ghdprentice
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| Will rebuilt Quad ESL 57s take the place on a great $30K dynamic speaker? OP, Mike does this mean you have received the Quads… or are still waiting? I can’t tell from your entry for sure. I think I would miss the full spectrum sound of the dynamic speakers. I had AMT / dynamic or Ribbon / dynamic for decades… but (a... | |
| For those that have separate Streamers & DACS Aurender. It is all they build and there flagship is arguable the best. I have tried all sorts of MAC, PC, and others as well as owning an Aurlic Aries G2 for nearly a year. I now own an Aurender N100 and Aurender W20SE. You can see them under my ... | |
| Qobuz or Apple Music? Qobuz hands down. It has what is commonly regarded as the best sound and over 1/2 million high resolution albums (Tidal: HR 50K albums as of a few months ago). ‘’There are only two generally accepted contenders: Qobuz and Tidal. I had Tidal fo... | |
| 300B Advice 300B amps tend to be very sensitive to the 300B tubes in them. I was quite shocked at the improvement I got when I replaced my stock tubes with Takatsuki. Wow, what a difference in warmth, musicality and details. But then for the $1K each they sh... | |
| How Audiphiles are Different Generally yes. In the beginning I trained myself to listen for minute differences in details and slam… a hold over from college. This drove my purchases. Over time I learned what real acoustic music sounded like and this took over my decisi... | |
| How do you organize all this turntable paraphernalia?? I use a cigar box for daily cleaning paraphernalia next to my turntable. Then I have a standing workstation set up at the “bar” with record cleaning machine with a couple draws dedicated to less frequently used stuff. | |
| Isn't it really about quality of recording? @aewarren It depends. There are systems built on the basis of more details are better… in that case correct. But there are systems based on musicality and natural presentation: for those recordings will sound much better. Two or three decades a... | |
| Bought an Audio Research Amp OP, I had a reluctance to tube amps for a very long time. The idea of retubing. But a few years ago I went ahead. I immediately realized my mistake. It was false economy to me. My system took on a realism and natural musicality (ARC) I never imag... | |
| Thoughts on the Linn LP12 turntable This thread reminds me of many Leica camera threads. I have been a long time Nikon owner since the 70’s. Top of the line stuff for that last 20 years. I bought a Leica M10. The Leica M series often reputed as the best camera of its format. Forum... | |
| Turn down the Volume! @jjss49 Thanks. Those are very interesting. I have a general understanding, but was interesting to see the details. I started plugging my ears at concerts 30 years ago as I started to realize I really did not want to damage my hearing and mos... | |
| I have a feel good story.... OP, Where did you travel with your wave tubes? | |
| DAC diminishing returns @jjss49 +1 I agree… typically high detail = better soundstaging. To me the real trick… and magic of a great system is to get really natural / musical sound and a great sound stage / imaging without being overwhelmed (disproportionately forward) ... | |
| Isn't it really about quality of recording? Let’s see, I would say 98% system and up to 2% recording. Depends on how you look at it, 99% makes sense to me… as a great system can make bad recordings sound better. About 85% of recordings are average, 10% great, and 5% real stinkers. In the fi... | |
| Best turntable for the buck OP, Yes, high end audio is a journey that is best celebrated at every stage. | |
| Help with Aurender/Qobuz playlist Great! |