ghdprentice
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| Anyone else feel like it’s the Wild Wild West? This is a time of change. Ambiguity has been a fundamental tenant of high end audio since it’s inception, but given advances in the digital domain, the incredible proliferation of choices in individual choices of components and the joining of comp... | |
| New amp listening fatigue: Distortion or ?????? Thanks @yogiboy. Good to see your components. Looks like a nice system. I could see the reflections on the windows behind your speakers limiting the volume, glad to hear fatigue is not a problem… at least for me, one of the most irritating prob... | |
| Are there any more good multi format disc players out there? OP, Thanks for your comments. Ok, I guess I did misunderstand your post. Streaming does not do more than two channels. Nor is there such a thing as audiophile more than 2 channel sound. I have a very high end home theater system and as great as i... | |
| SQ difference XLR vs RCA ? All my equipment is balanced (Audio Research Reference) and Audio Research recommends using balanced. I have tried both. I was unable to hear a substantial difference. Since, more and more manufacturers are headed that way (I think), I went ahead ... | |
| tube pre & ss amp integrated @juanmanuelfangioii So… why? What character did you not like. Personally I do not like the character of McIntosh stuff… too little detail. Too much bass. But many people love them. | |
| New amp listening fatigue: Distortion or ?????? @yogiboy So your experiencing some fatigue? Your speakers are 83db efficiency and you are powering them with small tube amps?… sorry, it is hard to see the components in your system. What are the components? Are the photos current? Do you... | |
| Speaker Placement and Toe-In Ozzy, Congratulations. To be honest, I hate futzing with speakers. My approach is to just make a little move every few weeks. If negative…. Back immediately. if I don’t force a slower approach, I end up in a frenzied dervish of activity, w... | |
| Help fine-tune my speaker search Totem +1 | |
| Sound quality of Roon For most of this millennium I played with different music management software. I had been in IT for over 30 years. Overall, I didn’t find much different in the way they sounded… mostly dependent on the DAC and equipment used. I have had my CDs rip... | |
| Schit Audio Marketing Department: Can We Give them a Hand? I stayed away from Schiit for many years. I find it’s name repulsive and contrary to my aesthetic at every level. Then a couple years ago a friend wanted help getting in to audio. Researching, I had no choice but to acknowledge their products as r... | |
| Analog vs. digital @vonhelmholtz +1 Yes, this is that time when depending on exactly what you get can determine whether analog or digital sounds better. A great time to rejoice as for so long digital just couldn’t touch analog at any cost level. | |
| Transimpedance phono stage @chayro +1 You want a phono stage that has the sound quality you are looking for. My preference is for Audio Research (or Conrad Johnson, or VAC), Presto are also well regarded although I believe they are a touch cooler. | |
| IPad Pro to preamp Sure you can. You will be using the IPad as a streamer, DAC , and kind of preamp in your scenario. Honestly in most cases I did this, the sound was better than I thought it would be… but not competitive with other inputs. Using an external DAC w... | |
| A comparable phono preamp I’ve had turntables for over 50 years. As I upgraded my components, it became increasingly clear that the phono stage was a critical component. I tried inexpensive Phonostage after Phonostage, slowly increasing the cost (used at first). My rule of... | |
| For those of you who had spent over hundred thousand dollars for your sound system. @serjio What a different experience I have had. Now retired, one of the most rewarding pursuits I have had. Now that I have time to spend three or more hours a day it is so listening to music, incredibly rewarding and enjoyable. Certainly the... |