ghdprentice
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| Fun With Cable Risers Ok then… I was pretty sure you would have thought that out. 😊 | |
| New Transport? / Streamer? / CD Player? @charles1dad Charles, what I am saying is not conjecture it is a forecast based on my knowledge and experience. I have been working in the high tech electronics industry for over forty years while being an audiophile. I have worker with electrical... | |
| Fidelity vs. Musicality...........Is there a tug of War? I have a highly analytical background, perhaps lIke many folks that take up high end audio. The attraction to analyze, compare, and improve the easily heard sound quality characteristics is very high. So, as I learned I optimized the most obvious... | |
| If there’s an audiophile exit ramp, this ain’t it… Judging by your comments and equipment this has been a pretty quick trip for you. A lot of us have spent fifty years or more getting to our dream systems. Every ones personality is different. So underlying reasons could be different than my guess ... | |
| How to get into high end digital? (Feeding a DAC) I had a top of the line Nakamichi CD player. I put it into my system last year for about 30 seconds, unplugged it, took it upstairs and threw it in the trash. Literally. I payed thousands for it. Bit streams in the digital end are as important as... | |
| Quboz/Aurender Issue +1 of lapsed subscription. | |
| New Transport? / Streamer? / CD Player? There has been endless discussions about for ages about CD/Streamer. It is important to realize the answer on the basis of cost/sound quality is not static… it is changing rapidly now. Ten years ago the answer between the two would be CD if you wa... | |
| What headphone and amplifier for classical enthusiast 👍 | |
| What process do you use to purchase cables? @audiohedgehogsI share your approach and have repeatedly chosen Transparent by direct comparison. Well articulated. Particularly I have found the two cycles of withdrawal act the most telling. I agree about assessing your system before starting. I... | |
| Fun With Cable Risers @millercarbon I am surprised the lava lamp doesn’t have a transformer that degrades the sound in some audible way. | |
| System recommendations I would avoid lateral moves. I found, in general, if you double the cost you get an “oh wow”. You always want to be pleasantly surprised at how much better the change has made your system | |
| The Importance of the Digital Cable The old audiophile adage, “everything matters” is very true. No matter how many times I wish it didn’t, it does. | |
| High end high quality int. amp for low level listening I was kind of interested in seeing if anyone has a firm grasp on what makes for a system that sounds great at low volume. It has puzzled me for a long time. From the answers, it doesn’t sound like anyone else does. I have a fuzzy idea. After fifty... | |
| Recommendations for speakers with Luxman 509x You want something punchy and not real sensitive to near wall placement. But I will say there is, in general, a huge difference in speaker performance between the $5K and over $10k cost. Willing to go used is excellent. Look for something in the $... | |
| New Transport? / Streamer? / CD Player? I would recommend investing in a good DAC and separate streamer. If you can afford a good streamer and DAC you will have no use for a CD transport. A good Streamer and DAC will sound as good and much of the time better than a CD transport or rippe... |