ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| Ethernet vs. Wi-Fi streaming @jl35 I use a Netgear. But I would buy the same brand as your router. You can see mine in the photos of my main system. | |
| Preamp/DAC Suggestions Folks using DACs with volume controls as the best solution are far between. To do this and have great sound is very expensive and requires extreme knowledge and dedication to do it. In todays world, putting together a DAC and connecting it to an a... | |
| how much should I spend to get a better turntable than my current turntable? Send it back. Seriously. Everything you say says… used, and really poor quality. Sometimes it is just best to wait, save up and get something of quality. I recommend looking at a new Rega. Send it back. Don’t justify junk. | |
| Lowering Tube power amp output It is frequently over 90 degrees outside… my partner is disabled and uncomfortable so I keep the house at 70 degrees. Even so, my electric bill (with 100 hours of 36 tubes… 8 KT150s running) is less than my Verizon bill, insurance bill, property t... | |
| Ethernet vs. Wi-Fi streaming I use a wifi extender next to each of my system and connect via Ethernet cable to my streamer. I have outstanding sound in this way. See my system under my user ID. I had did not have the solid connection or fidelity when I used to own an Aurl... | |
| CD RACK @bkeske They look like card card catalogues… great blast from the past! | |
| Shostakovich Fifth Symphony OP, I just listened to the Masur conducted version of his 5th Symphony. It is very slow moving. To me, loses the anticipation… the beauty of other, typically faster paced versions. But the music is spectacular, regardless. | |
| Implications of vinyl on musical trends? OP, Good thoughts. But in reality, music moves on and appeals to the next generation. Bach was new music once. The truly great stereo recordings were in the late 1950’s and very early 60’s. I have a couple thousand vinyl albums collected sinc... | |
| Streamer creates a Wow experience Congratulations! Yeah… it is hard to not think, “bits are bits, how could a streamer matter”. But, like all of audiophilia… it matters. I spent over a decade screwing around with PCs, MACs and other devices for streaming… but until I got my first ... | |
| Amplifier Longevity Question I’ll have to do some more research on the receiver…. At first blush it sounds like a really weak link in the system. But if you are OK with it and are not looking to upgrade. Decreases in sound quality happen at glacial rates. So, it is unlike... | |
| Shostakovich Fifth Symphony I appreciate your post. Shostakovich is and has been my favorite composer for 40 years… his 5th Symphony my favorite. While I have read about the content of his life and contemporary politics. My appreciation has always been only about the music. ... | |
| Why Purchase A CD Player or Transport ? My streaming usually sounds better than CDs, or the same if in the same resolution. But Qobuz has half a million high resolution albums. I would take the money you were going to invest in a CD player and upgrade your streamer… or DAC… or preamp. W... | |
| Basic question about power/watts Yep, as mentioned above it is about high current more so than watts… altough there is a rough correlation. A high current amp will double the wattage between 16 ohm loads, 8 ohm loads and 4 ohm loads. Current is about the number of electrons avail... | |
| Beginner home theater setup questions... Congradulations! A big deal. My partner and I met in graduate school 36 years ago. We put together an increasingly good Home Theater for us, while I put together an increasingly good audio system for me. You can see the systems u der my UserID. ... | |
| CD RACK I am giving all my CDs and racks away. Streaming is as good or frequently better. They are just taking up space. |