ghdprentice
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| Which component to upgrade 1st ? Well, first, you are well on your way to a really great system. Everything you have said suggests you are on the right track. The Audio Research REF5 is a fantastic preamp. I owned a REF5SE for ten years and now own a REF6se. I think this shou... | |
| Looking for a preamp with XLR connections @luxmancl38 “The person that started this thread said "no tubes". Why all the suggestions of tube preamps?” Experience. By folks understanding what it takes to get great sound. A kind, well intended nudge to reconsider the premises of the quest... | |
| Thoughts on the Linn LP12 turntable @mijostyn Peoples values in sound vary considerably. It is appropriate you voice your opinion based on your experience. As we do with different experiences than you have had. When I recently chose an LP12 over a Sota (which I really wanted to b... | |
| Thoughts on the Linn LP12 turntable @no_regrets Beautiful system! And room. | |
| For those of you who had spent over hundred thousand dollars for your sound system. I absolutely could not have gotten better sound for the money. My current system began in 1972 with the purchase of a Marantz integrated amp and slowly step by step progressed to be better and better with better components. I spent thousands of ho... | |
| Tube PHONO preamp interference - RFI, EMI, bad grounding? OP, wow. What an journey. Maybe it is time to start wondering if there is a problem with that particular Phono stage… you have conducted so many tests. | |
| The problem with streaming OP, Congratulations. Once you get a taste, it is easy to start realizing the possibilities. I used laptops and PCs for a long time… my moment was when I bought my first stand alone streamer (Aurlic Aries G2). It only gets better from where yo... | |
| How much power do I really need for Totem Tribe Tower? LFD NCSE II, Sugden ANV-50 or? @brylandgoodman I have Totems fed with an integrated tube amp… they sound simply wonderful. Your comments outline my journey over decades with high power amps that slowly led me to all tube power on my systems. For the first few decades in high... | |
| Analog vs. digital @coltrane1 😄… yes. | |
| Need advice for a replacement phono cartridge @mulveling 😄👍 | |
| Node2i to Aurender N100SC…WoW! @dhite71 👍 | |
| Need advice for a replacement phono cartridge I love my Namiki Urushi fountain pens. So typical of Japanese workmanship. Take a classic design and iterate over and over again improving it to be world class. Meticulous commitment to perfection. Like my Koetsu cartridge. | |
| Analog vs. digital It takes a while to evaluate all your components. I would say your values favor digital. The word etched is something I think of in systems focused on details at all costs. While analog can give incredible detail… this is at much higher levels of ... | |
| Upgrading OP, To put in your system you want to click on your USERID then your profile then on your usreID again. You are looking for Your Virtual System. It is a bit confusing… just keep clicking around your USERID and you will bump into it. | |
| Tube Recommendations Please I always get tubes from Audio Research. They test them thoroughly and I like to support them. The audio research sound is carefully tailored and i is the sound I would choose. Inexpensive stuff, I would tube roll. Alternatively you can typically g... |