ghdprentice
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| Pimp my speakers: Sonus Faber vs. Focal The Sonus Faber sound is, of coarse, dependent on what you feed them. They are coherent from top to bottom and are overwhelmingly musical. While earlier models had a notable bit of warmth, newer ones are pretty neutral. When I compared the sound o... | |
| Pimp my speakers: Sonus Faber vs. Focal I have owned Sonus Faber Cremona, Olympica 3, and now Amati Traditional. I listen to Jazz, World, Blues, Electronic, Classical, and Rock. | |
| Advise for new speakers for my basement exercise room I’m thinking B&W would be the first place to look… with lots of room treatments and carefull setup. The room size is nice… but will need lots of deadening.. | |
| Looking for high end individual streamer & individual dac to work in tandem. For that budget I would recommend Schiit Yggdrasil for DAC and a Aurender streamer… maybe used to reach a bit higher on the streamer. I have owned a half dozen high end DACs and a half dozen high end streamers. Do not hesitate to put more money in... | |
| Putting an end to the audio cable debate! Part 1 The debate ended for me 35 years ago when I swapped a digital cable and my system sound changed so much it was as if someone had brought in two new and significantly better components. Since then I just don’t understand the discussion. It’s up the... | |
| Turntable versus tonearm versus cartridge: which is MOST important? @millercarbon. “Put your money into table and arm. Then cartridge.”+1I really had to think about this. I have owned only four or five turntables and twice as many cartridges. But MC is right… every one of my “wow, that is incredible” moments have... | |
| The extinction of human interaction takes yet another step forward... I am currently reading the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. First they had representatives of the population, the Senate, and elected head with term limits. The populous became complacent and disconnected, they were cut out of the loop, the S... | |
| Tube Amplifier Sound Characteristics @blindjim Absolutely tube amps and solid state amps have been converging… particularly in the late 90’s and early 2000’s. You used to be able to tell what it was instantly. Solid State has gotten less brittle and harsh and tube equipment has gotte... | |
| Help wanted spending money and improving my system. Looking over your components, they look good, roughly at the same performance level. So unless you are looking to start an upgrade cycle then…I would install a direct line (10 gauge). I just installed my second (just for my amp) and was surprised ... | |
| who makes your fav cable loom in 2021? My strategy is always to finalize the components before touching the interconnects and power cords.My components are outstanding and I want to have my cables and interconnects get out if the way and let me hear the components (a relatively new thi... | |
| Setting up a streamer for a frien Which streamer you buy should be determined by the performance level of the rest of your components. I bought the flagship Aurender and it was clearly improved the performance level of my system where a lessor one would not have. But if all other ... | |
| Help wanted spending money and improving my system. Having the itch is great… over many years or a lifetime it can bring you to own a tremendous system enabling great musical enjoyment. I learned over time to bring my system up to the point that all components were acting synergistically and at the... | |
| New Transport? / Streamer? / CD Player? Every component imposes an imprint on the sound. | |
| Ever Been Too High? Interesting one of your compares were Totem Mites. I have a pair in my office system with matching sub. I have heard larger ones as well. I really like their sound, especially when feed a nice natural signal. | |
| How is the Pass Labs X150.5 at low volume? Pass Labs amps are exceptional having owned a number of them for forty years. But I would not call the x series warm… they are not cold or analytical. I have nothing but praise for them. if fed a warm signal you will get warm output. The XA series... |