ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| Hlep chosing a streamer/server for my DAC I recommend Aurender. To get into your price range, buy used. They are one of the leading streamers and are almost exclusively used at high end audio shows. I have extensive experience with them. They have an excellent interface (very important) a... | |
| Selling collection directly in the pacific northwest? @oldhifiguyolympia Hi. I have my original Marantz 1060 integrated which I bought in 1972 with wood enclosure. I am sure it needs new caps. But it is just collecting dust down here in Vancouver, WA | |
| Nomenclature for streaming @sns +1 Server... internal storage. Streamer only... no storage | |
| Where to start upgrading? I have had a headphone system for decades. Over the last ten or fifteen years I finally buckled down to really make it great. It took many years. I went as far as importing a headphone amp as well as buying several others. For headphones the most ... | |
| Mid level listening I find the extent to which I am drawn into the music versus the system is the result of the sonic character of the sound. The higher the rhythm and pace, midrange bloom and the lower the unnecessary emphasis on details and artificial transparency,... | |
| Solutions for converting vinyl to 256 DSD? Ayre produced an ADC for the purpose a while ago. The founder was convinced everyone was going to be converting their vinyl. They put a huge amount of money into its development. It was a flop. Could be exactly what you want. I just finish... | |
| Solutions for converting vinyl to 256 DSD? Given the difficulty and expense in playback, I thought about conversion. The same issue, you need really good ADC. It goes on and on. Now with streaming many are available on streaming, often in high resolution... maybe not DSD. But without the... | |
| Does other Audiogon members' opinion carry any weight for you ? Yes. Posters that spend enough time to present their evidence, preferences and post their systems so it is easy for you to determine "where they are coming from". No. Short one liners, vitriolic, dogmatic, deniers... etc. | |
| Ceriously, it all started with a power cable @cleeds Thank you. +1 | |
| The new dCS Varese DAC...it is so good that all others are now relegated to history?? @tubeguy80 +1 I was listening to a great system with a dCS Vivaldi a few days ago. No one could possibly say it sounded bad, or was not very high end and incredibly detailed... really impressive. But... not natural or compellingly musical. | |
| Then I Got a Pulse, Now I'm a Believer @mashif Thank you for your kind words. I appreciate them. When I look back over the last fifty years of my system development. All of it was good... I really enjoyed the journey, but several times I went down blind alleys. It was as if I was st... | |
| Then I Got a Pulse, Now I'm a Believer OP, Is this stuff all broken in? Make sure you have at least 100 hours... preferably 200 hours on each device before drawing conclusions. I am listening to a new component and if I had drawn a conclusion on the first few days it would have been... | |
| Exceding recommended power rating The more watts you have... holding all other things the same... the better the first watt (or ten) will sound, especially with solid state. For me, loudness has nothing to do with why I have purchased high output amp... it is about the solidity a... | |
| Conflicted with Preamps @yyzsantabarbara +1 I agree. Breakin is critical. I used an Ai for this. But, it is likely to be pretty close to what you will experience. The Quad will require at least a hundred hours if you want to know what it will sound like. McInt... | |
| ??? What Is Your Favorite Speaker Finish ??? Sonus Faber Red Violin. The layers of "varnish" on top of the wood contains tiny flecks of something sparkling... It is the most beautiful finish I have ever seen, on anything. |