ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| System bottleneck? Op… “What preamp and speakers would be a substantial upgrade to your ears?”. My ears are highly influenced by the last fifty years pursuing high end audio. At first influenced by the ethereal sound of planar speakers… while trying to maintain ... | |
| Power Cable Break In - Such a Change! Cool. Great post. Yes, it may sound ridiculous but break-in is very real and can make a big difference. | |
| What about the floor? I would use wall to wall… well not shag… how old is it… 70’s? My listening area is incredible… see my user ID… asymmetrical large room, carpeting, think wall hangings. Sound stage goes many feet into the wall and on sides if speakers. | |
| Low Level Listening and Distortion @mglik 👍. it was fun! | |
| System bottleneck? OP, First of all… it is a completely reasonable question to ask. I learned 40 or 50 years ago that there is no end to how much better a system can sound… ok… to well over a million dollars. If you carefully choose what you purchase, double the... | |
| 1st Tube amp question You need stuff going in and coming out. Quality level isn’t critical… could be an iPad in and an old set of speakers. | |
| Why do I need power management if I have a great power cord? @bruce19 Because when you do it, a good audio system sounds better. How do I know this? I have tried it multiple times on different iterations of my system over the last twenty years or so of my fifty years in pursuit of great sound. You ... | |
| Low Level Listening and Distortion I remember the JBL Century as well. Sex, drugs, and rock and roll… yes, good sound quality… no. | |
| Stay grounded @antigrunge2 Yes please. Would be great to hear about what you hear. | |
| Low Level Listening and Distortion @curiousjim To me low is 55 - 65 ish, normal is around 65 - 75 loud 80 - 90db. This has changed as my systems have evolved. In the 70’s and 80’s I used to seek out opportunities to hear loud systems… I remember going to a high end store w... | |
| Does measurements really matter? An excellent video. Harley does a great job discussing the place of measurements in recording, design, and playback. I am a trained scientist and worked as a electro / mechanical design engineer. I quickly realized principles and specs would get y... | |
| Low Level Listening and Distortion @bigtwin “Speak up. I can’t you over my loud system.” 👍😊👏 @atmasphere I agree, really good systems can also play loud and not be fatiguing; blackness in between the sounds, low distortion… so not adding sound pressure to your eardrums that ... | |
| What was the most impactful addition to your system? Come to think of it… buying this house and finding it had the best audio acoustic space I have ever heard. The choice was completely by accident, a very happy accident.. | |
| Interesting comment on Bose Speakers..... OP… my systems are shown under my UserID. Sonus Faber Amati Traditional, Audio Research Reference: Phono Stage, Preamp, DAC and 160s amp, Linn LP12 Turntable. | |
| Other factors affecting sound Millercarbon’ s ID says he has been banned. Very knowledgeable… lots to offer… but also added a lot of attitude that made the forum less friendly. From a technical point we were virtually always of the same opinion. Remindes me of a lot of brill... |