ghdprentice
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| Vinylistas and Tubers - One and the same? I have collected vinyl since the late 60’s. When digital came out, I added it as a sometimes used medium. But vinyl was so superior. I started with solid state… but eventually was able to upgrade my Threshold preamp to a tubed Audio Research pream... | |
| Experience with Moon by Simaudio amps & preamps Perhaps I should explain my use if the word harsh in conjunction with the Moon. I chose the wrong word… I just should have said analytical / details highlighted. It was not fatiguing at all. Fatigue is caused by copious quantities of distortion an... | |
| The Most Cost Effective Tweak Most cost effective tweek is probably getting your speaker placement correct. Depending on the speakers an 1/8” move in the right way can have a significant impact.As far as break-in. I do my upgrades over a short time (say a year)… typically many... | |
| Experience with Moon by Simaudio amps & preamps I owned a Sim Moon 650D DAC/CD for many years. I added a 820 power supply which doubled the cost, but also significantly improved the noise floor and overall presentation. I did not buy the 750D because it was clear it would be too revealing and h... | |
| Recommended streamers/servers? There are fundamental differences between using a streamers USB output to DAC versus SP/DIFF or AES output to DAC. Depending on the strength of your DAC one or the other can sound much better. The DAC must retime the USB bitstream, the others it d... | |
| Why so many tubes? “Why not having 1 or 2 cylinder high performance cars?”😊😊👍😊😊 | |
| Room treaments Yes. To my mind you are right on track. What are the dimensions of your room and system. But in general sounds perfect. Do one at a time if you completely know the sound of your system. | |
| Audio Research VSi75 - End of Tube Life? KT120 vs KT150? I’m guessing the KT120’s just sound more relaxed. I have a ARC REF160 and I operate it in the triode mode… so little difference in impact (half the wattage) but ever so slightly warmer character. I’m guessing reaching for more power is coming at t... | |
| How Do You Learn? @millercarbonI’ll have to come up and claim that chicken dinner sometime… if this pandemic would ever end. I spent last week in Leavenworth… closer to your place. | |
| Audio Research Ref 6 vs 6SE I have used ARC, Upscale, and The Tube Store. For my ARC equipment I usually go to ARC. They have meticulous break in procedures, and also, I like to support the company. But you can save some money going to Upscale. | |
| how would you describe a system that is musical in nature I have heard so many ear bleeding systems, frequently centered around Magico (not a criticism of Magico, but the electronics driving them… and I guess the sensitivity of Magico) with so much detail, high frequency hash, and noise floor it has made... | |
| Wondering whether to upgrade amplifiers ? It will likely sound better. I wouldn’t worry about the upper rating of the speakers unless you actually crank it to the max. If this is a one time upgrade it will probably sound better, more solid bass… more effortlessness in the sound.If your lo... | |
| How Do You Learn? The Absolute Sound magazine. But, a single source is never enough. Stereophile. Maybe HiFi+. These must be read in conjunction with listening to equipment that has been reviewed.You need a solid information base. So an absolute requirement is: The... | |
| To clean or not to clean... Clean it. I tried both ways… overall more silent if cleaned first. | |
| Recommended streamers/servers? Have a close look at Aurender. They produce outstanding streamers in different configuration. I own two and have owned and listened to many others. I believe in general them to be the leaders in the field. There flagship is probably the most used ... |