmasphere It is fun putting on an LP. Mine have almost no surface noice. I have storage space on my streamers. I use it for about an hour a year. Wifi is only likely to get more reliable. I am pretty sure the single file on the cloud s... | |
| My take on subjective vs. objective I’d like to point out that science starts with observation. You observe phenomena, then come up with theories to explain the phenomenon, and test them to verify they can predict the results you observe. I quickly learned that the few measured ... | |
| Aurender N200 @baylinor Since I have had my two Aurender streamers I have had no problems (a couple years). I use wall wart wifi extenders to plug in my streamers. You can choose the amount of buffering. My Aurenders work seamlessly when my iPad will not r... | |
| Good audio shops Stuttgart, Germany A Tommy living in Stuttgart? Love the place.I lived there for a couple months. I really love Tübingen. I was thinking how much I would like to grab a few philosophy books and spend a couple weeks there reading, drinking coffee… and enjoying the hi... | |
| Analog Upgrade itch @sksos Thank you for identifying yourself and your comments. Because of your forthrightness I give your opinion credibility. Thank you. | |
| Best High Current amplifiers stable into low impedances OP, Call up Pass or your local dealer. I am absolutely sure they will be able to address your concerns. I have owned Pass amps for well over thirty years and they have always exceeded my expectations in performance…. Especially in driving diff... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? @atmasphere Sure, vinyl advances… but it is a loosing battle. Increasingly it becomes a question of your playback choices… and a question on your time frame. Adding the convenience… more and more people will put their money into digital… espe... | |
| Power cords or power conditioner @juanmanuelfangioii +1 | |
| Bookshelf vs diffuser panel. Who wins? Well. They are kind of the same. The real question is how much diffusion is best for your speakers. These are floor to ceiling bookshelves? You can pull books out an inch or so randomly changing the book surfaces to be highly irregular. Differ... | |
| Interested in your experience/opinions on the best from Nelson Pass I bought what was then a pretty revolutionary amp. the Threshold s500. The first professionally made really high current amp. 1980? When I replaced it 20 years later with a Pass x350… I was shocked at the difference. More current, solidity, mi... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? @mijostyn +1 Absolutely. The resurgence happened in response to the unending disappointment in the CD. But at last digital… both CD and more importantly streaming has reached equal or better (high Rez streaming) sound quality in many component ... |