ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| Why not go wireless? (And how?) Every time I bring up subwoofers of any kind my audio guy says REL. Advanced acoustic sensing, integration features, and exceptional performance for the money. I trust him completely, have known him over 20 years and compared notes on every thing.... | |
| Sending a 110 lb amp to the manufacturer for cleaning/calibration. Good idea? How to ship? Sim may be able to sell you the original packing materials if you can’t find them. Some companies keep these in stock forever. I think Pass does. Is there a dealer near you that can handle it. I try to let someone else do it. If Sim recommended it... | |
| My conclusion: mid level $$ analog vs digital In general spend an equal amount on well chosen compatible analog end and digital end... the analog will edge out the digital in detail, naturalness, and musicality at the $2K, $10K, $100K, and higher... all levels. Analog is not as convenient, bu... | |
| Lost: streaming & changing my system HELP Oops, I intended to say Aurender N100 Streamer (not A100)... it comes in a number of flavored. I have one in my headphone system. They make a lot of different ones. | |
| A few not-so-obvious things I learned doing room treatment Very good advice. I accidentally bought a house with outstanding acoustics. I have been shocked at how important they are even after decades fiddling with ribbon speakers... half the sound quality... I have to agree. | |
| Which Phono Preamp? I have to agree, if you like the Pass you have then the Pass is going to have a similar and complementary sound to it. I found over time mixing if you don’t have to complicates things. Same brand are made together. | |
| Lost: streaming & changing my system HELP I have owned Threshold / Pass stuff for most of the last 40+ years. If you like your amps and preamp then I am sure you can tuck them away. If you prefer to dip your toe in instead of blowing all of the $10K, I recommend a Schiit Yggidrasil DAC (~... | |
| Carver M 1.5t Carver was a very flashy designer who correctly thought lots of power was the key to transients but his implementations were not full bodied and natural sounding. I would never bought one back then, let alone new. | |
| Lost: streaming & changing my system HELP Sounds challenging. You might have noticed that The Absolute Sound had and article in the last two issues on downsizing Audio. Not the approach you are thinking about. But worth reading. .I can speak to streaming as I have dipped my toe in and out... | |
| Best Bang for your Buck DAC ? I think your instinct to go with Schiit is good. I helped a friend get his first high end DAC. It was a Yggi. In the process I bought a Gungnir multibit (for my office system). I highly recommend the Gungnir Multibit... it gets you close to the Yg... | |
| Typical lifespan for a 5 channel power amp? I have had some amps for decades. I have never had one go out. My current Rotel 5 channel has been operating in the same cabinet for nearly 20 years. | |
| 2 channel setup - Should I add a center channel or $1500 subwoofer? Really depends on your priorities. Is this a home theater under construction or a audio system that you want to enhance over time to also be a home theater. If audio is your priority... a sub. If HT then center channel.Something like 85% of HT sou... | |
| What is the actual percentage of people exclusively listening to vinyl vs digital? @buck66 “I listen to CD exclusively. I just bought my retirement system, several years early. I figure I can enjoy it while I wait to retire. This is the best sounding system I have ever owned....”I did exactly the same thing. Bought my retiremen... | |
| What’s your obstacles on the way of listening @jbrrp1 Thank you. It isn’t electrical... I have a direct line. It is the very slight background noice. My listening area is dead silent... well, except when the fan is running in the air conditioning. But I can always turn it off for a while. | |
| Blue sound vault2i Yes, streamers have been greatly improving and many options are available and the more you pay (in general) the better they sound. The streamer makes a big difference. Aurender has a great line of them, I have two. It’s easy to move files over net... |