ghdprentice
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| The sound quality from DACs - is it all the same? Each major high end audio company has a house sound.. B&W, ARC, Sonus Faber, Conrad Johnson, Wilson, etc. They know what they are trying to achieve. I read an interview with the head designer at MBL (?), Burmeister (?). Anyway, one of the ... | |
| The sound quality from DACs - is it all the same? @asctim I would refine what you said a little. Designers start with solid design that produce great sound with in high level requirements (watts per channel, gain… etc.). Then they will swap sub components like capacitors, resisters, special pla... | |
| Sound improvement with DAC, or Amp update @mesch +1 Surround processors do not make good audio components. An integrated amp… stretch to buy the best possible will put you on the long term path to better sound. | |
| Lumin u1 or Aurender N10 I own two Aurender, a N100 and W20SE…after replacing my Aurlic Aries 2. I have not heard the Lumin, but extensive research did not lead me there. I have also heard the N10, an outstanding sounding unit worthy of the price. I can say the Conductor... | |
| Phono Pre Pairing I would look for a used Audio Research PH8…. You can adjust the model number to fit your budget. ARC phonostages and preamps are what built the company. Alternatively, Conrad Johnson, or VAC. Yes, add tubes. I don’t think you need to worry that y... | |
| recommended speaker cables and interconnects The very worst and best interconnect I have ever heard on my system were Nordost. I tried a ~Frey 2…. Did not get along at all with my system… but the Odin 2 interconnects were absolutely heaven. Unfortunately, they cost a bit more than I could ju... | |
| Headphone suggestions needed @emailists Good strategy… the Cardas would soften the presentation a bit. Good thinking. | |
| The sound quality from DACs - is it all the same? The thing about increasingly expensive DACs in a really good system is that small differences are increasingly significant in the sound presentation. I have the most pleasing DAC I have heard in my system (the Audio Research Reference CD9SE).. bef... | |
| Headphone suggestions needed Sennheiser tend to be a bit more trebly and less full bass unless you can provide enormous power to them. I swap my Focal Utopia and Sennheiser HD800s all the time. I used to listen to my Focal much more than my Sennheiser until I got my big Woo 3... | |
| “House” Character of Popular $20-$30k Speakers I have heard Magico… incredible speakers…. But you better have first class electronics behind them. Or you are going to hear any shortcomings. I was seduced by Sonus Faber for their natural sound… as in perfectly reproducing acoustic sounds wh... | |
| When You Buy The Whole Album And Only Like One Song. OP… “The only tune I can listen to on that album is 'Snoopy's Search/Red Baron'.” We completely agree! | |
| Tubes becoming hard to get? @jerryg123 Respect to all of your family participating in supporting the Ukraine! My heart goes out to the civilians and the brave soldiers fighting for their country. I have contributed to the humanitarian efforts, although I wish I could fu... | |
| What should I be looking for when buying my 1st Reel To Reel ? Ok, a really naive question. So, why would one want a reel to reel now? To record things and play back? Or is there big reels of music somewhere to be purchased. As I remember tape degrades after ten years or so. Just interested. | |
| Every day I see another turntable recommendation... I can attest to the modern Linn LP12 to be a very fine turntable with the great benefit of allowing many incremental upgrades available to take it to the very top of the line performance. They are stable once set up. The Linn LP12 Majik is $5K… an... | |
| Headphone suggestions needed I would look for a Focal headphone in you price range and look to Schiit for a DAC. Focal are really efficient and well balanced and Schiit is great budget gear. I have several pieces of both. You can see my primary headphone system under my user ... |