ghdprentice
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| Turntable parts upgrade Congratulations. I remember when I upgraded from a “common table… the reissued AR) to a VPI Aries… it was one of those jaw dropping moments I have never forgot. A completely different world. If the system was mine I would upgrade the cartridge… g... | |
| Midrange heavy speaker cables, any recommendations? Cardas. They are all a bit warm… The Clear Reflections sound like the ticket… but honestly this is symptomatic relief… if you think it’s a tiny bright… it’s too bright. | |
| Affordable vs. ultra expensive speakers - what's the difference? I think this is somewhat like asking the difference between a Volkswagen and a Porsche (name your sports car. It sounds many times better. | |
| DAC Question: Delta-Sigma vs R2R As @tcadden brings up… learning about sound and what you want is critical. I highly recommend this book: The Complete Guide to High-End Audio Book by Robert Harley Knowing the terminology and match your observations to each of them makes le... | |
| Why People Like Tekton I have certainly been turned off by many hyper detailed systems… ear bleeding, no musicality. | |
| can it bee that audio research vsi 75 has lack of open highs/mid ? @stone1 Thanks. Helpful information. So, understanding your situation better. The normal recommendation would be to say, find your speakers first. Then work on subsequent components. After fifty years of improving my audio systems. I am goin... | |
| 2 vs 8 tubes in preamp, sound difference? @tomic601 Thank you. | |
| 2 vs 8 tubes in preamp, sound difference? OP. “How does one learn so much?”… First of course you have to be really drawn to music. Assuming that… then you have to be drawn to really complex problems. Over my lifetime I realized… I am ok at book learning… but I really like and am reall... | |
| Which interconnect cable to upgrade first @xcool I completely agree with SDL4. We’re they broken in? I have a lot of experience with Cardas, and am still scratching my head on your experience with them. | |
| Underpowered? Excellent explanation. @jjss49 | |
| 2 vs 8 tubes in preamp, sound difference? @jjss49 Thank you. Yes, I know… I just like to think that one person can make a difference. Thank you for your kind words,.. it feels good. | |
| About users with hidden agendas @boothroyd ”A selfless lack of agenda is what makes for a great forum IMO.” ++++++1 Agree! | |
| Digital Audio Output Differences? Is USB Audio Really The Top-notch? USB is fundamentally a different communication method from SP/DIF and AES. USB needs packet conversion, retiming to a bit stream… so that is a function that now falls on the DAC. SP/DIF are the same through different connection types. Optical is u... | |
| can it bee that audio research vsi 75 has lack of open highs/mid ? OP, That is terrible. What country? Well from my experience with ARC and lots of audio buddies… open, natural and detailed is what Audio Research is all about. Unless you are looking for etched clinical, ARC should be it. The VSI75 is per... | |
| Do hi-end DACs offer true value or diminishing return... OP, I only use the CD9se as a DAC. I have of course tried CDs… red book CDs and streaming sound exactly same, streaming better when higher resolution from Qobuz, which is common. I have owned a number of very good DACs… Sim Audio and Ayre… other... |