ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| Sub-$1250 DAC w/ built-in Headphone Amp Many DAC / Amps are available... it is not unusual. But since you are looking to upgrade already... you are likely to be happy with an upgrade and spur you on to wonder more. Then an integrated can be a liability. Since you are on this forum you a... | |
| Sub-$1250 DAC w/ built-in Headphone Amp Schiit Gungnir I own one and have compared the whole range while searching for a friend. We chose the Yggi for him. The Gungnir multibit gets you most of the Yggi for half price. The thing with Schiit products are they are generally really excelle... | |
| Connecting a streamer via an Ethernet cable I am using a wifi extender, connected to an EtherRegen Switch, connected via Ethernet to my Aurender WE20se. My audio guy recommended this when I got rid of my streamer that connected directly to wifi (Auralic Aries G2). I’d be interested in knowi... | |
| Seeking ideas about how to improve my system I only have a few minutes. But sounds like I was where you were a year ago. .I upgraded my headphone system to an Aurender N100, a brand new Ayre DAC, and Woo 300B high powered amp... Focal Utopia, Sennheiser 800s... anyway, the rich warm detailed... | |
| ProAc Response 2.5 vs Totem Mani 2 I have not heard to Proac. But I have a set of Totem speakers in my office system. I really like them, they sound spectacular and look even better. I have smaller ones with their small subwoofer... a great combination. They are punchy, natural sou... | |
| Processor question Moag,Let me a little more clear on why I commented on separating systems instead of your component choice. You seem annoyed. I do not have an agenda. Seeing someone ask a question that would have a relative minor influence on their desired outcome... | |
| Building a New Listening Room on a Budget I was really... really lucky when we bought our house... I accidentally chose a house with a near perfect listening area. My high audio guy says he has never heard one as good... and he has decades of experience installing many $200K systems. So, ... | |
| Are Preamplifier’s Relevant Today or just a Hinderance with Digital Playback ? The overwhelmingm audiophile consensus is still yes to a preamp. In occasional instances where components are perfectly matched it works. But that is rare. There are quite a few folks that have tried it and gone back (stating exactly what Jond sai... | |
| Processor question I think folks like me look to help with the situations greatest opportunity. Our experience immediately identifies the pitfalls of stereo audio in a home theater situation. So we try and be helpful. If separate systems cannot be done, then I can’... | |
| Definitely lonely to be an audiophile Audiophilia tends to be a solo activity. Personally, I value my alone time more than anything. I am an only child, am inclined to deep reflection and learning. As a senior executive most of my career... you are really an island virtually always. ... | |
| Newbie to Vinyl Seeks Tips The real question is what you ultimately find appealing about vinyl. It is, in general, still the the most cost effective sound quality at a given price... $1,000, $5,000, $25,000, or $100,000 per end. So that could be a reason. Sounds like you ha... | |
| Equipment Maintenance/Cleaning Oh, we are supposed to clean our gear? My Roomba automatically vacuums the carpet. I guess I dust the speakers and component tops every year or so. I have all Audio Research Reference stuff, Sonus Faber Amati Traditional. I guess I get clean stuff... | |
| system/room equalized flat from 20 to 20k cps--is yours? I bought a house that accidentally had fantastic acoustics for a high end audio system. It is better to be lucky than good. | |
| Processor question I agree, you take a huge hit on your audio system by trying to do both. I stopped trying 20 years ago. So I have my audio system downstairs (in the largest room in the house), and my partner has her Home Theater upstairs in the living room. It is ... | |
| Anyone using Luxman m900u with Audio Research Ref6 Ten minutes warm up time. Although I have some routines like getting up going downstairs, turning on my equipment, brushing teeth, get coffee, sit down and listen, so warm up time happens without a hassle... but the gear sounds great immediately, ... |