ghdprentice
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| Good choice for 20' XLR cable? What is your system? DHLabs. This is a key juncture. It is easy to go cheap because it is long. This can be false economy. You want to move it but you do not want to introduce a weak link that you later must replace. Having said that I find ... | |
| YOUR AUDIOPHILE JOURNEY WHEN DID IT START AND HOW DID YOU GET TO YOUR DREAM SYSTEM? Perhaps as at the age of ~12 in 1964 at night holding my ear up to the old tubed counsel radio in my bedroom with the volume turned down to a whisper so my parents could not hear me in the next room. Irresponsible purchase of a Marantz 2040 integ... | |
| All-in-One units for retiring audiophile & music lovers in 2025, say what? Since you mentioned audiophile... then Linn is the only one that come to mind for me. | |
| Have you ever bought something you've never heard of? Congratulations. Great it turned out well. I don't think I have ever done that with audio. I'm a "research the crazy out of something first" kind of guy. | |
| Recommendations For Upgrade AES/EBU Digital cable up to $500 From the what you are saying I would think a high end used Cardas... Clear Beyond would fit the bill. | |
| Which company manufactures this Ethernet switch for the other? The better the streamer the less the network matters. Put all you can into the streamer unless you like playing with your network for fun. | |
| Do CD Transports benefit much from upgraded power cords? +1 Lagavulin | |
| All-in-One units for retiring audiophile & music lovers in 2025, say what? DSM’s can have streamer, DAC, preamp and amps all in one box. Well, I have not at all made the trip to consolidation and will not unless I am forced to go to a retirement home. However, I have listened extensively to the Linn DSMs. They are co... | |
| Better DAC or better Streamer @mclinnguy I have a A&K SP2000 DAP and an Aurender N100 (10 pounds) and an Aurender W20SE (46 pounds). I actually like talking weight. It isn’t there just for looks and is a pretty reliable indicator of sound quality. I’ve used all of thes... | |
| Location of compoments. Most speakers require empty space between speakers and dampened front walls. Normally I can close my eyes and hear the shape of the rack in between… it kills the imaging. I’ve tried fairly low racks. But the best is only the amp on a low amp stand... | |
| Audio Research GS 150 or REF 75SE? @welcher You are correct, The autobias and soft start are only on the most recent rendition of ARC amps. | |
| Lower power on left channel Well, in hearing what it was... that makes sense. Bet you are one happy guy. | |
| Audio Research GS 150 or REF 75SE? I will say that there are a huge number of Ref 75SE fans. They may have moved on and bought a Ref 160, but still can't let their 75SE go. This is from and AI. I generally find them to do a pretty good job in contrasting sound qualities. ... | |
| Do Audio Hobbyists Commonly Fail to Fully Utilize Their Systems? @sls883 +1 | |
| Better DAC or better Streamer One’s conclusion on Aurender’s Conductor app may be highly dependent on when you used it. They did a major upgrade about six to nine months ago. Not a spectacularly smooth transition. But is solidified and now far more powerful than the earlier ve... |