ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| I believe I experienced great PRAT for the first time I owned a Rega a long time ago… Don’t remember the model, but it was not a low end model… it sure was not in the same league as VPI and Linn… I am sure their top models are now much better. But PRAT is about every piece of equipment… it can be los... | |
| Is High End Audio catchin' up with you all? @carlsbad Nothing personal… I hate you. 😁😇 I still ride 13 miles a day, walk the dogs a couple miles. Used to hike a couple times a week, regardless of whether I was in China, Japan, or Europe. Climbed small mountains when home in the US,... | |
| Help me out with streaming... Streamers do a much better job than PCs or Macs. For years I used a MacBook plugged into the DAC on my system… I would unplug the MACBook so it was not being charged. In my office system I tried all sorts of software hard drives, power conditionin... | |
| 2 vs 8 tubes in preamp, sound difference? It’s all in the implementation like 3 said. All of my components have 8 or more. I attribute the sound to the Audio Research design. | |
| Is AES/EBU or SPDIF connection preferred by Aurender N10, N20 owners? I have a Aurender W20SE and use the AES. | |
| Anyone own Linear Tube Audio Amps? OP, I have not heard any LTA gear although I have read some reviews. From the reviews it sounds as if LTA is going to sound more detailed oriented and a bit less organic. A lot of audio products highlight the stuff we are used to listening for… de... | |
| Rouge Audio RP-7 I read this posting with interest. I had recommended Rogue to someone about twenty years ago. It blew a tube shortly after my friend received his… it took out the channel. The owner argued that it was not covered by warranty… the tube did it, alt... | |
| Anyone own Linear Tube Audio Amps? If you are interested in detail at any cost then don’t consider the ARC i50. But if you want beautiful music rendered in natural tone with great detail then get the ARC i50! I have heard the other ARC integrated, they are beautiful… midrange bloom... | |
| DAC du jour In this category I would recommend a Schiit Gungnir… or if you are serious about high quality sound (I don’t know what your associated equipment is)… or will in the future a Schiit Yggdrasil. I did ablot of research for a friend… and got a Gungnir... | |
| Bit the Dollar and bought headphones. I think your plan of getting a headphone amp first then a DAC later is a great plan. In general a headphone amp will get you the first big advance. Good choice of headphones. I have spent about 15 years upgrading from headphones connected ... | |
| Integrated amp selection This may be outside your price range but Audio Research recently released the i50. An integrated tube amp of Audiophile quality with 50 watts per channel… it’s sound quality is extraordinary, natural and detailed. In the high end audio world this ... | |
| Looking for suggestions on all in one preamp Sim Moon and Classe are both good companies with good products. You may not get to many answers since most folks on forum are audio focused and typically own separate components that perform one or two functions. | |
| Am I a hopeless audio snob? I don’t think you are. I have owned a VPI Aries and now a contemporary Linn LP12 for thirty years. The VPI opened my eyes and shocked me at what was possible leaving the turntables of the 20th century behind. I asked my audio guy about some of the... | |
| dumb down an LP-12 I own a contemporary Linn LP 12. The LP12 was and continues, with upgrades to be a great turntable. The setup difficulties have primarily been in the initial table set up… the sprung suspension. One of the cool things is with a few upgrades your t... | |
| Should I upgrade my preamp/amp or my turntable? Audio Research just released an integrated amp for $5K the i50, or Luxman is highly regarded. |