ghdprentice
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| Cardas Golden Cross Congratulations on your rediscovery. Cardas Golden Reference speaker cables had rescued my system back in the 1990’s. The gold cross are not quite as warm as the Reference were. How they sound now will entirely depend on your system I am sure. Lo... | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode I always run my ARC Reference 160s or 160m's in triode mode. If I unplug it for some reason and it defaults back to ultra linear within a minute of listening I will start to wonder what is wrong...the hardening of the midrange, the reduction in rh... | |
| Will one cable upgrade make a noticeable difference? Hard call I will say that the G6 Transparent were a pretty big upgrade in general. I am using all G6... partly a fortuitous timing when I had upgraded my system. I have heard a lot of very positive responses between G5 and G6. But, it is alwa... | |
| What software has good sound quality? While it has been a while since I compared software, I tried Foobar, iTunes, JRiver and a couple more. The difference was virtually inconsequential in comparison to getting off of the PC and MacBook and using a dedicated streamer. | |
| Power Amplifier - Maximum Resolution & Detail! @erik_squires +1 I was thinking about this today. Emphasis on the details indicates you are building a microscope as opposed to a music delivery system. They tend to be very different things. | |
| Discerning a difference between streamers is difficult...only me or common for all? OP, I know we have discussed this off line. Sounds like you have a great opportunity to get the sound you are looking for at a very low cost. I wish that was true for me. So, just exploring until you find what really pleases you sounds like a sou... | |
| Power Amplifier - Maximum Resolution & Detail! @thieliste +1 not my cup of tea either. But good choices if it is. | |
| ???What's The LEAST Expensive "End Game"Amplifier You've Ever Heard??? Well, that SABAJ is even on sale for $449 instead of the normal $499! | |
| Eversolo, can I do better? If you want an Aurlic Aries G series I recommend the G2.2. Earlier models (G2.1 and G2) do not have as good a sound quality. I owned an Aries G2. There was a significant improvement in sound quality with the G2.2. | |
| How does sound influence your appreciation? It depends on the system, to me. Many systems are oriented towards scraping and exposing the most minute details. These will present the venue and mastering and can mask the music... drawing emphasis to the system. I used to have one of these. To ... | |
| Help me identify an amp Wow. Now that is one old amplifier. | |
| Burmester 218..... @zuesman Thanks for your comments. You say sounds better. Could you compare and contrast the differences? That would be interesting to know. | |
| Why is an iPhone such a good streamer? iPhones... and MacBooks are great streamers considering the nature of what they are. I have spent decades using portable devices. However, it only holds up until you compare to a better source with appropriate amplification. I have used all sorts ... | |
| System assessment... Congratulations on retiring, and on having a great system. I have been retired for about five years now and my system brings great joy to me. I first upgraded prior to retirement and then again about a year after. My progress in the last decade or... | |
| Bob Carver tube amps @mbrusso +1 Carver was innovative but seldom produced gear that sounded great… although often different (seldom in a good way), and not very reliable. |