ghdprentice
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| A move has me thinking of a CD changer....? Depending on your equipment there are many levels of performance available from the red book CD. In general, the sound of a CD from a $1k, $2K, $5K, $10K, and $20K CD player will vary increasing fidelity with a pretty big jump in sound from each o... | |
| New speaker cables recommendations sought đź‘Ť | |
| Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please I have an all tube Audio Research system with Sonus Faber speakers and the Koetsu Redwood Signature fits in perfectly… natural, musical and detailed. Yes, system dependent. | |
| How do you listen? I spent a bunch of time trying to determine if there was a “right” volume (for classical). I attend the symphony regularly. I found there generally is. You want the passages which begin quietly from total silence with single quiet instrument to be... | |
| 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. |