ghdprentice
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| Apple iPad music streamer An easy option for a wired connection is just to get a wall wart WiFi extender with an Ethernet port on the side (~$50) . Locate next to your system, plug in your streamer. I have heard many +$100K systems connected this way including my own syste... | |
| Sparkler CD players Yeah, it is hard to deal with the name. I can’t help but not consider a company that basically called their product Harsh. But in the other hand Schiit makes great budget gear… outstanding sound for the money. But, I just couldn’t do it. | |
| Should I upgrade the cable of my Line Conditioner? Great question. Yes it depends. If you have no extra high end power cords around… well, you probably will at some point. A waste of money? Probably, but over time it happens and it ends up being useful for experimentation. One thing you can pr... | |
| Headphone amp? I own Sennheiser HD800s. You can see my system under my user ID. I also have Focal Utopia, LCD, Beyerdynamic, UltraSonde… and other headphones. I listen to the Sennheiser the most, although I would have to give a slight sound advantage to the Foca... | |
| audio and speaker web sites I have been at this for fifty years… before the web there were color glossies… same thing. I seldom visit them. I always begin with The Absolute Sound or Stereophile reviews. Then usually find comparable equipment through the “Rated Components ... | |
| The Best Preamp is no Preamp? @pinthrift 👍 | |
| Suggestions for a streamer only (I have a great DAC) Sorry, the obvious solution is a Aurender W20se. This would be the obvious streamer to mate with your DAC, the most common at audio shows. If you own a dCS Paganini you are deluding yourself if you are thinking you can buy a $5K streamer and getti... | |
| Apple iPad music streamer Sorry Kevin I am not sure I understand your question. After iPads I have used $3K $5K, $10K and finally a $22K streamer… each upgrade was very very significant. Ancillary equipment must support the increases in sound quality. My current streamer /... | |
| New or used speakers I have found that speaker performance within a segment largely depends on cost. So, I have always found that investing in one set of speakers (like trade in and upgrade) always allowed my system the highest performance level. Of course, different ... | |
| Unity in cable manufacturers? Generally no, there is no reason to have all the same. But on the other hand I finally ended up with components of great sound quality from the same company which required neutral passing of the signal so, it pointed to the same neutral interconne... | |
| Apple iPad music streamer OMG a dedicated streamer yes! I streamed with iPads, MACs, PC, iPods for that matter… my first dedicated streamer was a Auralic Aries G2… it didn’t last that long before I got my first Aurender. I prefer them. I now own two… see my systems under m... | |
| Vote Your Ranking -If you have an opinion on this digital subject For most of the last 50 years vinyl was the best (not including reel to reel). Digital has gotten better and better… particularly in the last ten years. But the change first happened in the $1/2 million digital systems and worked down. ‘’Just... | |
| How important is it that all cables come from the same manufacturer? @secretguy 😄😄😄🤣 | |
| Decisive moments your your audio journey I will admit The Who in Chicago..1969? Chased that sound for a couple decades. | |
| Transport Question Yes, the topic arises a lot. But you have to figure lots of folks roll through here during purchases for a month or two then are replaced by new folks. Then technology moves on constantly changing the value equations. |