ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| How many SACD / Blu-ray audio / DVD audio / etc do you own? I read reviews and researched SACD players as they became popular… for a couple years…. It just couldn’t get myself to commit (had to be an audiophile component). I bought a dozen SACDs in anticipation. But Red Book CD players made huge advances i... | |
| Beautiful listening rooms Not sure I wouldn’t refer to those as really large speakers with rooms built around them to look good. But I guess if you can afford to buy them you can afford a huge room and renovation costs. | |
| Playing CDs sounds better than Qobuz — dammit I would recommend an Aurender N100… used if too expensive new. It took my headphone system out of the restrictions posed by iPods, iPads… etc. while there is no question that streaming can equal or best CD players it will always depend on the play... | |
| East Coast Service center referral needed for an ARC D-300.2 amp Audio Research has produced some of the most amazing audiophile pieces of equipment over the last fifty years. As I have earned the funds to add pieces of ARC gear, my system has gotten better and better. I have never had a piece of Audio Research... | |
| Do we really know what "Live" music sounds like? @axo0oxa i get your skepticism. But from those of us that have been dedicated to creating a great system to reproduce real music, and to people dedicated to develop systems capable of delivering that sound, an incredible amount of skill can b... | |
| FEDEX keeps destroying my New CARY 805RS Monoblocks - What can I do to prevent Nightmare? I try to avoid receiving stuff from FedEx. I try not to be overly opinionated on companies. But I hate FedEx. I keep getting into the darn “signature required loop” , they offer no way out (like UPS does), and frequently they just loose stuff… the... | |
| At a given price point, better to go late vintage or modern? OP, I think in your speaker case almost no question that the older speakers would sound better… assuming they were of the same sound family (so you are not deciding on a different kind of sound). Construction is very important in speaker implement... | |
| ARC Reference 6 Paired with Cary Monoblock Amps? The Audio Research 6 is a beautiful preamp… I have owned a Ref 5SE for years and now for the last year a 6SE. To me the center of one’s audio system, with this preamp you cannot go wrong, yes, silent, but natural, dynamic and incredibly musical. R... | |
| Playing CDs sounds better than Qobuz — dammit Red book CDs sound exactly the same as streamed equivalents on my system and Qobuz typically sounds better because of the higher resolution. So, it is simply a matter of equipment. I have used iPods, iPhones, iPads, PCs, MacBooks as streamers. If... | |
| Have a Node 2i and a Firestick 4K and I can't tell the difference. Help! You have upgraded your music source (Node 2i) to a very budget system. Hearing an upgraded component requires follow on components capable of maintaining and enhancing the quality of the signal. At first blush, that appears to be the problem. For... | |
| Need help choosing a new DAC Congratulations on your new purchase. Don’t forget to avoid trying to draw conclusions on its sound until after at least 200 hours of play. Break in has a significant impact… taking the edge off the treble and improving bass… making it sound more ... | |
| DAC Question: Delta-Sigma vs R2R If I were to point you in a direction it would be towards a tubed DAC. Tubed equipment tend (also highly dependent on the implementation) to be more natural sounding, especially in the budget category. The Border Patrol is immediately appealing fo... | |
| Then and Now While I did not keep my last system, I have a very good memory of it as I had it without changing a component for six or seven years. My design goals were very different. My old system, while sounding very good, was exceptional at highlighting de... | |
| DAC Question: Delta-Sigma vs R2R The critical thing is how the DAC sounds. Technology is important for the engineers designing the component, but implementation is everything. So, try and listen to as many DACs as you can, and read professional reviews of them. See if you can... | |
| Recommendation for Digital Coax DH Labs produce good quality, cost effective interconnects. I have used them off and on for more than twenty years on various systems I have been creating. |