ghdprentice
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| How many dealers do you use? On average I probably go through an upgrade cycle every ten years and it takes one to two years to do it. I just love the time in between enjoying the music.One of the reasons I have been active on the forums is that over the last couple years I u... | |
| Is your now then? @yaddy.+1 | |
| Critical oppositions made using inadequate equipment. @tomwh " The biggest issue I see with the out spoken people is there lack of experience with live real music. They always fall back on detail and pump up highs. They use the terms air around instrument , black background, neutral, sound stage, etc... | |
| Sonus Faber vs Wilson I understand the appeal of Wilson. I have heard them over decades and still have the WAMM audition etched in my mind. The holographic imagery. I was overwhelmed and appreciated the sound, but at the same time, said that is not the sound I want to ... | |
| What is the reason for this? (Digital vs Vinyl Question) Congratulations on the upgrade. I can completely understand your surprise. While digital has been getting better, typically you have to work at it and throw a lot more money at it for it to sound similar, let alone better. For decades I have tried... | |
| How many dealers do you use? I generally have a dealer that I know well and knows me. Typically the relationship lasts for twenty years or more. The alignment first comes from the brands he/she carries, as this shows a common sensibility. I occasionally buy some things on lin... | |
| amplifier with volume control I would also recommend heading back towards the main stream if you are interested in sound quality. Active preamps serve a function as Millercarbon points out. An integrated amp sounds like the right solution. | |
| First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k) ARC equipment is very accurate with an excellent midrange through bass (think non-colored warmth), but is not artificially warm. So it will sound detailed but not hard and cold. It also has outstanding rhythm and pace… musicalness. Rythm and pace ... | |
| First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k) Thanks, I love my dogs too… and my system in that order. | |
| Takayuki 300B vs Western Electric NEW Production 300B I have a couple Takatsuki 300B tubes in my Woo head amp. They replaced the stock tubes. No comparison in sound with original tubes, the Takatsuki are way better. But I have not tried new WEs. I think my research pointed without fail to the Takatsu... | |
| Premature gear defenestrations Not for me. I always make component upgrades that I have throughly research of the 2x to 3x cost and the change has always been significant and generally exceeded my expectations. You don’t get that profound changes from tweaks this way.Having sai... | |
| Dedicated Streamer/Transport Recommendations? This may be above you price range, but after experimenting with lots streamers I got a Aurender 100N for my headphone system and then upgraded to there flagship streamer for my main system. I can personally endorse their products at all levels. Th... | |
| Is your now then? About 1979 I purchased a very highly rated Onkyo tape deck (award winning). It sounded good. I though the tape head could be better optimized so I took it to and audio guy… sounded terrible after that. He screwed it up and couldn’t fix it. So I we... | |
| Please recommend a powerful tube amplifier Clearly you wouldn’t be looking around if you were in love with the sound. What is it that’s missing? My desire to look around disappears when I am happy with my system. You have a world class high powered amp known for detail, nuance, and raw pow... | |
| Sonus Faber vs Wilson That is quite the quandary. i guess a good one to have. My only concern was sound for most of my audiophile life, I never paid attention to looks. Then I got near retirement and wanted both. Fortunately I did not have to choose between the two. My... |