ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| Transparent Cables interconnects question The difference in sound would come from the components you are connecting. If both your components have internally balanced circuitry, then theoretically that may sound better than using the single ended connection. The manufacturer of my equipmen... | |
| help me choose floorstanders to pair w my Luxman L-590AX2 What kind of sound do you want? I recommend choosing speakers first, then optimize electronics to support your speakers. I realized after 35 or 40 years that I really wanted a system that made all music genera sound good and that acoustic music s... | |
| Check this system out! Wow, that is a lot of equipment in a closet. | |
| REL T7x or T5x for Small Room Two subs are much better than one…four better than two. So big, not necessary better. | |
| Speakers with a slightly warm midrange Boulder equipment is known for its starkly neutral presentation. They are frequently used in home recording studios which have a very different requirement than relaxing and engulfing in the music. For mr Sonus Faber captures the magic and midran... | |
| Tax Returns: Nothing, a new DAC or... ? Well if it is end of days… a new DAC. I love audio… but no way am I giving the credit card companies a penny. I am retired and had to remodel after a flood… but no more than 4.5% am I going to pay. | |
| Zesto Audio Customer Service. Very good to hear. | |
| What stereo equipment do respected musicians listen to? In general musicians have a completely different mind set and emphasis when listening to recorded music. They are so involved in the creation… the notes, the relationship, the performance that fidelity is an afterthought. There are exceptions… lik... | |
| Cable question @tomcy6 👍 got your message. | |
| Cable question Yes. Optical is compromised. But the question is can you hear it? That is equipment dependent… is your equipment sensitive enough to make it obvious? Only one way to find out. Get an appropriate digital cable. I have been pursing high end ... | |
| Wanting to upgrade my streaming sound quality. @sns +1 | |
| Break- In Reality and the Choice of Amp Since well chosen audio components get better sounding with increasing price and equipment over twenty years generally suffers reduced sound quality… and newer equipment tends to sound better because of advances in materials and design. I put all... | |
| Streamer/DAC I highly recommend an Aurender Streamer… like the N100 or better. The streamer makes a huge difference in sound quality and Aurender is at the pinical of performance. Other than my speakers, my Aurender Streamer is the most expensive component of ... | |
| Affordable vs. ultra expensive speakers - what's the difference? @larry5729 ”It would be fun to take a survey on how much people are worth who spend $100,000 on their system.” My system is worth a bought $150K. I am retired. The major upgrade I made was about 2.5 years ago that took it from $70K to $150K…... | |
| Affordable vs. ultra expensive speakers - what's the difference? @fastfreight Congratulations on the Mola Mola Tambaqui DAC. Yeah, I know. It is amazing how it just keeps getting better. I couldn’t have pursued this for 50 years unless each step didn’t result in more than I thought possible. Every day when... |