ghdprentice
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| Where to go from here? OP, I think you will find the vast majority of audiophiles still require/use a preamplifier, even if they do not have an analog end. The straight from source to amp requires equipment that is exceptional and compatible. My guess is 90%+ have not ... | |
| Joseph Audio Perspective2 vs Harbeth SHL5+ @arafiq Beautiful system and room. | |
| looking for a more efficient speaker..... @jew16384 The generality of stuff sounding better at or above 90db is certainly not true now. It might have been back in the 70’s with the relatively inexpensive equipment we were able to afford then. Certainly not true now as a generality. | |
| Subwoofer RCA Cable I always try to buy a relatively inexpensive subwoofer cable from a well known company. Although, I have not heard a difference… I have not done a real study of differences. For me, it is “just in case”. Most people don’t notice… I think a few ca... | |
| Where to go from here? This is a hard question. From what you say, you are trying to make a huge jump…. Great idea. But if you make it too long (like years) in between the purchase of one really great component and the rest. You have a couple other mediocre components b... | |
| Vinyl, CD's and Digital Files Accumulated Over A Lifetime Yes. I gave up and am getting rid of my CDs. Keeping my vinyl (2,000)… I should be able to do that… now, streaming that is a problem. | |
| Setup Speakers Along Long Wall? Nice system. A great looking room. Looking at your system my guess is the subwoofers are overloading the room with bass. I assume with the subs turned off you do not have the problem with the turntable? I would start here. I am fortunate to h... | |
| Paper cone drivers/natural materials @kenjit You’ll probably like a Rolex then… beautiful and made out of the finest materials and keeps terrible time. Sorry I want great sound… | |
| Etheregen - doesn't seem right that it gets so hot, dangerous? Unpredictable? @jjss49 🤣🤪👍 | |
| Setup Speakers Along Long Wall? You definitely want the TT to Phonostage short. Secondly it is good to keep the speaker cables short. A very common solution is to place the amps close to the speakers and move the rest of the equipment to the side to keep it from interfering with... | |
| ARC LS7 preamp channels drop out intermittently 🎉👏🏝👍 | |
| Words of wisdom on choosing a speaker OP… “Most audiophiles dont even realize they are not satisfied, which is ignorance.” Speak for yourself. I have been an audiophile for fifty years. While my values have changed over time… the very essence of audiophile is incredibly well educated... | |
| Etheregen - doesn't seem right that it gets so hot, dangerous? Unpredictable? @pokey77. so when you were running an ER you got a lot of patients that had sustained burns from EtherRegen? | |
| Unfinished basement listening room 😊👍 | |
| Paper cone drivers/natural materials Absolutely zero influence. The main drivers in my Sonus Faber are paper cones. This does not mean they rolled up a piece copy paper to make the cones. They are highly sophisticated with bonding agents very unlike what we think of as paper and sand... |