ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| Should I buy an SME 30/12A for 15K? I would unhesitatingly buy it. Every purchase of a highly rated professionally reviewed piece of audiophile gear has been a revelation to me and never a disappointment. A beautiful turntable. | |
| After fifty years… amazing. What high end audio can be. @griptube +1 👍😁🎉 | |
| Advise on buying electronics out of-the country I think it is a risk tolerance issue. Personally, if I could take a total loss on the item and not blink an eye… then if there is some compelling reason to do so, I will. I would never buy a mechanical device from over seas. Too unreliable and too... | |
| Why is everyone so down on MQA? @jhconnor +1 Like many of these discussions, it depends on the equipment you own. | |
| Which AMP to Keep ? From my point of view, I always want to achieve the absolutely best sound quality possible within my financial means. That always means only owning one. So, I would say, sell them all and purchase a better amp. But beyond that….which sounds be... | |
| LSA VT-150 I have not heard the amp. But I think some judgement can be made on the basis of reviews of some of their other products like the LSA VT-70… which has been professionally reviewed and other sources. Looking at the history of products, typically th... | |
| Speeding sound track Whenever I have driven over 120 mph… usually ~150 mph… I assure you the radio is not on (in Germany on the autobahn). 100% concentration on driving. Even on a divided highway at 120 mph you are going 60 mph faster than folks in the right lane. If ... | |
| When CDs first came onto the market in 1982 ....... I remember when they came out. I had strong beginnings of a high end system. I was also in search of detail and slam. I had a AR turntable… considered good at the time, but nothing like a real audiphile table. Serface noise was always notable. I ... | |
| Single plug dedicated circuit? Well… maybe I am missing something. But a dedicated circuit is just that… no additional outlets… that is the point. Now, it is terminated in a duplex receptacle… and you can choose to only use one of the outlets. I have two dedicated lines… one w... | |
| Hi-Fi and the Folly of Perfection @mahler123 Thank you! Have you seen “Midnight in Paris”? This is such a common thing, thinking back and remembering the whole experience and thinking it was the, in this case, the stereo. The equipment of today is simply stunning in compared to... | |
| Luxman 590AX II Break-In OP, So it sounds like problem identified. What did you decide to do? | |
| Streamer Upgrade Congratulations! Cool. The Yggdrasil is a great DAC, glad to hear the Rose complements it in your system. | |
| After fifty years… amazing. What high end audio can be. @whart To add some evidence to support your hypothesis… ham radio. Back in the 50’s and 60’s there were the adult nerds with huge antennas sticking up from their houses (modest homes). The talked to people all over the world… other ham operators ... | |
| Are measurements the end all, be all? Specs mater as a quick reference… like you mentioned sensitivity and impedance. But that is it. Let’s say I was buying a new set of speakers I would spend 40 - 100 reading professional reviews, a few hours on forum reviews… of that time, I would h... | |
| What are your top 3 favorite female singers? Jennifer Warren’s, Eva Cassidy… how could I overlook those? |