ghdprentice
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| Has anyone abandoned stereo for atmos for music? For those with sound quality as the priority for music will have a two channel system for music and a home theater. I do. The difference in sound quality for music given the same investment level in two channel vs multichannel is huge. The num... | |
| Power cable Advice... @steakster Yes my trip down was very similar… lots of water fights. But we stayed in the boats. That seemed safer. | |
| Power cable Advice... @steakster Yes, great trip isn’t it. Good memories. | |
| You tube hifi influencers. Love them or hate them? We have been in this pursuit for the same about amount of time. Absolutely nothing has changed in the process if you want to be efficient about it. There are less audio stores. But you use those, maybe find some local audiophiles to listen to thei... | |
| Better cd SQ You can get your CDs to sound as good as your vinyl and streaming can sound even better. The DAC would be the first step. It is a question of your transport and DAC, matched to the rest of your system. I always look at the long term first. Do you... | |
| Buying from Japan...Accuphase or Luxman what are the costs ? import duties etc Congrats. The choice I would have made. Enjoy. | |
| Power cable Advice... OP, Great deal. No question great choice. I have no doubts you’ll hear a great improvement. | |
| Have Luxman 509x. Considering Pass Labs INT-250 or Dan D’Agostino Progression Integrated @tonywinga +1 I used to have Pass and moved to Audio Research… doing exactly what you did. Yep, don’t cheap out on power cords and isolation steps can provide further improvements. I’m using springs now… I’ll probably spring for Townsend or S... | |
| Copper vs. Silver tonearm wire I found that inexpensive cables made from copper vs silver are easily differentiated by the brightness of silver and the warmth of copper. But as you get into higher end cables the categories blur. The best, relaxed… non-bright cables I have heard... | |
| Anybody using the last record preservative Well, early picked extra virgin is probably OK. | |
| Anybody Using a Portable Audio Player (DAP) As a Streamer? OP, I tried both. If I have a chance in the next day or two, I’ll do the comparison again. @fuzztone …”I have an A&K and it sounds flat …” +1 | |
| You don't lack bass, you have too much treble @erik_squires +1 good post. I have worked through a very complicated relationship with treble for nearly fifty years. While I knew the old adage of be careful when choosing speakers, too bright can sound like good detail. But struggled with ... | |
| Handling Heavy Amps @cherbib 👍🎉 That’s the spirit! | |
| how do you stream ethernet quality in a non ethernet (wi fi only) room A good streamer will bring you great sound . I would use a wall wart wifi extender plugged in next to your system upstairs. My $150K system works this way. Good streamers make up for network shortcomings. I have tried ether regenerators and di... | |
| Anybody using the last record preservative Perhaps fifteen or twenty years ago when vinyl was the only medium for audiophiles there was enormous amount of effort by audiophiles and even chemists to determine appropriate and effective cleaning fluids. Extensive testing, much of it science b... |