ghdprentice
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| What is the most important component to consider while building a new system? Of course they all matter. However.There are lots of rules of thumb with regard to different components. Over most of the last 50 years my system has had Speakers that were more in the 10% of system cost as opposed to the 30% or so recommended inv... | |
| Best sub for music, I have only bought subs in pairs. Having been doing high end audio, I have learn certain abstract generalities that lead me to make choices without knowing facts. I wouldn’t mix. I would buy one and save to buy the second identical.when I went to ... | |
| Buying used vs new? Absolutely. No moving parts. The preamp is the heart of a system. So leveraging your purchasing power by buying used is a great way to go. A good preamp will last many decades… Actually I have the first integrated amp I purchased in 1972. Still wo... | |
| USB vs. HDMI vs. Toslink It depends on what you are using it with. Did you buy the Yggi or the Gungnir multibit? I think in audio only the optical is the lowest on the list. USB is what is normally used from a laptop. Depending on how high a sound quality you are shooting... | |
| Best sub for music, Every time I bring up the subject of subwoofer the name REL is the answer. Including my audio dealer who has sold and installed many and of different brands… REL. Best and easiest to install with their setup and outstanding performance.Always two ... | |
| What DAC upgrade made you say “DAMN, that sounds SO MUCH better than my last DAC”? I have owned many DACs. Starting at the ~$1K range and then higher: Ayre QB-9, Sim Moon 650D with the add on $8K power supply, Schiit Gungnir multibit, Schiit Yggi, upgraded Ayre QB-9 2020, Audio Research CD9Se, and Berkeley Alpha 3. The most prof... | |
| Best Sounding Speaker Cables? @oldaudiophile... I scanned the article. Yes, I saw that they listened to some high end cables... they used Krell equipment. I also noted the source of the article. While I try and remain patient and just highlight positive things. This kind of BS... | |
| Which Phono Pre? Good choice… that would be a very good and safe bet. | |
| Help! New TT skipping badly.... Yes, the floor… that is it. The standard solution is a wall mounted shelf. People in apartments and upstairs the world over have been doing this for decades. Don’t get wrapped up in conversations about suspended tables and other stuff.I had an AR ... | |
| Best Sounding Speaker Cables? @oldaudiophile … From the NYT article: ”So given the assumption that there can only be a truly minor difference with speaker cables and the desire to get something inexpensive (but good) from a recognizable source and from a company I’d heard of, ... | |
| Upgrade from Schiit Bifrost 2? I have a few pieces of Schiit laying around. While ordering them I remember trying to contact them and getting irritated. But once I heard the components I got I decided it was worth the lack of customer service. Most of their stuff costs less tha... | |
| Only one speaker The response to mono sound varies among people. My system images well and I enjoy that part if the experience a lot. I will seldom listen all the way through a mono album. I have a friend that doesn’t seem to care either way. So folks appear to re... | |
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| Finally received my SimAudio Titan back! Thanks for sharing your experience. Great to hear the result. | |
| Upgrade from Schiit Bifrost 2? I assume you had a bad experience with your Bifrost. Typically I always invest at least two to three times in a component, it will get you a “Wow” in improved SQ. In the price category you appear to be in, my recommendation would be the Gungnir mu... |