ghdprentice
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| Awaiting a 1st impression @harrylavo I guess I am a youngster… 69 for a few more months. But I completely agree. I still read The Absolute Sound, Stereophile and HiFi+. I have tried a few boutique pieces along the way… but found while they may have some appealing char... | |
| What is this term 'analytical' ? Musical is mostly rhythm and pace (and timing). A technical term that takes a lot of time to become sensitive to detect it directly… took me decades. A way I detect it is , does my foot just naturally want to start tapping to the music. It isn’t a... | |
| Turntable noobie...what advice do you have? OP, A preamp will always have rca inputs for a turntable. What is this “preamp/DAC”? Sounds like it is all digital… not really a preamp. I am a little confused. Always Tt —> phonostage —> preamp —> amp. The first connection is always... | |
| Digital Interconnects - Which one is the BEST ??!! USB is very dependent on your DAC. In general, if your DAC is a lot better than your streamer USB is better… if your streamer is better than your DAC then AES/SPDIF is better. If your DAC and streamer are on the same level then you have to try to ... | |
| Another person going digital and full of questions Streaming has become my main stream. I recommend a Aurender streamer. I own two, it is a game changer. Ripping CDs is a waste of time in todays world. I wound get a Aurender N100 to start. It should be a huge improvement. Then stop, enjoy and thin... | |
| How best to eliminate LP warps I had not thought of this. But after a bit of research I would definitely go with the Furutech LP Flattener DF-2. Looks like a great solution. | |
| Question about speaker angle @iclickjohn Glad to hear you got you got you speakers toe in dialed in! I guess I don’t understand the quandary. Every listening space is radically different. Virtually all aspects of audio are “it depends” because every system / listening spa... | |
| Threshold s/500 vs Cambridge Azur 851 CD I am saying there has been tremendous advancement in technology over the last forty years and buying really old stuff is not a great way to build a great sounding system. While buying used can be a great way to reduce cost… usually not older than... | |
| Has anyone compared Rogue RP-7 to Cary SLP05 and / or Audio Research Ref 5se? I am reading a book about a guy that really got into audio… he fell in love with tube amps and splurged and bought a good one… Atmosphere. He got some highly touted NOS tubes for it. The amplifier arrived… he did not even try the stock tubes. He ... | |
| Balanced versus single ended @fsonicsmith “As an owner of an ARC Ref 6 and Ref 80S and Ref 150 SE I know that Warren Gehl and Co strongly suggest running balanced with the very best IC’s you can afford. I conducted listening tests with a wide assortment of balanced IC’s at ... | |
| Audioquest Storm Series power cables @marks560 That is interesting to hear. I have always thought this possible… I have probably gone up to 35% or so of the component and found it worth it. I’d really enjoy seeing your system. There is a place under your user ID to put it if yo... | |
| Digital Interconnects - Which one is the BEST ??!! As in most things in audio it depends. The only real generality is that optical is consistently an inferior connection. You will find volumes on the subjects of interconnects here. Given what you have said, I recommend you completely take the que... | |
| What is this term 'analytical' ? A system that emphasizes the details of music loosing midrange emphasis as well as rhythm and pace (think musicality / the emotional connection). So the tick of a drumstick against the cymbal is highlighted but voices are typically subdued. Typica... | |
| Threshold s/500 vs Cambridge Azur 851 CD The Threshold s500 was the very best available amp period… in 1979 (in todays dollars ~$18,800). I bought one. It absolutely bested any amp of its time. When I sold mine about 20 years later and bought a Pass X350… the Pass made the Threshold soun... | |
| Best power cord for a preamp? It depends. It would be helpful if you post your system under your userID. This will give us something to work with. What does it sound like? Perfect? You would just prefer better sound. Is it tending to be bass shy? …. It depends. Largesr sel... |