ghdprentice
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| How to choose an upgraded tonearm. I have been following this thread out of interest. I am not a perfectionist, never wanted to be a surgeon or dentist. From my point of view this has danger written all over it. A turntable not built with the idea of being a universal mount for dif... | |
| Transparent plus speaker cables I can certainly recommend Transparent speaker cables in general. I have them, interconnects and power cords on my main system (ultra). But it is completely dependent on your electronics and speakers. If you want to feed exactly the tone and balanc... | |
| Aurender A-10 I own an Aurender N100 and W20SE, and have auditioned the N10. Outstanding streamers, all of them. Before this I had a Aurlic Aries G2 and streamed out of every non-dedicated streamer possible. I highly recommend Aurender. Integrated Streamer ... | |
| any thoughts? Transports are the most unreliable component in audio. Ancient is not good, unlikely replaceable. You might consider a streamer instead. CD players are slowly going extinct. Streaming is the future. My streamer sound better than my CD player, ... | |
| Audio research reference 10 tube replacement My experience has been, confirmed by my dealer / friend that, it depends. It depends on how much stress you put on them. For instance, if you turn on stuff and just have it idling 10,000 or more hours are not uncommon. I assume you have your REF ... | |
| Western Electric or Takatsuki 300Bs? @jordi Am I to believe you think Takatsuki are made in China? They are not. They are made in Japan. I have lived and worked in Japan and China over many years and take offense at your gross characterization of a culture. I have the highest re... | |
| Amplifiers from the big [expensive] brands in Japan? OP… judging by your ideal sound… that sounds like Luxman. The words you are using are good, because words like highly detailed and crystal clear can lead to ear bleeding, fatiguing systems. Think tubed components they are incredibly musical, in ge... | |
| Wanting to upgrade my streaming sound quality. FYI OP This is pretty standard for all high end streamers. ”One of the things that pushes me toward the HiFi Rose is the ease of use along with the support of the company as far as frequent automatic updates.in addition to the touch screen It ha... | |
| Amplifiers from the big [expensive] brands in Japan? Accuphase, Luxman, and Esoteric are all very highly respected and excellent sounding equipment. I have passionately pursued high end sound for over fifty years… starting right out of college. There is no end to improvements across the board to... | |
| Wanting to upgrade my streaming sound quality. OP, Congratulations on your decision. I read the review in The Absolute Sound. Sounds like a really interesting device. I hope you will report back on your findings… how it sounds, how it compares with your analog system. | |
| Wanting to upgrade my streaming sound quality. @jallan +1. Not sure this will get you all the way there, but my guess is it will be one of the highest performing pairs for the money (I own or have had both) but will be satisfying and serve as proof of concept. Giving you a platform from whic... | |
| Atma-Sphere Class D getting some love Interesting move for Atma-Sphere. If the world ever opens again it would be fun to listen to them. | |
| Room Acoustics: Where to place the squares? Reflections points from speakers yes. The importance will be be effected by proximity and wall material. For instance my speakers are ~ 10’ from the side walls and because of room geometry I don’t need any. What is your room size and speaker posi... | |
| Help.... I'm scared to 'upgrade'! There are a number of great phono stages available that are incredible. I have stayed with Audio Research for over 35 years. The PH 8 or 9 are world class and I think incredibly cost effective. I now own a Audio Research Reference 3… an amazing ph... | |
| Over Tubing it? I own the best system I have heard (to me, and I luckily accidentally have an exceptional room). All my components are high end tube (~36 in total), Reference Audio Research with the exception of my streamer (Aurender W20SE). No question that ther... |