ghdprentice
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| Anybody have strong opinions about the ARC ref 6 versus the ref 6SE? My last preamp upgrade was from a Reference 5SE to a Reference 6SE. So, I haven’t heard the Ref 6. The Ref 5SE vs Ref 6SE Is a nice upgrade to the same kind of sound. But the 6 versus 6SE are one of carefully chosen internal components versus desi... | |
| Aqua 'La Diva' ($9k) or Gryphon 'Ethos' ($39k) versus. Pro-Ject CD Box RS2 T ($3k)? Seriously? What is the point of buying a Porsche when you could buy a Volkswagen. If you are looking for transportation there is no substantive difference. If you are looking for the experience of responsive and elegant machine to experience movin... | |
| Share albums where EVERY SINGLE song is good Who’s Next Rubber Soul | |
| Dumb question wrt Lingo 4 I have never turned mine off… is there a switch somewhere? It’s not tubed, no way am I switching it off and on. | |
| 2022 is almost here. Why are you here? I have spent fifty years acquiring the knowledge I have on building high end audio systems. From the beginning I wanted to own a high end system, an assault on the best possible. Of course, I had little money, and at the beginning little knowledge... | |
| In Classical music the effect of SQ on appreciation Mahler is a very important case. The importance of fidelity in mass orchestrations is particularly challenging for home reproduction. In live performances it comes alive, to do that at home takes a very special system. I had noticed long ago that ... | |
| Amplfiers that Sound like Pass 30.8 that are not so heavy Personally my experience is the heavier the better anything sounds. You own a great sounding amp. I am getting old and don’t move stuff around much any more. I would keep that fine sounding amp. “Sliders” and intellect can solve the movement probl... | |
| In Classical music the effect of SQ on appreciation I got deeply involved in high end audio in 1979. I expanded my musical interest from rock to include classical in the early 80’s. I found that the quality of the recording typically was more important than the conductor / orchestra in most cases… ... | |
| 2022 Audio System Wish List and thoughts about streaming I am upgrading my Linn LP12 from the Akito tone arm to the Ekos se and swapping out the sub chassis for the Keel. My VPI record cleaner failed yesterday, so I ordered a Nessie Vinyl pro + record cleaner. Should be a nice improvement over the... | |
| Any thoughts on the Luxman PD 171 Congradulations, I hope you enjoy it. | |
| Need help choosing a new DAC I recommend a Schiit Yggdrasil. I helped a friend research a DAC, in the process I bought a Gungnir multibit as an experiment (for my computer system), and we got him a Yggdrasil. The natural and detailed sound compares with DACs of much higher co... | |
| When to Amp it Up? @ja_kub_sz Thank you. Took me quite a few decades to get here… house, room, and system. | |
| Majority Of Your Listening Is Online Streaming Service, Do You Buy CD's Or Vinyl Any More? @mitch4t My Audio Research Ref CD9se is also the best DAC I have ever heard, so it gets used in that capacity for streaming. Also, I find Qobuz has 99% of my albums… and many hundreds of thousands more (well, seventy million tunes). So, if I... | |
| pre-amp processor It depends on what you want. If you are looking for good sound quality buy a preamp (2 channel audio preamp). If a surround processor is required ,and you want equivalent sound quality, then you need to spend a lot more money. | |
| Majority Of Your Listening Is Online Streaming Service, Do You Buy CD's Or Vinyl Any More? Definitely streaming… the age of CDs is over. I have 2,000 vinyl albums and 2,000 CDs. I don’t listen to CDs any more because the streaming service is the same SQ or better. (See my system, click on my user ID) Vinyl can be better… and is fun, som... |