ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
Does your "esoteric" taste in audio also exist in other "things" you own/consume? Great question. For me absolutely. “Do or do not” could be my motto from long before Star Wars. I get great satisfaction in learning and honing… experiencing something: wine, bicycling, literature, music/audio, outdoor gear, photography. Fifty ye... | |
Would There be a Significant Difference +1 for a great sounding tubed preamp. Makes a huge difference on the whole system. I recommend a used Audio Research, Conrad Johnson, or VAC. Spend the maximum you can and extend with it being used. The companies I refer to build true audiophile p... | |
How to Solve High-Frequency Suckout in Room? OP, put some photos of your system an venue under your UserID… create your virtual system. Then we can see what is going on… then help. | |
Power isolator versus need for a better Power supply We really need more info. Most useful would be to show your system under your user ID. That gives us lots of info… and you don’t need to repeat it in every thread. In general, the power supply is a major factor in the sound quality of a compon... | |
Which component to upgrade 1st ? @littlebrownkiwi01 …Change the flavor/character by changing the speakers/amp …fine tune with DAC, preamp, and cables Interesting, I hadn’t heard anything like that before. I keep wanting to put the preamp in with the speakers and amp. But… yea... | |
Mood lighting for listening I agree, mood lighting is important. I used to just turn off the lights… but over time worked a bit harder on ambient lighting. | |
Recommendation on speakers for listening to live music @pinotnoir +1 yeah… now that is a great combo! | |
Finally made the transition to a tube preamp! Congratulations. it only gets better from where you are. Enjoy. A tubed preamp was my first step into the tubed arena about thirty years ago. Since then one component after another has become tubed. Each accompanied by an increase in musicality... | |
Why Purchase A CD Player or Transport ? Ok… 150… in a couple days, still must have taken some time. i went to the vinyl store yesterday… it is still fun. Even though I listen to streaming 98% of the time. | |
Audio Magic Blackout paint Well, this is a new one. I am guessing that it is not actually black… as that would hold heat in. I’ll definitely keep track of the product to see if it repeatedly seen to not effect tube life. That would be my main concern. I must have nearly 50 ... | |
Where do you want your system to go when you go? My audio guy has instructions to sell it and give the funds to my partner. it is of high enough worth to of material value. I have a best friend who is into high end audio… but never completes anything… so if he got it, it would sit in boxes whil... | |
Price Isn't Always Indicitive of Quality or Performance I have had copper, silver coated copper, and pure silver cables in my system, at a number of different cost levels. I will say that pure copper tends to come through as copper at every level. But, beyond that… it is the overall “system”… geometry,... | |
The thing about objectivists is... OP, Music satisfies a subconscious need. We invoke our analytical prefrontal cortex to pursuing a system to satisfy and optimize an audio system. This is often at odds with achieving our objective because our analytical side identifies attributes... | |
Questionable Tweak Well in all honesty, I have a central air filter, UV purifier and four large air purifiers around the house… maybe that is why my system sounds so good. | |
Price Isn't Always Indicitive of Quality or Performance @charles1dad Thanks for sharing. Great hearing your impressions. Look forward to additional reports… I am sure you noticed that moving cables results in the need for additional time in the system to settle down. |