ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| Allocation of analog resources @whart “front end also consists of a phono stage”… he is very correct. The Phono stage is critical and inexpensive usually means highly compromised sound. My phono stage now costs the same as my turntable/arm/cartridge, but my system has sounded p... | |
| Allocation of analog resources I owned a VPI Aries for twenty years with a JMW arm and a $2,500 cartridge. It was very synergistic with my system. I now own a Linn LP12 with Koetsu Rosewood signature. With the table and arm I would double or triple the cartridge investment. I t... | |
| Speaker set up and IRREGULAR rooms. Asymmetrical rooms can make great listening areas. My space is highly asymmetrical and is the best space I have heard. I would continue what you are doing and enjoy. | |
| Looking for guidance on what to do with this Sounds to me that it is getting old enough to be classified as vintage. I would find a good home for it with someone that would restore / appreciate it as is. Then go buy yourself something. | |
| Do tubes matter beyond gain stage on preamp? @ebm +1 | |
| I need quiet as much as music sometimes so help me please I have spent much of my career working internationally. It was not uncommon for me to visit China and Europe twice a month, over 25,000 miles a month. I lived on airplanes. I am an audiophile at home. These are two completely different things! I h... | |
| Upgrade Time I think given the price range you are looking at an integrated would be a great idea. I really love the Audio Research VSi75 for wonderful musicality, detail, and power. If I was in the market in this price range, this is what I would buy. | |
| Auditioning headphones (ethically)? You can still get some discount by trading in equipment as it allows your dealer to over value the trade in, effectively giving you a discount. You can pay in cash and ask for a 3% discount. | |
| Pass Labs Xa60.8 Class A or should it be called class A/B? XA60 is a great amp. | |
| Opinions and choices for a small speaker for mid sized room. I am a big fan of Totem. I have a set in my office. They just plain sound good. I have them hooked up with an integrated tube amp. Punchy and musical and they are absolutely beautiful. | |
| Power conditioner some say yes and some say no. Power conditioners are one of the devices that are highly dependent on your situation. Your exact house. Most of the time they are beneficial for most people. I replaced mine with a high end power distribution strip (Cardas I think). The experimen... | |
| Auditioning headphones (ethically)? @freediver Haggling and discounting was a thing when the cost the dealer got the goods was less than 50% of the MSRP. But that has been squeezed out. The margins for dealers is much smaller now… thank the internet I think. | |
| This Whole AC noise thing...SOLUTION! My streamer’s audio circuits run on batteries. Some of the best sounding preamps I have heard run on batteries. But I am afraid Millercarbon is right. Everything matters and there are going to be multiple components to running the battery power wh... | |
| tube or solid state phono amp with a tube integrated amplifier? One of the first and best choices I have made was to add a tubed phono stage to my system. The order I added tubed components was preamp, phono stage, cd / DAC, and finally amp. Each step added musicality and emotional connection I have never been... | |
| Bad recordings and high end audio OP I am 69. When I was about your age I upgraded my system. In part because it was time and I didn’t think I would be able to afford upgrades in retirement. I was really happy that I did because I immediately began enjoying my system at a much hi... |