ghdprentice
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| Love my new amp and pre-amp Congratulations. Looks like you made some excellent and synergistic choices based on my knowledge of those products. You’ll have years of great listening ahead. | |
| Tiny bridges everywhere, but why? +1 what Millercarbon said.I use the old electrical insulators as elevators. You have some good components… once you did the big stuff… the perfect time to do the smaller stuff. Ultimately it is what can add up to turning a good system into great s... | |
| Separates vs Integrated and Separate phono stage vs preamp with phono I went to separate phono stage in the 1980’s after using one integrated in the preamp and kept putting more money into it with big gains in performance each time. I have to say the best cost to performance. Ratio was at about $9K. Phono stages are... | |
| Amps In Wall Or Conditioner? A direct line is a dedicated circuit from the breaker box. Your breaker box is 220v… so I would get one on each leg (they are typically next to each other in the box) one for the amp and one for the other components (power conditioner). The sub wi... | |
| Amp Preamp Advice Must of us with great systems got there over decades by upgrading one component at a time… reaching each time to get a significant upgrade. I always go at least 2x in investment on a new component.. 3x is nice if you can manage it. I always try an... | |
| Has Nordost forgotton who pays the bills? Thanks for your post. Interesting. I guess high value products are likely to be counterfeited. | |
| Amps In Wall Or Conditioner? I’m pretty sure “it depends”. I used to plug them all into my power conditioner. I added a direct line. That improved the sound. Then plugged the power conditioner into one of the two outlets on the direct line. Recently I put a direct line direct... | |
| Prima luna equipment cable sensitive Yes, getting them repaired is the way to go. | |
| In praise of isolation. I have owned a couple of sprung tables (currently a contemporary Linn LP12) and for over 20 years heavy belt drive (VPI Aries). They could not sound more different. The VPI… heavy bass and good detail… but not as much as the Linn. The Linn has an ... | |
| What do audiophiles do in their cars? My Lexus has a Mark Levinson system in it. Designed for the car, sounds great with classical or jazz.But honestly, while the Lexus IS really quiet, it is still not the kind of quiet required for a true audiophile experience. So, you real;y have to... | |
| New speaker cables recommendations sought Gold cross are really warm. I used a set for many years. Very warm. | |
| Advice on Solid State power to match with ARC SP11 MKII I have mated Pass amps with my Audio Research preamps for decades. At 88db an Xseries would work well. But if you are not into head banging music I would save up,and buy a used XAseries. Although, with fifty years of upgrades under my belt, I woul... | |
| Power Cord Shielding I would. I would base my decision on a short list on professional reviews of their sound characteristics and not measurement or technology. There are just too many variables involved. I am sure most companies creating these things either started w... | |
| Should I buy a VTL Siegfried mk1 basically new 700 hrs? I would take them home on trial. They look great, reviewed vey well. I wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t sound better than what you could buy today for $17K. I am pretty sure they will be far more detailed without being harsh than your current ... | |
| New speaker cables recommendations sought I would say you are describing Cardas. Which model would depend on exactly the characteristics you want. I would recommend used… bring down the cost by half. I would think Clear Reflection would be what you are looking for. They are not cheap, but... |