ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| Original Sonus faber cremona auditor again? After years devoted to planar speakers and years of listening to live music I realized I needed to change speakers… I was struck by the sound of Sonus Faber. So, as an experiment I bought some used Cremona M… this was twelve years ago. I have been... | |
| Speaker comparison @grislybutter That would be so cool… never heard that. Well, I bought some really ugly, inexpensive speakers that out performed others… but not in the same lineup. For instance, I bought some Apogee Slant 8’s. My feeling was they performed... | |
| My take on subjective vs. objective @edcyn +1 Paris Taiwan Hong Kong Guadalajara New York Tokyo ShanghaI Osaka area Budapest Milan … lots of great places… depends on where you go… | |
| NEED TO REPLACE OLD FAITHFUL- WHICH AMP. SHOUD I CHOOSE Honestly… a newer Audio Research amp. I added one piece of ARC equipment after another over the last twenty years and each addition added another level of magic. Their tube amps are simply stunning. If I were you I would look for a ReF 75 or Ref 7... | |
| Ideal power cord lengths? OP, Glad to hear you get sucked into listening to your system. Hence a great time so carefully choose the details. I struggled getting my power cord correct for my amp for a year, long after getting all my components correct. If I were you I w... | |
| Weak Link in chain as I upgrade from mid-fi? I would like to spin what @drbond said. You have lots of opportunities to improve the sound incrementally and then a big bump when you get to the end of the next upgrade cycle. ‘’It looks like all your components are very roughly of the same cal... | |
| Streamer Upgrade My recommendation would be a used Aurender, or Aurlic Aries G… the Lumin sounds great… but many are unhappy with the interface. Both Aurender and Aurlic have great interfaces. I have owned an Auralic and now own two Aurenders, after listening ... | |
| Did you notice.... Streaming can exceed CD, file, or even vinyl at many cost levels. It is a question of components in your system. My streaming has equaled Red Book and often exceeded where higher resolution is available for a couple years. I use a wall wart wif... | |
| Ideal power cord lengths? I have not done the study. But recently, when I asked my dealer (when he was at my house) to order me a one meter Audio Quest Hurricane power cord… he responded with, “two meters will give you more conditioning”. I was shocked… I never thought of ... | |
| Speaker comparison It would be really helpful to see your system and venue. There is a place to create “your virtual system” under your user ID. Speaker manufacturers tend to work really hard to make sure their sound measures up to their price. After fifty years of... | |
| Need cable advice tome reduces mids Yes, what is your system and venue. There is a place to put photos and your components under your UserID. This would be helpful as there are lots of variables that could cause your problem. | |
| Recommendation for low to normal level listening a 13.5' x 21' x 8' room @mazian +1 used Olympica 3 perhaps. After pursuing ethereal sound with exotic and expensive amps I concluded that the reason so many dynamic speaker systems are on the market was because the technology lends itself to realistic and cohere... | |
| Does anyone on this Forum have any experience with Audio research ref 610t monoblocks I believe the REF 610T was released in 2005. personally I would buy without any hesitation… but if you look at my system, I’m a big Audio Research fan. Audio Research has tried to stay true to a very detailed and musical sound since their origin.... | |
| Buying New TV Need A Soundbar Recommendation @dawgbyte Cool… sounds like a great combo. I am wondering how long I can hold out with out Sony 77” OLED before caving and getting the 85”. It always seems like just a few more inches and it would be perfect. | |
| Recommendation for Headphones I would recommend Focal… maybe Clear. I own Utopias. They are exceptionally easy to drive and have excellent sound quality. One reason I wouldn’t get carried away buying super expensive headphones is using the output from the Rogue might be an in... |