ghdprentice
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| Power Conditioning - How Important for Digital and Analog Source Components vs Amp? Trying a conditioner is important. Most of the time it makes an improvement, occasionally it doesn’t. My most recent upgrade in power (over the last year). Biggest effect first: 1) Amplifier Power cord (I spent many months on this… to get it... | |
| Is it worth upgrading my current turntable setup? OP, phono preamp ++++1 | |
| Do larger planar speakers produce more accurate sound? I have been enchanted with Quads… old and new. My friend and dealer added the line about 15 years ago. I loved them, stopped buy several times, considered buying them… but didn’t. In fact everyone loved them… he carried them for years… and never s... | |
| What was the most impactful addition to your system? Thought of another one. Graduate school, without which, I would never have attained the income with which to purchase my last couple systems… and the fantastic acoustic space in which it performs. | |
| Is it worth upgrading my current turntable setup? While I am a big streaming fan…. Particularly for the future. Typically you still must invest a bit more on streaming than on an analog end to get digital to sound better, assuming you are doing your homework and buying good synergistic components... | |
| Surprised by streamer differences Streamers just don’t seem like they should matter. But as you discovered, they do. If you have a good DAC that you like, the streamer can be a huge variable. I ventured into real streamers with a Auralic Aries 2… btw, I own a Lexus ES330… I don’t ... | |
| McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer MacIntosh equipment is extremely well built high end equipment with a very specific sound. It is very much worth the money. I personally do not like the sound… I can appreciate it for what it is. Their built quality is top notch, resale value is o... | |
| The best way to start adding A=analog to my system I have reached a very interesting place in the analog vs CD, playing files, and streaming. They all sound virtually the same… and better than I have ever heard any of them. This has been a truly great revelation. How? All my equipment is made ... | |
| Prioritizing Power Cable Upgrades by System Component. OP, definitely power amp first with emphasis on current. Then (I think) source with emphasis on isolation… shielding. Then in between. | |
| Prioritizing Power Cable Upgrades by System Component. “the influence of the power cable is inversely proportional to the quality and sophistication of the built in power filtering and power supply of any component.” That quote sounds good, makes sense. But my experience definitely does not confir... | |
| Has the cost of HiFi gotten a bit too much? @ghasley +1 I am naturally a skeptic. But was fortunate enough to go to a junior high school that also taught critical thinking. They made us find and read articles on the same subject from different papers and magazines and to evaluate the ... | |
| Prioritizing Power Cable Upgrades by System Component. I have upgraded power cables a couple times. About 25 years ago and over the last couple years. Having just made the final decision on the most important component in my system, the amp… I am done for a while. See my User ID for my systems. So... | |
| 2nd systems- who’s got one? I am retired now. My main system is primary. But about fifteen years ago added a home office system, since I used to work at home nights and weekends… Totem speakers, Integrated tube amp, now Schiit Gungnir DAC. Then over a decade I put together a... | |
| Power Cable Break In - Such a Change! @ozzy Thanks for your comments. As you say, in your system. I am buying a Hurricane… it seems to perfectly balance the warmth and detail. I’ll see if my dealer wants to get a Dragon for me to try… we are friends, I am sure he will. I’ll give ... | |
| Just a public call out OP, Really happy to hear your posts. When you get a set of speakers that really perform to your inner self, it is just amazing. I am on my third set of Sonus Faber. I started with Cremona. Then moved to Olympica, and now Amati Traditional. Eac... |