ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| Looking for a warm sounding amp or integrated with a torodial transformer I recommend Audio Research integrated or separates (alternatively: CJ, VAC, Cary… reluctantly Rogue). They are highly detailed, warm, natural, with midrange bloom with great dynamics. The new ARC i50 costs $5K… a outstanding deal. Over the last fi... | |
| Affordable vs. ultra expensive speakers - what's the difference? @danager Yes, % of sound quality are completely meaningless between different people. It is completely dependent on your own values. To me, the more sensitive my system is, the more a small change makes a difference… so diminishing returns do... | |
| CD transport vs.streaming @sns Thanks. Yes… physically owning a disk… paying and storing these is on the way out. I have 2,000 vinyl albums and 2,000 CDs… takes up space and if you don’t steam, confines you to listen and re-listen repeatedly to the same thing… but for... | |
| Affordable vs. ultra expensive speakers - what's the difference? @djones51 The answer is very simple, people think in different ways. My partner is literally a genius, her tests in verbal intelligence are way up there. She got a full scholarship to Brown University, PhD… two Masters degrees. Every time she... | |
| CD transport vs.streaming The sound from my streamer of red book CDs sound exactly the same as streamed versions. Streaming can sound better, Qobuz frequently has higher resolution files available. Also, my analog end… no slouch… also sounds overall the same as well. See m... | |
| Upgrade Reccomendations First of all, congratulations on your headphone journey and acquisition of a room. I went down the headphone rabbit hole again about three years ago (see my UserID for systems). I did such amazing things to my headphone system that it actually sou... | |
| Have you upgraded from a Freya? I own a Frey+. Just as fun piece of equipment and for burning in cables. It is very good for a budget preamp. It is good to put as much money into your preamp as possible. Typically for me it has been of equal or greater cost than my amp (over th... | |
| Pro Tip: Swiffer Duster Yes. I use one… always being careful around the stylist on my turntable. | |
| Preamp recommendations for Quad IIs with ESL-57s +1 “You cannot spend too much money on a preamp.” | |
| Recommendations on small ESL speakers for tiny room Excellent. Yeah, planar are all about positioning. | |
| I believe I experienced great PRAT for the first time Before I could put my finger an what PRAT was (by decades) I noticed some systems inspired me to tap my foot… some didn’t…. others drew me into the detail and made me listen for minute detail. Over a long period of time I realized foot tapping sys... | |
| the cart or the horse? I would like to agree with the excellent advice on upgrading your preamp / amp to as good a quality tube equipment as you can afford. I would invest in that first. Then, enjoy, save up and work on a good DAC… then upgrade your streamer. Then you c... | |
| I believe I experienced great PRAT for the first time PRAT is easily killed…. It is one of the most difficult attributes to get and keep through the signal path. My experience points to it being most easily destroyed in the electronics. My current system is outstanding at PRAT as well as detail… Thin... | |
| Which interconnect cable to upgrade first Thank you for giving us the update. I skimmed the string again. you have great equipment, but… Long term, I think you would benefit moving to tubed equipment. I am an Audio Research fan myself… but ideally what you want (I was finally able to g... | |
| Affordable vs. ultra expensive speakers - what's the difference? @simonmoon Well put. Value is highly dependent on many things. Only working a few years in 1979, I took out my first loan to buy the state of the art… Pass designed Threshold s500 for $5000. The average car back then cost $6,000). That amp i... |