ghdprentice
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| Auralic Aries @rfnoise .Sure hearing more notes can be attributed to lowering the noise floor. But a lot of damage is done to the sound stage, imaging, and background long before the level of covering up actual musical notes occurs. For instance, in a symphony ... | |
| How many of you are digital only systems? @fleschler Wow, you are a true collector. Amazing collection. | |
| Why is science just a starting point and not an end point? @millercarbon. +1I was trained as a scientist and practiced professionally as one for ten years. I have used the methods and approaches for my entire life in all aspects of my career and life. Science is the starting point and it is like peeling t... | |
| My Last CD player @vitussl101Obviously it depends on the equipment one compares. But a CD player is a mechanical device that reads a file off of a CD, a streamer, and a DAC. The file could just as easily be sourced off of a hard drive, or the internet. Noise is a c... | |
| warmest speaker cables you've heard? @docroasty… ‘I think, if you get the chance, you really have to try the Raal SR1a ribbon headphones for yourself to understand what I’m trying to achieve.”Interesting you bring up headphone systems. Really good headphones simply reflect the nature... | |
| Should the sound level in Triode mode be lower than in Tetrode @imhififan +1 Well put. | |
| warmest speaker cables you've heard? Here is the thing… if your system is well balanced tonally and you add warm cables you will loose the details and end up with a system that is warm and emotional with a marked reduction in the high frequency end. I mentioned I used Cardas Gold Cro... | |
| warmest speaker cables you've heard? @nonoise soulds like you are not in the US. There are lots of online used cable places… prices are half or less on older cables. | |
| warmest speaker cables you've heard? Cardas Golden Cross! These are the warmest cables I have heard. I used them for twenty years until I was able to improve my electronics. You can buy used for half price. | |
| ATC and Loki Congratulations. I bet this is exciting. First, you want to listen to your new speakers. If you are interested in good sound avoid any equalization. Start by setting up your system and making sure all components are fully broken in… 200 hours of m... | |
| Should the sound level in Triode mode be lower than in Tetrode My Audio Research Reference 160s is the same way. While the wattage is halved in Triode mode the difference is barely discernible. Careful listening is likely to reveal a bit more slam in Tetrode mode and a bit more warmth in Triode mode. Most of ... | |
| Auralic Aries @mike_in_nc Mike, Many people on these forums use terms they do not understand correctly or have very loose definitions for the terms they use. I have to agree with you there. But noice floor is a very important term particularly with increasingly... | |
| How many of you are digital only systems? td_dayton. +1It is generally accepted that if sound quality and not convenience is your top priority, a well chosen analog rig will achieve higher sound quality at almost any price. This includes rigs in the $100K+ categories. While both analog ... | |
| Bookshelf/Small Speakers Be careful not to audition TAD ME1’s, Raidho D1.2, or Sonus Faber Electr Amator III…etc. ! | |
| Can a Classe SSP replace a dedicated stereo pre? I have a great stereo system and great separate home theater system, also a large screen TV with high end sound bar in the bedroom. Obviously a separate system is preferred (a TV in the middle is usually acoustically bad)... I would personally add... |