ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| Have you upgraded from a Freya? I own a Frey+. Just as fun piece of equipment and for burning in cables. It is very good for a budget preamp. It is good to put as much money into your preamp as possible. Typically for me it has been of equal or greater cost than my amp (over th... | |
| Pro Tip: Swiffer Duster Yes. I use one… always being careful around the stylist on my turntable. | |
| Preamp recommendations for Quad IIs with ESL-57s +1 “You cannot spend too much money on a preamp.” | |
| Recommendations on small ESL speakers for tiny room Excellent. Yeah, planar are all about positioning. | |
| I believe I experienced great PRAT for the first time Before I could put my finger an what PRAT was (by decades) I noticed some systems inspired me to tap my foot… some didn’t…. others drew me into the detail and made me listen for minute detail. Over a long period of time I realized foot tapping sys... | |
| the cart or the horse? I would like to agree with the excellent advice on upgrading your preamp / amp to as good a quality tube equipment as you can afford. I would invest in that first. Then, enjoy, save up and work on a good DAC… then upgrade your streamer. Then you c... | |
| I believe I experienced great PRAT for the first time PRAT is easily killed…. It is one of the most difficult attributes to get and keep through the signal path. My experience points to it being most easily destroyed in the electronics. My current system is outstanding at PRAT as well as detail… Thin... | |
| Which interconnect cable to upgrade first Thank you for giving us the update. I skimmed the string again. you have great equipment, but… Long term, I think you would benefit moving to tubed equipment. I am an Audio Research fan myself… but ideally what you want (I was finally able to g... | |
| Affordable vs. ultra expensive speakers - what's the difference? @simonmoon Well put. Value is highly dependent on many things. Only working a few years in 1979, I took out my first loan to buy the state of the art… Pass designed Threshold s500 for $5000. The average car back then cost $6,000). That amp i... | |
| Recommendations on small ESL speakers for tiny room I started with Acoustat 2 + 2, then speakers with Heils (AMT), then ribbon Apogee all together for thirty years. i have spent a lot of time with Quads. I changed over to traditional speakers about fifteen years ago. Facing that your challenge I w... | |
| Change it or Defend it, where is your stereo at? I have reached plateaus over the last fifty years where I had everything balanced as I wanted it… and, yes I just knew if I replaced one piece and it was going to throw everything off… and it happened. I always doubled the cost of a component, so ... | |
| Affordable vs. ultra expensive speakers - what's the difference? Having owned $2,500, $5K, $12K, and $34K speakers I assure you performance jumps are the primary reason to purchase ever increasingly expensive speakers. While cabinetry costs increase they most get priced for perform. The diminishing returns argu... | |
| Burn in period It has been discussed endlessly. Assuming the cables and interconnects are of good quality as are the components, it does… pain in the butt… I have pursued high end audio for fifty years. You can see my systems, click on my ID. You’ll get a colle... | |
| Do I need a DAC? Well chosen components improve sound quality with cost. There is virtually no limit… think $50K per component or more. Ideally you get the best possible source: streamer (or old school transport) - DAC, preamp, amp, speakers. This gives you the b... | |
| Quick speaker review: Ojas DIY kit Cool. Congratulations. Sounds rewarding. I remember building cabinets for speakers in college, incredibly cost effective. |