ghdprentice
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| Sub-$1250 DAC w/ built-in Headphone Amp Schiit Gungnir I own one and have compared the whole range while searching for a friend. We chose the Yggi for him. The Gungnir multibit gets you most of the Yggi for half price. The thing with Schiit products are they are generally really excelle... | |
| Connecting a streamer via an Ethernet cable I am using a wifi extender, connected to an EtherRegen Switch, connected via Ethernet to my Aurender WE20se. My audio guy recommended this when I got rid of my streamer that connected directly to wifi (Auralic Aries G2). I’d be interested in knowi... | |
| Seeking ideas about how to improve my system I only have a few minutes. But sounds like I was where you were a year ago. .I upgraded my headphone system to an Aurender N100, a brand new Ayre DAC, and Woo 300B high powered amp... Focal Utopia, Sennheiser 800s... anyway, the rich warm detailed... | |
| ProAc Response 2.5 vs Totem Mani 2 I have not heard to Proac. But I have a set of Totem speakers in my office system. I really like them, they sound spectacular and look even better. I have smaller ones with their small subwoofer... a great combination. They are punchy, natural sou... | |
| Processor question Moag,Let me a little more clear on why I commented on separating systems instead of your component choice. You seem annoyed. I do not have an agenda. Seeing someone ask a question that would have a relative minor influence on their desired outcome... | |
| Building a New Listening Room on a Budget I was really... really lucky when we bought our house... I accidentally chose a house with a near perfect listening area. My high audio guy says he has never heard one as good... and he has decades of experience installing many $200K systems. So, ... | |
| Are Preamplifier’s Relevant Today or just a Hinderance with Digital Playback ? The overwhelmingm audiophile consensus is still yes to a preamp. In occasional instances where components are perfectly matched it works. But that is rare. There are quite a few folks that have tried it and gone back (stating exactly what Jond sai... | |
| Processor question I think folks like me look to help with the situations greatest opportunity. Our experience immediately identifies the pitfalls of stereo audio in a home theater situation. So we try and be helpful. If separate systems cannot be done, then I can’... | |
| Definitely lonely to be an audiophile Audiophilia tends to be a solo activity. Personally, I value my alone time more than anything. I am an only child, am inclined to deep reflection and learning. As a senior executive most of my career... you are really an island virtually always. ... | |
| Newbie to Vinyl Seeks Tips The real question is what you ultimately find appealing about vinyl. It is, in general, still the the most cost effective sound quality at a given price... $1,000, $5,000, $25,000, or $100,000 per end. So that could be a reason. Sounds like you ha... | |
| Equipment Maintenance/Cleaning Oh, we are supposed to clean our gear? My Roomba automatically vacuums the carpet. I guess I dust the speakers and component tops every year or so. I have all Audio Research Reference stuff, Sonus Faber Amati Traditional. I guess I get clean stuff... | |
| system/room equalized flat from 20 to 20k cps--is yours? I bought a house that accidentally had fantastic acoustics for a high end audio system. It is better to be lucky than good. | |
| Processor question I agree, you take a huge hit on your audio system by trying to do both. I stopped trying 20 years ago. So I have my audio system downstairs (in the largest room in the house), and my partner has her Home Theater upstairs in the living room. It is ... | |
| Anyone using Luxman m900u with Audio Research Ref6 Ten minutes warm up time. Although I have some routines like getting up going downstairs, turning on my equipment, brushing teeth, get coffee, sit down and listen, so warm up time happens without a hassle... but the gear sounds great immediately, ... | |
| Anyone using Luxman m900u with Audio Research Ref6 Since you have a ARC preamp and are talking about that kind o money definitely look at the ARC REF 160s. It is magic and the synergy with the other ARC equipment is incredible. I have Sonus Faber Amati Traditional speakers which have the same impe... |