ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| Why is better worse? Looks like a 1980’s product. Dried out caps… and I’m sure other components. The cost then was around $550. | |
| My Remote on my preamp has stopped working You are using that preamp to control the system you have pictured in your profile? This must be a different system. | |
| HiFi on the Go - Dream or Reality? OP, 👍 I have been listening to Lilium. If I were to upgrade… well, I go up. I have not heard the new Strads yet. But heard good things about them. On hotels. Yes, you have to make a choice based on time of travel vs hotel time. Most of my... | |
| Older Power Cables It is not uncommon for folks to be put off at the idea of upgrading power cords… even when interconnects proved to impart a significant improvement to the sound. The problem is that very often if you simply make a low ball purchase you will not ge... | |
| One answer to an oft-asked question. Now with streaming… Qobuz: New Releases, by genre, internet radio channels for instance - 1.FM they have many dozens of stations by subcategory, Paradise Radio Eclectic Mix… thousands of others. I hardly listen to stuff I have owned ever. Now ... | |
| HiFi on the Go - Dream or Reality? I have been a traveling audiophile for decades. Over that time I have tried all the evolving technology, head amps, DACs, in-ear, over ear etc. I own an Astell & Kern SP2000 with add on amp and Focal Utopia. Also UltraSonde Edition 8… which ar... | |
| Listening Room Negotiation or bribery. A marriage or relationship requires compromise on both sides. If you are an audiophile then your partner should work with you. Btw, when we moved together she had Ohm speakers, which we happily jettisoned along the way. ... | |
| Amati G5 vs. Borresen C3 Oops, my bad. | |
| ADD or Audiophile? @curiousjim Ahhh, time to invest in a great chair. I’m actually not being a wise ass (😊)… I have an issue that makes sitting uncomfortable. So, with lots of thought, and a new chair… problem solved. | |
| Amati G5 vs. Borresen C3 I own Amati. I have not heard the X3… but read over a couple reviews. I have also owned speakers with air motion transducers and of different classes of speakers. These are two completely different speakers in most every way. The Amati is an e... | |
| New expensive power cord for amp and no change in sound? @dentdog 👍 | |
| Electric bill any high Agreed with others. No chance, it is the streamer or DAC. | |
| How often, and how, do you clean your stylus? Special purpose gel for cleaning the stylus are not expensive, like this Audio Technica Gel. There are a number of different brands. I would stick (😊) to something made for the purpose, lest you damage it. https://www.amazon.com/Audio-Techni... | |
| Example of a piece o’ crap, useless review Glossary of Audio Terms http://www.integracoustics.com/MUG/MUG/bbs/stereophile_audio-glossary.html | |
| Leaving tube amps on. OP, 😊👍. It is great they have soft start. |