ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| Flat speaker cables versus round core cables After 50 years of pursuing high end audio, I have never found a single technology overwhelmingly the determinant of the sound quality. It is only one parameter in a mix of many. While I found really cheap interconnects can be categorized into c... | |
| New Project RS2T transport @robshaw Glad to hear you are hearing the sound you wanted. Hopefully, you recovery is quick and complete. | |
| For those of you who had spent over hundred thousand dollars for your sound system. @larry5729 How we get by the wife acceptance factor? Simple I buy her a really extravagant present. Then wait a few days and announce I am buying something. Then no problem. | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? OP, The Grado Epoch 3 is a really beautiful cartridge. I look forward to hearing it some day. My daily music time is 4 - 6 PM… and with it being summer.. the heat pump is typically on, not a huge noise but enough to mask the detail of my a... | |
| For those of you who had spent over hundred thousand dollars for your sound system. $14K for a refrigerator.. crazy. $14K interconnects… well chosen: a great investment. | |
| Linn LP 12 OP. “Can anyone recommend a turntable that sounds better than the LP 12 for $1500…” ok, now You asked for it. | |
| For those of you who had spent over hundred thousand dollars for your sound system. @inna To extend the OP’s comments. We would love to see your virtual system… sounds like a great one. Hard to appreciate unless we can see the components in its venue. Thanks. | |
| Which component to upgrade 1st ? OP, Thanks for your kind words about my system. All I can say is, it sounds better than that… 50 years putting it together… it sounds better than I had imagined possible. I have owned a Audio Research PH 2, PH2SE, PH3, PH3SE, PH8, and now the... | |
| how much should I spend to get a better turntable than my current turntable? OP, I found that buying my significant other an expensive present before upgrading a component on my audio system was the key. Over the last 36 years, this has enabled her to get a great home theater she loves (thank god she does not like jew... | |
| Preamp/DAC Suggestions Lots of possibilities. It would be helpful to see your setup. There is a place to put photos and your components under your user ID. It would be very helpful to see. But some random thoughts. First, the preamp is critical… it really sets the t... | |
| Linn LP 12 Good choice in upgrading the bearing. Maybe, you will get a very small improvement… maybe not. I look at my Linn the same way I look at my audio system. Component upgrades first; these are going to be the most meaningful. I upgraded my sub-chassi... | |
| musician aquarius r2r dac any good? Sounds like a great system, which is getting better. It would be helpful to see your system and venue. It is useful in assessing the impact of changes. @auroravengeance offers a good caution that it can be easy to tip the balance to too analyt... | |
| For those of you who had spent over hundred thousand dollars for your sound system. I have loved my system (over the last 50 years) when it was valued at $10K, $20K, $40K, $60K, and now around $150K. Each step was a joy to achieve. It was always incredibly gratifying. I think probably only 10 people have heard my system in the la... | |
| For those of you who had spent over hundred thousand dollars for your sound system. @z32kerber It is great that you love your system. That is what is really important. Looks like you have a great one. Could you post some more photographs… the photo you posted looks great… but it is hard to see the components and venue. Looks... | |
| arc ref5-se I would think so. I owned one for nearly ten years… I could have easily lived with it forever. I was upgrading my other equipment, so upgraded to the REF6se. Don’t worry about hours… they will last decades. You will have to replace the tubes occas... |