ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| How many speakers and AMPS do you own, and why? I think I get your question… although I have an library headphone system and office system. I absolutely only own one pair speakers, preamp, DAC, etc., and one amp for my main system. I would never own two or three sets of speakers or amps. My ob... | |
| Do audiophiles creat the high prices we complain about. I believe we audiophiles create the market for high performing audio equipment, which in turn allows electronic engineers with a desire to create great sounding audio equipment the opportunity to do so. Take for example companies like Audio Resea... | |
| Sonus faber lumin v or sonetto iii Sonus Faber to me are uniquely natural sounding. I first heard them about 17 years ago along with a whole bunch of others… including Martin Logan, Focal and B&W. The only word I could think of was organic… natural… not ethereal like the Martin... | |
| Connecting USB streamer server to I2s RJ45 input of DAC? The WiFi extender for my system is located the floor below my router and on the opposite side of the house… so I am thinking 55’ horizontally or so. Works flawlessly. | |
| Sonus faber lumin v or sonetto iii I am a big fan of the Sonus Faber sound. I have owned three pair. Also, each move up the ladder represents sonic improvement. I think the difference will be obvious. They should share the same sound characteristics… but better bass. After listenin... | |
| 2019 Mac Pro vs. Roon I recommend you borrow a good quality streamer… like an Aurender, Aries, Linn or some other audiophile streamer. That will make the difference clear. They sound significantly better… assuming you buy one at the appropriate level for your system. ... | |
| Do you consider cables to be a "component" of your system? @1971gto455ho There is a place to put photos of your system and identify your system components under your UserID. | |
| Audio Research SP17 OP, Audio Research has chosen relatively new, made specifically for high end audio tubes. So these are not tubes made decades ago and have all sorts of variations. Personally, I buy Audio Research to sound like they intended it to sound like, not... | |
| Basic switch....should I upgrade? @fredrik222 I get where you are coming from, but a good streamer will cashe and isolate from the switch… TCPIP will provide replacement packets, basically making up for the switches deficiencies. | |
| Opportunity to buy Demo Magico M2? OP, Good for you! Keep it up. | |
| Connecting USB streamer server to I2s RJ45 input of DAC? @artemus_5 Sorry to hear about your problems. You have such a great system. I am a big advocate of Aurender. I highly recommend you switch. With Aurender I just plugged my two Aurenders into my wall wart extenders… logged on to it with my iPa... | |
| New PrimaLuna versus used Audio Research preamp? Easy, used Audio Research Ref 5SE. I owned one for nearly ten years… now I have an ARC REF 6se. I also own a Prima Luna integrated. ARC’s preamps are world class. They have been at the forefront of the best sound possible for decades. Although the... | |
| Top 10 vintage cassette decks Nakamichi Dragon! The classic… incredible machine. | |
| Factory service for products from the 90's My experience indicates very significant positive progress in fidelity is made by the time ten years has passed. So, of course, old equipment is much cheaper, and repair can be inexpensive. An older amp should be cheap. Whether this appeals to you... | |
| What USB cable to get? @treynolds155 Congratulations. Yes, makes liitle sense, but it can make a big difference. My first huge cable difference between transport and DAC some 35 years ago. I was convinced it could not possibly make a difference. It was as if someone t... |