ghdprentice
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| 5 steps in developing hearing I prefer Rhythm and Pace… as PRaT sounds more like brat, but just a different term for what is probably the most difficult to directly focus your minds eye on (all right, in this case ear on), and yet is probably the most important sonic parameter... | |
| Power cords: does length matter? @tattooedtrackman If you ever get out to the Portland OR area, give me a holler. Unfortunately my partner is disabled and I need to stick around here. My guess was that you listened to music much louder than I do. I am having a theory coales... | |
| Favorite moment with music in your car. As a geologist in Southern Nevada passing through Goldfields (abandoned mining town) at sunset (on left) whizzing along up and down hills listening to Passport’s Infinity Machine on my Sennheiser headphones connected to my top of the line Sony Dol... | |
| A stupid question(s) about power cords @audphile1 +1… all posts above. As far as not hearing the difference. I think it need not come from hearing deficiency, but it is possible the person is not focused or interested in a (or a number of) particular aspect(s). As an example ... | |
| Power cords: does length matter? @tattooedtrackman …”Yes I did have 2 - 2 m HC Dragon and 2 - 1 m HC Dragon PCs.” That is a really interesting observation. It’s too bad we do not live near each other. It would be really interesting to visit each other’s systems. What kind o... | |
| 5 steps in developing hearing That’s a good way to look at it. While there are a few folks that go directly for the music and don’t get focused on details, slam at first. They are the exception. I certainly followed the steps. | |
| must you play music to break in tubes New tubes occasionally crackle a little for a couple hours… but at very very low volumes. I have never heard any tubes make sounds loud enough to think of calling or writing about it. | |
| Full loom of the same cable brand vs mixing and matching. it will likely depend on your system. For most of my 50 years pursuing the high end I was forced to choose the very best components and therefore needed to choose cable and interconnect specifically for each connection. But over time a few comp... | |
| Sound Quality Typically you will get very equivalent sound from an N200 with say red book stored files and streaming. The mastering and resolution will bring up the sound quality. FLAC tend to sound better than WAV. Overall it sounds like the stored files you ... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 No crawling around ever required with contemporary ARC. | |
| Tube amps under $7500 You are correct on your assessment of Rogue. I would look at used Audio Research like the Ref 75SE. Or actually a used VT80… even better. It has auto biasing. I do not tube roll with ARC, they are designed for a very specific natural, musical soun... | |
| How often, and how, do you clean your stylus? @mojo771 Wow. Assuming he is not playing albums 8 hours a day, there is something very wrong. I have never replaced a stylist and only had two cartridges in the last twenty years. I probably played one album a day when home… so about 200 hours a... | |
| Power cords: does length matter? @tattooedtrackman So, did you have two 1m and two 2m power cords and compare them? Because I can’t imagine anyone would be able to tell the difference between a blended soundstage and different length cords. But I have no doubt the difference... | |
| Power cords: does length matter? Absolutely. Two meters is preferred. I experimented with an Audio Quest Hurricane one meter and two meter power cord on my Audio Research Reference 160s. The two meter power cord provided much better sound, doing more of what the one meter did. Th... | |
| How often, and how, do you clean your stylus? I use a self-adhesive stylist cleaner (drop the needle on the gel once) each side or two. |