ghdprentice
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| Observation: Passion vs Obsession I tend to move to be a bit obsessive during my once every seven year upgrade cycles. But then just passionately enjoy the music in between. I want to get through the upgrade cycles as fast as possible… but they take about a year. | |
| Better CD Sound: The Search I tend not to buy used stuff that has a mechanical component. But it can really help leverage your buying power. You are fishing in the real low end of pond. Better sounding and more reliable is going to come from an old high end deck. Go to Stere... | |
| Thoughts on JRiver Media Center? Anyone using it? You have a great system. I recommend a high quality streamer. This will get you sound commiserate with the rest of your system. PC / notebooks are too noisy, not built for high quality sound. Like all audio components, you generally get the sound ... | |
| Focal, B&W or Martin Logan Another thought… if you can’t slide in a listening chair… then Omni directional speakers. MBL or German Physiks? I have never cared for Walsh… so I hate to mention them… but, I just did. | |
| Focal, B&W or Martin Logan Ok… I completely understand, I am an old fart. How about “sliders” under your back chair? Also, all the places I sit have these sacro supports behind them. Made for cars, but work great in chairs and couches.https://relaxtheback.com/products/mccar... | |
| 120hz hum coming from all-tube system - but only at high volumes 60 cycle… I am thinking is what you mean. All ground loops I have experienced have been at low volume or almost none. It is a trickle behind the scenes and does not increase in volume… it is like a, well little trickle of water behind the scenes. ... | |
| Focal, B&W or Martin Logan What about a movable chair for listening?WAF for Wilson is low. B&W / Mac are really good for rock, they have a real punch and midrange bloom… they are really good together because Mac is not very detailed and the B&W have a strong treble.... | |
| Tube vs solid state (with all apologies) Yes, manufacturers of ss and tube have been converging on more accurate sound for decades. Both have improved significantly decade after decade; You could generalize that solid state tends to provide greater detail and tube tends to provide a mor... | |
| Focal, B&W or Martin Logan Then you seating position should be 6 - 7 feet. If your system sounds great at that distance… an you like the ML, then bigger ML would help. But even then you are probably going to have to move your chair forward for critical listening.You can see... | |
| Focal, B&W or Martin Logan That is way too big a triangle. I would drop it to 6’-7’, especially since they are such small speakers. See how this effects the sound.All of the speakers you listed will be significant upgrades to what you have. But of different caliber.I am fan... | |
| A move has me thinking of a CD changer....? Depending on your equipment there are many levels of performance available from the red book CD. In general, the sound of a CD from a $1k, $2K, $5K, $10K, and $20K CD player will vary increasing fidelity with a pretty big jump in sound from each o... | |
| New speaker cables recommendations sought 👍 | |
| Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please I have an all tube Audio Research system with Sonus Faber speakers and the Koetsu Redwood Signature fits in perfectly… natural, musical and detailed. Yes, system dependent. | |
| How do you listen? I spent a bunch of time trying to determine if there was a “right” volume (for classical). I attend the symphony regularly. I found there generally is. You want the passages which begin quietly from total silence with single quiet instrument to be... | |
| Love my new amp and pre-amp Congratulations. Looks like you made some excellent and synergistic choices based on my knowledge of those products. You’ll have years of great listening ahead. |