ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| A not sarcastic question for the power conditioner/upgraded power cord folks I have two direct lines, one for my power amp... which is plugged in directly and the other has my power conditioner where the other components are plugged in. | |
| Amp suggestion for Merlin TSM speakers I have not heard Merlin's recently, but was very impressed and enjoyed them when I did. They were powered by tubes and sounded fantastic. | |
| Choosing between 2 preamps I would work on speaker positioning. Your Audio Research Ref 75 has plenty of power for your speakers. Tube amps like this are very powerful. They have deep and nuanced low end. | |
| How often to you clean vinyl and the needle? New or new to me used albums get cycle on the record cleaner with Last heavy duty cleaner and followed by Last Record Preservative . This typically only once. Quick surface clean with Last General Purpose cleaner and drop the needle into a stylis... | |
| Request opinions on Totem speaker / McIntosh amplifier compatibility. I am a big fan of Totem speakers and have some in my office. If you think the McIntosh is a great match is really personal taste. Mcintosh lacks detail to me... it is just too bass and midrange heavy. I would thing with totem speakers... already ... | |
| Looking for a simple system If I were you I would look for an integrated streamer (Streamer / DAC) integrated amp (preamp and amp). Having all four functions in one box I think it too much compromise and makes later upgrades difficult. | |
| Preamp with separate volume control for each channel? @perkri +1 | |
| Best Used Tube Based Preamp $2k Or Under? I would go used. Audio Research Conrad Johnson Prima Luna As far up the model level you can go. No more than ten years or so old. | |
| A not sarcastic question for the power conditioner/upgraded power cord folks While the ultimate answer is always, you have to try it to be sure. But my experience is that power cords are like mini conditioners. So, if the question is, will putting a lower cost one directly to the conditioner, will it act as a limiter... no... | |
| Grimm MU2 Experience I have had a Grimm MU1 streamer in my system. I thought it was good for the money... although I did not like the controls and felt it did not measure up to an N20 Aurrender. I suspect it is because it lacks the power conditioning that accompanies ... | |
| For Tube Folks... @firberger Thank you. | |
| Does a good power conditioner reduce need for power supply upgrade? I don’t think there is any such thing as too much power conditioning. The higher quality the audio component the larger the portion of the component is used for power conditioning... and yet no mater how much better my components have gotten...mos... | |
| USB and Coaxial at the same time? I looked at the manual and did not see any comments about not using both at the same time, https://ask.aurender.com/hc/en-us/articles/25261328425751-N200-Hardware-Guide | |
| New HT/2CH room As always you have to try it. But I would orient the main speakers on the short wall. you want your listening position to be an equilateral triangle with the left and right speakers for 2 channel listening. You want the two front channels away fro... | |
| What does 90% of the Absolute Best Sound Cost? I’m thinking it would be around $70k or so... $50K used. I would guess my system is at 95% and is about $150K... I’d have to double the cost to get to 98%. I just helped a friend get a system a step down... maybe 90%... it’s very subjective, obvio... |