ghdprentice
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| Help with finding a new streamer. Aurender does support Spotify but Spotify is not a high resolution provider. The service you use highly effects the sound. I would like to recommend Qobuz again… so do the free month. Aurender has IEC power connectors. | |
| Audio Research Ref75 se +++++ Audio Research Preamps… I have been using them for 25 years… really good choice. I found the more Audio Research in the audio chain the closer to the concert hall you get. They are really synergistic. | |
| Recomendation on a small DAC & Headphone amp for office desk While I have not heard the fireflies… my experiences with Woo has been terrific… they are so good at what they do, and tubes by them gets you real natural sound as well as detail and bass. I really think you are going to really like it, and long t... | |
| Are there any audiophile Air BnB's? Great idea. I would never have thought of it. I would like to stay there, if you find one. Given that most equipment can be destroyed my a slight misstep. My best friends Audio Research preamp worked flawlessly for twenty years until his fath... | |
| Cardas Clear Beyond XL PC I have been comparing and contrasting Cardas (my dealer loves them) with Transparent. I have previously used DH Labs, WireWorld, Shunyata, and a couple other. I eliminated the others on your list by research. By most recent detailed comparison... | |
| Do I really need an " Audio Grade Network Switch "? No, you do not. The real key to audiophile level performance is the streamer. Then when you get to the level of performance you are looking for you can start tweaking interconnects, power cords, and maybe add a EtherRegen.. (~$600). I run my sys... | |
| Speaker switch box for bi-wired speakers Sound quality degradation comes with all switch boxes… no extra charge. Unfortunately, no way out of it. I have tried a couple as high a quality as I could find simple to re-prove it. | |
| Help with finding a new streamer. I have owned and tried a number of streamers including Auralic Aries G2, Linn, and Aurrender N100, N10, And W20SE. I also tried a dozen or more combos of PC, and Mac (not the way to go). I recommend Aurender. Each step up the Aurender chain is... | |
| Do I really need an " Audio Grade Network Switch "? I have the best audio system I have ever heard… in fifty years of pursuing the high end. My digital streaming is equal in every way to my analog end (also outstanding). I use a common NETGEAR router ( which I upgraded recently and it had no impact... | |
| Educate Me I have been pursuing the high end from the 1970’s. While a professional, I did not make that much money at first... so I just slowly put together an ever better system. I have read The Absolute Sound and Stereophile for most of this time. Carver i... | |
| Can one have too many tube components in a system? I have 36 tubes in my audio chain and it is dead quiet and the best system I have ever heard. | |
| Affordable digital front end cable I have an Aurender N100 on my headphone system. I have a WireWorld silver streak at the moment. I have a number of DH Labs PCs. I really like DH Labs for budget cords. I’ll swap a hew tomorrow and see if something stands out. ‘’Typically for a... | |
| What a pile of Schiit I did not find Schiit customer service overwhelming. But, their stuff is a great deal, sound quality wise. I don’t think I have had a problem with a solid state piece of audio equipment…. Well, let me think, decades…? More than that… ever? | |
| The hunt is over I am lucky to have a huge man cave. My partner comes down here once every six months, comments disparaging about my tubed headphone system on my coffee table and some picture isn’t straight and goes back upstairs. The investment was easy. I bu... | |
| Integrated Amplifiers - Luxman vs Pass Labs @swede58 @samzx12 What is your other equipment and comparison with? For me Pass was lean in comparison the a Audio Research Ref 160s… using all ARC Ref equipment… my ID. |