ghdprentice
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| Turn down the Volume! My previous system I called my “reference system “ as it was really good at reproducing the venue, scale, and volume of music. It was very detailed and dynamic… encouraging me to match the venue. I have season tickets to the symphony. So, I we... | |
| Turn down the Volume! @larryi +1 As my system has gotten better, less and less volume is required. I am sure there is more than a couple reasons. But the first most obvious is the noise floor. Less expensive and old systems like in my youth had very high noise floors... | |
| Best turntable for the buck OP, Yes, the impact of a great phono stage is incredible. I remember purchasing a $200 “A Recommended Component” Phonostage from Stereophile nearly 40 years ago. It sounded just terrible, I mean really bad. That started my upgrading that only slo... | |
| STREAMING - QOBUZ VS TIDAL AND ROON'S PREFERENCES Yes, Qobuz sounds better and had about 500,000 high resolution albums a few months ago, while Tidal had only around 50,000. My dealer recommended I switch from Tidal to Qobuz for nearly a year before I tried Qobuz… the comparison was over in a... | |
| What is the best 2 channel listening chair? @dekay 🤪🎉😜. Good one! | |
| hearing loss and amp choices OP, Congratulations. As I mentioned earlier, I love this amp. Hopefully you will as well. Look forward to hearing your impressions. | |
| Quick USB question @larry5729 No question better quality streamers make a huge difference… limited by how good your DAC and rest of your system is. I have probably used a dozen different streamers over the last twenty years and finally started getting audiophil... | |
| Best Stereo Upgrade Value I think my answer is yes. I have been dedicated to pursuing high end audio for 50 years… since in college. I swapped quite a few preamps, phono stages… then CD players when they came out in the beginning. Then, I’m thinking I have done five whole... | |
| Bought an Audio Research Amp OP, On Sonus Faber… the older… say more than 10 - 15 years tend to be warm. Today’s Sonus Faber, I am uncomfortable using the word dark. They are very natural and organic. But I would not call their sound cool, lean, or highlighting details. ... | |
| Ditch your USB cable for Toslink? Might surprise you! The largest selling cable companies are WireWorld, Transparent, and AudioQuest. This was from a survey on an audiophile forum…. Had a few thousand participants. I use almost exclusively Transparent, with one AudioQuest and Cardas power cords. I ha... | |
| What is the best 2 channel listening chair? @secretguy Sorry… yes they do. If you have a high back chair the extends above your ears versus only to your shoulder… you bet there is a big difference. I use a dual recliner that goes to my shoulders. Mostly for my doggies to sit and li... | |
| Basic switch....should I upgrade? @fsonicsmith +1! | |
| Basic switch....should I upgrade? @jerrybj Sorry to hear your system is down. I look forward to hearing about it and your new system. Swapping can be exhausting. | |
| The Wonderful Sounds Of Female Vocals 👍😁 | |
| Why did my amp just crash and burn ? OP, Happy to hear it worked out. I appreciate you sharing. I don’t fiddle with the amp on… but I have been known to swap interconnects on other components. I am not very patient. Good reminder for me. While it is less likely to cause a proble... |