ghdprentice
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| Warming up digital in my setup The following is just upgrading which should remove your issues. 1. Better DAC - Schiit Yggdrasil if on tight budget 2. A real steamer using Qobuz at minimum Bluesound… better will help even more. I’ve used a couple dozen different stream... | |
| Help fine-tune my speaker search Well if you are near Hackensack then you are near NYC. Go on an audition binge! Spend a couple hours at all the high end places. You will fall in love with something. Try to just listen to music until it grabs you emotionally. | |
| Looking for Speaker Recommendations Thanks for the additional input. Ok, I have to be honest, if not approached correctly, getting the right sound is going to be forever elusive. Given your interests and some comments on speakers are confusing. Before you go any further I recom... | |
| Analog Upgrade itch Nice looking system. From your description, I get the feeling we have similar tastes. You can see my systems. I would keep your cartridge as you said. I have a Linn LP12 which I bought a couple years ago at the Akurate, mid-level with a Koetsu R... | |
| Direct Drive Congratulations! | |
| Best High Current amplifiers stable into low impedances Luxman 10-x advertises great current into 2 ohms and lower loads. I spent a couple hours with one. I have to admit I was really disappointed… too dry and un-musical for me. I had high hopes… just from their reputation. If you are into dry detail… ... | |
| For those of you who had spent over hundred thousand dollars for your sound system. @sns Good point. I remember much earlier in my pursuit of high end audio being very happy once my system was in place that I got years of pleasure at no additional cost (not including record collecting). I would go many years 5 - 10 without any ... | |
| Looking for Speaker Recommendations Sonus Faber… maybe used Olympica. I am now on my third set. See my systems. | |
| how much should I spend to get a better turntable than my current turntable? OP, Congratulations. How many hours do you have on your new table? Like all equipment there is breaking and the sound tends to get more relaxed and improve over time. Also, higher end equipment tends to be better in subtle ways… which you becom... | |
| can i get a significant dac upgrade over my Lumin d2 for 2k? @akg_ca +1 My rule of thumb is never upgrade less that 2x. While you could argue this would be a 2x upgrade… i would not consider it to be. I would not go less that $3K - $4K. You want to be delighted with the sound improvement… not disappointe... | |
| Do older power cables still hold up to newer ones? Unfortunately technology does move forward. But much like in components, high end stuff does not go out of date as fast. I am retired as well and understand your dilemma. But I also just upgraded my system and all of it’s cords. No question there... | |
| Opinions before purchasing @waytoomuchstuff Honestly, the issue is talent. It takes talent as well as experience, and dedication to get the skills to do this well. I have met only three or four individuals with this ability. I have met many dozens of competent audiophiles... | |
| Ideal power cord lengths? OP, Great question on having two, two meter cords, or two one meter one cords. That sounds like one that is going to be system dependent. If you can, get your dealer to loan you enough cords to figure it out. I would get a 1 meter for the p... | |
| Audiophile Jargon Demonstrated Learning many of these terms requires listening, some of them lots of listening. Some are pretty easy… slam, overall tonal balance. But many take time. I have read constantly during my pursuit of the high end. One term, grain meant little to me. ... | |
| What do the arrows mean on my cable? @yyzsantabarbara That makes the most sense to me. I would say reducing resettling. This has always amazed me… but fiddling around with cables requires them to “settle down”. One more thing experience teaches and no amount of thinking about it... |