ghdprentice
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| Advice needed on MC cartridges When I bought my Frog he said you could get twice the play time out of them. I know I got at least 2,000 hours without retipping… when I traded it in still sounding great. | |
| Should I upgrade the cable of my Line Conditioner? OP, what is your system? Power cords and interconnects can make a big and obvious difference.. but it is dependent on your system and your objectives. Perhaps (it sounds like this) you are largely happy with your system and just don’t want to fee... | |
| Suggestions for a streamer only (I have a great DAC) @naperaudio Just out of curiosity, why are you not going to be using a streamer all the time? You got rid of your analog rig, you are left only a CD player? Right? If so, the Aurender would bring streaming to the same level or better to your ... | |
| bookshelf speakers on the floor Typically you want the tweeter at ear level. I wouldn’t be surprised I’d very short stands might be optimal… but as said. Ultimately experimenting will tell. Toe in and tilt will influence directness of treble and soundstage. | |
| audio and speaker web sites @grislybutter Good plan. | |
| Aurender conductor: unable to delete favorites? Go to your setting. There is a place there to email Aurender with questions and problems. They are very responsive. | |
| Apple iPad music streamer An easy option for a wired connection is just to get a wall wart WiFi extender with an Ethernet port on the side (~$50) . Locate next to your system, plug in your streamer. I have heard many +$100K systems connected this way including my own syste... | |
| Sparkler CD players Yeah, it is hard to deal with the name. I can’t help but not consider a company that basically called their product Harsh. But in the other hand Schiit makes great budget gear… outstanding sound for the money. But, I just couldn’t do it. | |
| Should I upgrade the cable of my Line Conditioner? Great question. Yes it depends. If you have no extra high end power cords around… well, you probably will at some point. A waste of money? Probably, but over time it happens and it ends up being useful for experimentation. One thing you can pr... | |
| Headphone amp? I own Sennheiser HD800s. You can see my system under my user ID. I also have Focal Utopia, LCD, Beyerdynamic, UltraSonde… and other headphones. I listen to the Sennheiser the most, although I would have to give a slight sound advantage to the Foca... | |
| audio and speaker web sites I have been at this for fifty years… before the web there were color glossies… same thing. I seldom visit them. I always begin with The Absolute Sound or Stereophile reviews. Then usually find comparable equipment through the “Rated Components ... | |
| The Best Preamp is no Preamp? @pinthrift 👍 | |
| Suggestions for a streamer only (I have a great DAC) Sorry, the obvious solution is a Aurender W20se. This would be the obvious streamer to mate with your DAC, the most common at audio shows. If you own a dCS Paganini you are deluding yourself if you are thinking you can buy a $5K streamer and getti... | |
| Apple iPad music streamer Sorry Kevin I am not sure I understand your question. After iPads I have used $3K $5K, $10K and finally a $22K streamer… each upgrade was very very significant. Ancillary equipment must support the increases in sound quality. My current streamer /... | |
| New or used speakers I have found that speaker performance within a segment largely depends on cost. So, I have always found that investing in one set of speakers (like trade in and upgrade) always allowed my system the highest performance level. Of course, different ... |