ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| Preamp Sibilance? Glad to hear things are getting better. If you end up really happy with a touch of hardness, then you might be able to get some Cardas interconnects. They are slightly warm and can tame a small amount of hardness. | |
| 1 meter speaker cables Shorter is better is the general rule. I haven’t done that experiment for over 40 years since my system has dictated the length since then. A small (but important) improvement as I remember. However, my most trusted audiophile friend and source ... | |
| A life sentence!!! @tattooedtrackman Glad to hear your are really permanently happy with your system. I remember some of your posts as you got it together. | |
| A life sentence!!! @jsalerno277 "...Therefore, my response is my all of the components in my system that’s posted under virtual systems..." Exactly my reaction as well. All mine are carefully chosen and perfect, exactly what I wanted. | |
| The new dCS Varese DAC...it is so good that all others are now relegated to history?? I am sure it is an exceptional stack. It should set the bar higher for companies that produce that flavor of sound. This is good. Looking at his reference equipment... it also is of similar nature, DarTZeel. This is excellent equipment if it suit... | |
| Western Electric 300B Tube Problems Sorry to hear about such a hassle. | |
| Does anyone experience sound improvement from restarting power off and on of DAC? I had a Aurlic streamer that constantly needed rebooting to function. My DACS have not sounded different after power down and up. | |
| Sonus Faber Grand Piano Home for Mixed Genre? +1 The generation of Sonus Faber back then were very warm and natural with very subtle treble. Great for classical and jazz as long as you did not want it sparkly. Great speakers, but not overly dynamic (not a criticism). Definitely a big change ... | |
| Wilson Watt Puppies 50th year Anniversary model I use Transparent Ultra Gen 6 on my main system. They are outstanding. Once my system got to a high enough level, this is the only brand I use and have spent literally hundreds of hour comparing and contrasting interconnects and wires. They are ex... | |
| Short in my system? Yes, static. Take off your shoes, walk barefoot. | |
| Shipping speakers from West Coast to East Coast Yes, I would request a refund. That will either get them sent or, hopefully, your money back. | |
| Recommendation for an HDMI cable under $200 for audio only DHLabs | |
| Re: streaming recommendations for newbie Congratulations. Yep, that is why streamers start with low budgets and go up beyond $20K. The better design and materials, the better they sound. | |
| Upcoming Trip I used to travel two weeks out of the month, generally to China, Japan, and Europe. I have traveled for work for over 40 years... all the while with headphones. Bose QuietComfort. The good thing is the sound is great... they do not attempt to make... | |
| Is the "improvement" real or imnagined? You have heard exactly why high back chairs are not recommended. Putting a blanket behind your head to absorb sound so it is not reflected back at your ears... yep, you heard correctly. Not earth shattering difference... but something noticeable. |