ghdprentice
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| PREAMPLIFIER UPGRADE QUESTION @soix Definitly what are your tastes. I like musical preamps that are detailed. So I own Audio Research, and alternatively would own Conrad Johnson. I would not own Rogue, and Bryston is too focused on precision / transparency for me. But, fo... | |
| Phono pre amp recommendations? - upgrading from ICON AUDIO PS1 MK II @cleeds Yes. ARC PH… I always get those mixed up. | |
| My new B Stock speakers Do you have an old receiver laying around? Or solid state amp? When skys are clear, rig something up to run these guys in. It sounds like you may drive yourself crazy in the one hundred or more hours it could take them to turn. Breakin is very... | |
| Help me understand the current amp market The approach I developed over the last fifty years is to begin by assessing highly reviewed and regarded main stream products. These companies have been in existence for decades and are still top brands because of technological innovation and refi... | |
| Phono pre amp recommendations? - upgrading from ICON AUDIO PS1 MK II I would recommend the most current Audio Research phonostage you can find. SP8 would be great… or SP7 or SP6. For me the SP8 finally completely removed the phono stage from the equation and no longer held back my turntable. Audio Research has ... | |
| Audioquest or Nordost for speaker cable @deep_333 …”If your wallet is feeling violated, you could always pick up Nordost (Asian equivalents) for 70, 80 bucks on Aliexpress....” Yeah, but the only thing they have in common is the name. Better to buy a budget speaker cable from a non-... | |
| Unplugging power cords from amps/ pre amps @soix +1 👍👍 | |
| 12 wire compared to Nordost Blue Heaven Speaker Cable? It would be important to know your components. What will sound better is partially a dependent on if your system will sound better by hiding or revealing attributes and whether tipping the tonal balance or keeping it neutral sounds better. But kn... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @dhite71 It may have been a MC462 Solid State Amplifier. I would think it is because it is solid state vs tubes. I am constantly surprised at how much solid state power you need to perform similarly to tube amps. I am also an ARC fan. | |
| Audioquest or Nordost for speaker cable I have found the lower tiers of Nordost to be just OK… but once you get to Valhalla and up they are outstanding. I only have experience with new AQ power cords. My evaluation AQ wire was long ago, and at that time was not good. But a lot has chang... | |
| My new B Stock speakers Congratulations on your purchase. As you know, one shouldn’t draw any conclusions from the first few hours on a new purchase with speakers… but of course, that is human nature. So, congratulations on being human. Just a reminder… the speakers need... | |
| Stupid question about hooking up a streamer Yes. Just place a mesh node next to your system and plugin to that. This tends to work better and more reliably than most “onboard wifi receivers”. This is the way my two systems work, and they work very well. I know of a number of $150K systems t... | |
| Pre Amp break-in balance issue OP, ‘Happy ending. I’m old enough to appreciate a problem going away without following it. | |
| why expensive streamers Because they sound better. The take almost no bandwidth. They buffer and isolate from noise and provide a clean, ideal signal for the DAC. Mine cost $22K and was worth every penny. Of course, you must have appropriately good system to get the mos... | |
| Cabling Recommends Simaudio Ace/Totem Forest I would have to say given your input Cardas, the best you can afford. Definite wait and buy used. Given your equipment I would think stay below $1K… maybe $500. These should be natural sounding and add a bit of heft to your system while deliver... |