ghdprentice
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| Why so many tubes? In 1979 I put together my first assault putting together a high end system by taking out my first loan for $5,000 (that is $18,871 in today’s dollars) for. Threshold s500 amp, my system was all solid state. Over the years of continuously investing... | |
| Bought a new McIntosh amp The most cost effective way to audio nirvana is to play the long game and make slow calculated moves. Once a new component is purchased, it takes its place and the system becomes your reference system. It will sound different than every other syst... | |
| Audio Research Ref 6 vs 6SE I upgraded from the ARC REF 5SE to the REF 6SE so I cannot speak from direct experience. Is it worth it? I have read most everything in print on the subject. If your system is at this caliber… then absolutely the sound quality change is substantia... | |
| Bought a new McIntosh amp You have purchase a very significant and important piece of equipment. Enjoy it, let it break in. Get to know it. Many people lust after such a piece of hardware and could never afford it. It is a piece you could easily keep for twenty or thirty y... | |
| Are Pre-Amps necessary? Yes, unless you dedicate yourself to researching and investigating really compatible components… I mean way harder than just high end audio… or you simple love the sound of one companies products together. Then the answer is a good preamp is the h... | |
| Bought a new McIntosh amp I am not familiar with the Mac amps. But I cannot imagine splitting the funds from a single component into two is likely to result in a step towards better sound. That has never worked for me. Always stretch to the max on a single component… then... | |
| PC change madea difference Great to hear they improved the sound. Power cords make a difference. | |
| Aurender music servers: higher priced ones sonically better? I was an IT guy with a real passion for high end audio. Most of this experimentation I did over a period of ten years. If I had a good memory and an interest I could reconstruct all the fiddling I did. I have not either. But dealing with jitter (h... | |
| Why so many tubes? @invalid “The only problem I have with all this detail is you don't hear it like that in a live environment “I think it is a question of emphasis. All the details are there in the live environment, but typically they don’t stand out as much as th... | |
| Aurender music servers: higher priced ones sonically better? I worked with streaming on two fronts for about fifteen years. My main system and what eventually became my library headphone system. See my systems by clicking on my user ID. During this time I used many different software and storage combos on m... | |
| An Homage to Long Term Ownership My story sounds like yours. After a very hectic first six or eight years I slowly migrated into 7 or so year cycles between upgrades. Makes for great enjoyment in between. | |
| architectual digest hifi setup. Anyone with the audiophile disease will spend so much on his system he cannot afford a fancy looking house?It is really hard to make a system look appealing to someone that doesn’t care about stereos? Most people do not. | |
| Which Room is Best Between These Two You might consider how isolated each room is from others in the house. My audio room is isolated that I can play music as loud as I want with my partner sleeping and it does not bother her. I would think either room can work. It will be dampen flo... | |
| Budget 15' interconnect recommendation I bought a couple pair of Blue Jeans for my headphone system. Reminded me of the ones that come with a rubber band around them with budget equipment… well, at least they sound that way to me.WireWorld, Transparent, and Audioquest are the highest s... | |
| The two stages of audiophilia For stage Three I prefer a good Petite Sirah or Pino Noir. |