ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| MM, MC, or MI cartridge OP, Like all of audio you can get wildly different results with different cartridges, arms, TT, and phonostages. Choosing a cartridge that suites you aesthetic is key. I like natural / musical first with detail second. So, my Koetsu Rosewood perf... | |
| New user phono question. Comes with free story. OP, You are doing the right thing with cables and interconnects… wait until you have all the components in your system. Even then, there is a threshold where cables and interconnects begin to make a difference. Audio systems are like scientific i... | |
| New user phono question. Comes with free story. Given the age I infer you to be… I would skip vinyl. Could you equal your digital end for a grand? Maybe. But $2K or $3K would be better. But why not just invest in the single digital side… upgrade to the Qobuz service which will sound much better... | |
| Live versus Recorded & Reproduced Music Hi-fi systems are typically two speakers systems designed to create a small sweet spot. It does not fill a room with all locations with 3-D sound. If this were the goal then there would be dozens of speakers all over thae place and would require d... | |
| Chord DAVE DAC I will admit I bought a new DAC before my high end Japanese toilet. I am an audiophile after all. I lived in Japan off and on for years. One of the most wonderful things in Japan… the bathroom… huge water pressure, great smelling soaps, and the... | |
| Setup Speakers Along Long Wall? Typically the problem comes from footfalls on a hung floor. The solution for many decades has been mounting the turn table on a wall mount. There are many such solutions on the market. This will allow you to place your turntable wherever you want. | |
| Chord DAVE DAC ASR does not produce valuable reviews upon which to base purchase decisions. I would not recommend anyone let it influence them in the smallest way. | |
| Zen mini mark III with lps or zen mark III My rule of thumb is to never spend less than 2x or more on an upgrade or you are likely to just make a horizontal move. I don’t think I have ever been disappointed following this rule. However, I do a lot of research to make sure the sonic charact... | |
| Lessons of youth @newbee There is no question what you say is true for me as well. As much as it is possible to turn off the auto focus and other auto stuff on a contemporary cameras… it just seems impossible to do it… at least for me. Forcing myself to think ab... | |
| MM, MC, or MI cartridge @newbee Ok, that is just sad… a personal problem. Once you get a piece of equipment that sounds great… time to relax and really enjoy it. Over the decades, I actually realized that that “analytical” mode wasn’t useful for more than a few minu... | |
| 3k Phono preamp upgrade options (JC3+, XP-17, etc) Personally I was unable to find a truly great phono stage until I switched to Audio Research and tubes. To me these get tone tone and details right. I would recommend looking at a used Audio Research… or Conrad Johnson… or Cary. | |
| Lessons of youth @mapman I just couldn’t resist. | |
| Lessons of youth @larsman I have a Nikon F sitting behind me on a book shelf with a couple lenses. I remember dreaming as a kid of some day owning a Nikon F series. It was of great pride when I could… then the best of the digital series and a dozen of their b... | |
| Lessons of youth @larsman Me as well… since the 60’s. I slowly switched to digital in the 90’s and really started get good in the 2000’s. A hundred thousand photos from around the world as I traveled for work. A few years ago I finally decided to ask myself if ... | |
| Go get out your pitchforks, I’ve done a sacrilegious thing. . . @henry53 Wow, sorry to hear your story. I needed to buy a house quickly… in a few days… corporate move. We whizzed through homes… the one we chose was big, and had an office, big open area and library / fireplace area on the ground floor (under... |