ghdprentice
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| Upgrade path question with $2k to spend This is hard. I would immediately look to a phono stage… $2K will get you a much better one. The Phonostage is far up in the signal chain… But, first thing has to be the Yamaha. Surround processors sound terrible for two channel audio. I would tra... | |
| Can a great system make a mediocre recording sound good? Mixed in here is the subjects of what you choose as test music, and what kind of music is critical to choosing a system. The wrong choices and you take your system in places where one kind of music and recordings get better at the expense of all o... | |
| Can a great system make a mediocre recording sound good? In general… a better system sounds better. The caveat is that there are two ways of pursuing a great system… really detailed or natural. If you pursue ultra detailed, you quickly makes bad recording sound terrible. If you take the approach to have... | |
| Why do folks spend more on electronics than on speakers? OP, “$15K… 10 - 15% on speakers”. Unlikely a well optimized system… but possible. I think you have to start with a thought about what you want to spend… and then audition and make decisions that balance and optimize the sound. About thirty years... | |
| Why do folks spend more on electronics than on speakers? @audiotroy “speakers determine the overall level of what you can achieve” Very well put. That is the right way to look at it. I wish I came up with it. | |
| Why do folks spend more on electronics than on speakers? @nyev “I am upgrading all of my system to an “end state”…” Yes, I have done that three or four times now. 😊😊😊 | |
| Turntable Placement Between Speakers with Short Interconnect? Unfortunately, a corner is also not ideal. Bass tends to collect there. Mine is pretty close to the corner (big room though). I put a Silent Running Audio isolation platform under it and it is a very high quality sprung table, so it works. I don’... | |
| Turntable Placement Between Speakers with Short Interconnect? I have done a fair amount of experimenting with stuff in the center between speakers. With dynamic speakers (as opposed to ribbon), you do not want a stack of stuff… it screws up the imaging. I had to locate my equipment off to the side… that and ... | |
| Will a wireless streamer add problems to a signal coming out of a computers USB output? Optical connections are typically of lower quality than all the others. They are offered as a “just in case” option. They require a conversion to light…. Then back. Conversion is never a good thing. First choice would be AES, XLR… or SP/DIF. T... | |
| Will a wireless streamer add problems to a signal coming out of a computers USB output? Congradulations! Good move. My streamer is the most expensive component in my system before (and equal) to my amp… well worth it. You can’t recover or reject what comes from the first piece in your audio chain. | |
| First CD player help! I get what you are doing. But honestly, you can do decent sounding streaming for just a bit more… think Bluesound. With a Qobuz or Tidal you can get they nearly infinite library. You can control from your bed. Gives you a chance to play with strea... | |
| Am I Killing My Sound? Yes. I had a Monster ($600) conditioner . Surge suppressor fail and be informed they are unfixable (on my home theater). I wasn’t able to detect any better sound… unlike every other piece of audio power gear I have bought or used from Shunyata, Is... | |
| The Law of Accelerating Returns +1 There is virtually no end in improvement. I love hearing $1M systems, they are inspiring… I am not jealous altough my system costs 1/6th of that. Every step is amazing. | |
| Protecting Equipment from ESD Damage I take off my shoes and walk in my bare feet when the humidity drops. Problem solved. | |
| Will a wireless streamer add problems to a signal coming out of a computers USB output? To get great sound quality you want a stand alone streamer connected to your audio system. Involve no computer directly. Great streamers come form Aurrender, Linn, and some other companies. Bluesound produced a good budget streamer. ‘’If not n... |