ghdprentice
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| CJ PV12 or VTL TL2.5 I have enjoyed my auditions of CJ and helped a good friend of mine choose a preamp… it is a CJ… he has been very happy with it for over 25 years, no service required. If I wasn’t so committed to Audio Research I would own a Conrad Johnson. Both ar... | |
| Nobsound springs - load range @ryder Thanks for posting your experimentation and results. Very informative to read. | |
| The Big Misconception About Electricity Excellent video. | |
| usb, spdif, or usb to spdif converter It depends. One way to look at it is: If your DAC is better than your source then USB. Otherwise SP/DIF. The USB is retimed by the DAC, the SP/DIF, AES is not. But basically you have to try both. Never convert anything. | |
| Seeking A New DAC - Recommendations I recommend a Schiit Yggdrasil. I recently helped a friend get his first good DAC. I did a lot of research and bought a Schiit Gungnir multibit to test my hypothesis on Schiit’s value proposition (I use it for my office system). This unit confirme... | |
| Is the Audio Ref-6SE worth 7K more than the BAT VK-80? Cool @sheridanmartinj. Every ARC component I have had bested the stuff I had before it. | |
| How many of you are digital only systems? Congratulations @jmphotography . I have a high end digital end which I listen to most of the time. But if I really feel like reaching for the very best sound I use my analog end. My Linn LP12 / Koetsu Rosewood Signature + SRA isolation platform + ... | |
| Budget High Current Power Cords @hickamore Thanks for reporting your findings so far. Very interesting. I will be interested in hearing if you hear any difference on the subwoofers. When I had subwoofers I never did more than a token upgrade to them. | |
| Tube Preamps that work well with SS amps? Never heard a tubed preamp / ss amp that sounded soggy. I ran a Audio Research Ref 5SE with a Pass x350 for many years. No song, sounded good, But of course replacing the Pass x350 with an ARC Ref 160s tubed amp put the whole system on a much hig... | |
| Is the Audio Ref-6SE worth 7K more than the BAT VK-80? I am very much an Audio Research fan. All of my equipment is now ARC Reference. I have spoke to Trent indirectly several times. He is going to do a great job in keeping ARC at the head of the high end pack. I would unhesitatingly recommend ARC pro... | |
| New pre-amp purchase advice I recommend Schiit Freya + . I have not heard it but am very familiar with many of the companies products. I own three. They are simply outstanding for the money and this has the advantage of being tube or solid state, and you can swap tubes to se... | |
| Position of speaker cables and irregular behavior You are doing this correctly. I can’t believe you are not on the brink of solving the problem. Root cause analysis will give you the so,union. | |
| Is advice from a constant upgrader to be avoided Yes… MC needs balanced dual lava lamps… that is what was missing! | |
| Listening to music I don’t particularly like Most audiophiles are a mixture of love of music and of great sound. So, for most, the better the sound the wider the horizon of music accessible to be appreciated. I have known a couple of music lovers that would gain the same satisfaction from a ... | |
| Tube Preamps that work well with SS amps? Audio Research Conrad Johnson VAC |