ghdprentice
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| Good-sounding audio components? Wow. What a question. One many of us have spent thousands of hours on. In general, it sounds good. But that is so loaded. If I was starting off again. I would recommend listening to lots of high end systems and attend as much live acoustic music... | |
| Suggestions for a digital cable. My components sound best with very neutral high quality interconnects and AES sound better than SP/DIF in my system (shown under my ID). I prefer Transparent. I would have a look through used cables … typically selling for 50% list. | |
| How to Solve High-Frequency Suckout in Room? OP, Thanks for the photos… I like the one with your significant other (?) peering out> Nice system. With what you have done, I would also would be at wits end. Happily it sounds like you are working to root cause… that it is it is a com... | |
| Why Purchase A CD Player or Transport ? I have had very close relationships with three dealers over the last fifty years. My current dealer has been my friend for twenty years. I consider my current system a collaborative effort. We both love my system. He has brought over equipment ... | |
| Opinions on speaker upgrade choices You have a real dilemma. I recommend looking at it like this: The speakers are the most important choice in your system. Unless you have decades of experience under your belt then choosing without hearing is probably a bad idea. You may be happy…... | |
| Does your "esoteric" taste in audio also exist in other "things" you own/consume? OP, Lots of similarities between wine and audio… but also cameras… particularly because they are analog to digital to analog converters. With the highly detailed sensitive eyes involved. FYI: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jdflood/albums ... | |
| Power isolator versus need for a better Power supply I owned a Sim Moon 650D DAC/CD player ($8.5K) and after a couple years added their separate power supply 820 ($8.5K)… to me totally worth it. The new power supply replaced the internal one. I quieted the output, enhanced resolution, improved sound... | |
| Mcintosh MC275 alternatives? Audio Research New or used Conrad Johnson Classic VAC | |
| Help in deciding which tube preamp to replace my old SFL-2 @oddiofyl I have heard lots of good things about Zesto… and a couple comments about quality control. So, what is it’s sonic character… what were you comparing it to… ? Details please. | |
| Are there any more good multi format disc players out there? Streaming is quickly replacing discs. There are still high quality players being manufactured… but if I had money to invest in digital… I would invest in streaming (DAC and Streamer). My streamer sounds better in most cases except when only red bo... | |
| Best Type of Interconnect for Turntable? It depends. I would get all your equipment. Set it up and listen to it for at least 300 - 400 hours before thinking about the interconnects. If you are getting a top notch table… then you have lots of interconnects laying around. Most of my equipm... | |
| Looking for good recordings of female vocals I have not yet tried... Someone here recommended the album, “The wonderful Sounds of Female Vocals”. I bought it… outstanding album. Nina Simone, Patsy Cline, Ella Fitzgerald, Joan Baez, Shelby Lynne, Ricki Lee Jones, Dusty Springfield, Patricia Barber, Janis Ian, Julie... | |
| Does your "esoteric" taste in audio also exist in other "things" you own/consume? Great question. For me absolutely. “Do or do not” could be my motto from long before Star Wars. I get great satisfaction in learning and honing… experiencing something: wine, bicycling, literature, music/audio, outdoor gear, photography. Fifty ye... | |
| Would There be a Significant Difference +1 for a great sounding tubed preamp. Makes a huge difference on the whole system. I recommend a used Audio Research, Conrad Johnson, or VAC. Spend the maximum you can and extend with it being used. The companies I refer to build true audiophile p... | |
| How to Solve High-Frequency Suckout in Room? OP, put some photos of your system an venue under your UserID… create your virtual system. Then we can see what is going on… then help. |