ghdprentice
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| Rouge Audio RP-7 I read this posting with interest. I had recommended Rogue to someone about twenty years ago. It blew a tube shortly after my friend received his… it took out the channel. The owner argued that it was not covered by warranty… the tube did it, alt... | |
| Anyone own Linear Tube Audio Amps? If you are interested in detail at any cost then don’t consider the ARC i50. But if you want beautiful music rendered in natural tone with great detail then get the ARC i50! I have heard the other ARC integrated, they are beautiful… midrange bloom... | |
| DAC du jour In this category I would recommend a Schiit Gungnir… or if you are serious about high quality sound (I don’t know what your associated equipment is)… or will in the future a Schiit Yggdrasil. I did ablot of research for a friend… and got a Gungnir... | |
| Bit the Dollar and bought headphones. I think your plan of getting a headphone amp first then a DAC later is a great plan. In general a headphone amp will get you the first big advance. Good choice of headphones. I have spent about 15 years upgrading from headphones connected ... | |
| Integrated amp selection This may be outside your price range but Audio Research recently released the i50. An integrated tube amp of Audiophile quality with 50 watts per channel… it’s sound quality is extraordinary, natural and detailed. In the high end audio world this ... | |
| Looking for suggestions on all in one preamp Sim Moon and Classe are both good companies with good products. You may not get to many answers since most folks on forum are audio focused and typically own separate components that perform one or two functions. | |
| Am I a hopeless audio snob? I don’t think you are. I have owned a VPI Aries and now a contemporary Linn LP12 for thirty years. The VPI opened my eyes and shocked me at what was possible leaving the turntables of the 20th century behind. I asked my audio guy about some of the... | |
| dumb down an LP-12 I own a contemporary Linn LP 12. The LP12 was and continues, with upgrades to be a great turntable. The setup difficulties have primarily been in the initial table set up… the sprung suspension. One of the cool things is with a few upgrades your t... | |
| Should I upgrade my preamp/amp or my turntable? Audio Research just released an integrated amp for $5K the i50, or Luxman is highly regarded. | |
| Cost-effective integrated In this price range NAD would be a good choice. | |
| What direction should I go I think your approach is good. Your current equipment choices look to be exactly in line with your desired sound output. Given the high quality of your system you will want to add a streamer and DAC of appropriate quality. I would not recommen... | |
| Underpowered? +1 work on speaker placement if not +1 add two sub woofers… always add pairs… they will also extend soundstage as well as bass. Most recommended brand is REL. I am also not a Mac fan, but it should have enough power… maybe Bo up a level in spea... | |
| Comparison of ARC Ref 6 to Ref 6SE I upgraded from the Ref 5SE to Ref 6SE… so I cannot address directly. But no drop in midrange bloom or additional “solid state” like sound. The 6SE is an outstanding preamp. Reviews of direct comparison are all very positive. Check out the audio a... | |
| Should I upgrade my preamp/amp or my turntable? I would definitely first upgrade the preamp… it effects all. I would look for a used Audio Research preamp at the top of you budget. Incredibly natural, musical, and detailed. Alternatives Conrad Johnson’s, VAC, Cary. The center of a great system ... | |
| Honesty is the best policy...I think. I had an Auralic Aries G2 Streamer… it actually had a reboot nightly setting in the configuration. I frequently struggled with it. So, once a month doesn’t seem like a big deal… although I never need to reboot my two Aurender Streamers. You might... |