ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| Looking for a preamp with XLR connections @mike4597 I recommend looking for a used Audio Research, Conrad Johnson or VAC preamps… maybe Cary. These companies produce components at the next level. The sonic rewards are amazing… musical and detailed. These components can amaze you for ... | |
| Need advice for a replacement phono cartridge @mijostyn Good one. Yes, I really enjoy Japanese and for that matter Chinese music. But in particular the Japanese esthetic and incredible commitment to iterative improvement on a design committed to musical fidelity. I wish I could have a secon... | |
| Upgrading It would be really helpful to see your system… you can put photos under your user ID: your virtual system. This allows us to help. Without us knowing your system it is hard to make educated recommendations. I have been at this for fifty years.... | |
| Electrical Power Outlet advice @theaudioamp I don’t see your system shown under your UserID. It would be great to see your reference system and venue. | |
| DAC Portability/Durability @sandstone Funny you should mention a Ayre QB-9… I have one in my headphone system, upgraded to the 2020… “Twenty” version. | |
| What Is Most Important? Musicality… the emotional connection allowed by my system to the source material. | |
| Looking for a preamp with XLR connections Disregard anything ASR says. I think we need to understand more about what you are trying to do. In general, the more expensive the better sounding the equipment. Schiit is great budget gear… but is not going to stack up against a $10K aud... | |
| Hint: Change your Wi-Fi frequency to avoid interference with neighbors router OP, Thank you. Fortunately I have never had this problem. But a great item to have in your bag of tricks. I remember when I had the only SSID detectable in my house. Now the list is extensive. | |
| Which sounds better: I2S or Coax. The quality of the components and implementation is everything. Early versions on a new connection standard is something to be considered as a requirement years after it becomes a standard. So, for today I would concentrate on the sound quality of... | |
| DAC Portability/Durability It is probably more a question of your personality. I use a high end DAC in my headphone system. I am sure the DAC can stand the wear and tear of being moved. My main system is 30’ from my headphone system (see my systems under my UserID) but I ha... | |
| When a budget speaker is preferred to a high end one... This had definitely never happened to me. I research the daylights out of stuff… and speakers typically audition many. I take audio purchases very seriously. | |
| MM, MC, or MI cartridge Cool. Break in is an important part of nearly any audio component. | |
| Looking for a DAC that's better than Mc C47 Audio Research DAC 9, Berkeley Alpha Reference 3. The ARC is a tiny bit more musical. | |
| Something on top of a speaker=okay? @wolf_garcia Ahh, the Lady Gaga solution. | |
| How long should speaker cables be? Pithy, and directly to the point. |