ghdprentice
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Return of The Mac? I have occasionally had problems like this… it seemed to be with the hand shake with the processor on changing audio formats. I don’t remember actually doing anything. The problem just want away… I am thinking some firmware was updated and problem... | |
Power Conditioning - How Important for Digital and Analog Source Components vs Amp? My amp is plugged directly into the wall (direct line). I recently tried an IsoTech Titan. A power conditioner made for amps. I tried it on my ARC Ref 160s amp. I found the soundstage lost depth and the stage was pulled forward and presentation wa... | |
Decline or accept upon receipt of damaged gear Do not accept. | |
The sound quality from DACs - is it all the same? I am afraid Audio Science Review is a completely useless site for any useful information on actual sound quality. Having been an audiophile and a scientist over the last fifty years. Amir or what ever his name is… is a guy obsessesed with measurem... | |
Streamer Apps...how important? First, if you are interested in high quality sound you choose Qobuz. If you are not wanting the very best, then you pick Tidal. So, if they have these two… there is no benefit to a longer list. The rest are much lower sound quality and only intere... | |
Why do folks spend more on electronics than on speakers? @runwell Thanks. I am a big fan of Audio Research and have owned various components over the last 40 years (you can see my current system under my UserID). The ARC75 is an incredible amp. I am thinking at this point being legendary. It is amazi... | |
Floorstanders vs Bookshelf Op, Well, honestly this is pretty budget gear… and typically if it fails… it fails with the result of a lot of high frequency hash. The volume control should satisfy your wife if the sound does not have a lot of high frequency hash (women tend t... | |
DAC Question: Delta-Sigma vs R2R OP, Congratulations . You said what is important to you is: “but the natural and accurate tone of the instrument I am listening to” Yes… I second that. Every component you own effects the output and not concentrating on just detail can le... | |
Why do folks spend more on electronics than on speakers? @runwell Ok, please reveal your system. This is fascinating. | |
Balanced a good decision. Why? @lordmelton I have to agree. I have done extensive comparisons and even with long runs… 5 meters I really could not discern a difference. Theoretically they perform much better… but I think in reality it is a function of the components you ar... | |
Connecting Amp to speakers Good question. For some reason I always looked at banana suspiciously. So I only used them once. I always use spades… but as @erik_squires said, he has never had a set of banana fall out… I have spades fall out with some frequency. | |
Audioquest Design Question I have spent a lot of time (~ 1,000 hours or more) evaluating cables, interconnects and power cables. I have never found any value in understanding the technology… or anything a web site says about how things are constructed. You just have to list... | |
Why do folks spend more on electronics than on speakers? After fifty years, in retrospect. One of my first and best sounding sets of speakers were Acoustat 2 + 2… loved them in the showroom. Brought them home… my system couldn’t even remotely power these things to sound good. So I brought home a 75 poun... | |
Floorstanders vs Bookshelf I doubt this is a floorstanding versus book self issue. Given your space I think floorstand speakers are far more appropriate. For an audio system ten feet is a long way. I have a very high end system and my triangle (typically the appropriate... | |
What to play in the evening? I like jazz… classic or fusion, or world, classical, rock or some alternative… hmmm, I guess whatever I am in the mood for. |