ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| Solid State Preamp to replace tube unit Changing tubes all the time? They need to be changes every 3,000 hours. Even if you listen two hours a day... that is every four years. | |
| Streamer recommendations The Grim U1 is also a good sounding streamer, but I would still choose the Aurrender N20… but I could be happy with either. | |
| Mark Levinson 534 compared to Pass 350.8 I have not heard the recent Mark Levinson amps, but from past experience and intimate familiarity with this and past Pass amps. Pass is much more natural and musical and an excellent pairing with your Audio Research preamp. Mark Levinsen stuff has... | |
| Recommend me a tube integrated amplifier @chenry +1. The i50 is my favorite integrated. Whenever I hear one I instantly close my eyes and fall into the music. The most musical and fulfilling integrated I know of. I am constantly wanting to buy one even though I have no where to use ... | |
| From Sonus Faber Extrema to... Beautiful system. I agree that a CJ amp would be a big improvement. I am a big Sonus Faber fan because of their relaxed, natural / musical nature. There really is not any other speaker like it, other that Serbin. I am very familiar with Wilson... | |
| Reliability - what’s your experience been? I have owned and upgraded a high end audio system since the early 1970s. Marantz at the beginning and getting better. Amber, AR turntable, Nakimachi, VPI, Threshold, Pass, Audio Research, Sony CD player (in the very beginning) and Sonic Frontiers,... | |
| Who knew? OP, Exactly… so Stan had the same experience… simple stuff done wrong. Well, it is a precision instrument. Also, yes… there are trade-offs with different designs. Vacuum plater, idler arm, massive weight designs have their idiosyncrasies /... | |
| Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say? I would say something complementary about it or having it and then mention that you you have a system and were able to improve the sound by doing X. The trick is to be tactful, interested, and helpful and offer some evidence of your knowledge and ... | |
| Who knew? OP, Thank you for sharing your experience. I am the kind of person that never touches delicate mechanical devices. I would destroy something. Fortunately I have a local audio dealer that is a certified Linn technician. He loves setting up any tu... | |
| Aurender n100h or n150 @blisshifi +1 I own a N100H (which does sound great)… but have heard many different Aurrender and I own a Aurender W20SE. Bliss is correct. | |
| Receiver Too Weak? Is your comments on two channel music? Or on home theater. Receivers are typically a big compromise, whether HT or 2 channel audio. But particularly 2 channel audio. All in one boxes are compromise after compromise. it doesn’t matter quite as ... | |
| Amplifier used w/ headphones and no speakers connected, can it be damaged? @ken6217 I bet that sounds glorious. I didn’t know you could do that. High powered tube amplification for headphones are one of the most amazing things I discovered. I us a 300B Woo WA5… that can be used as an integrated amp. Took my headphone s... | |
| Should I use Audiopoints under Aerial 10T spikes on hardwood floor? Most speakers come with factory spikes and metal disks to put under them if you have wood floors. I have never actually used the disks, but I would not think there will be a really small difference. If you want the most performance consider Townsh... | |
| Cable upgrade Congrats, don’t forget to give them a good couple hundred hours to break in…. Mellow. | |
| Help Deciding On New Speakers For Small Room, $10k budget Congratulations! I have more than one friend with a small room system… they can be fantastic. Great that it is already treated. Your price range is high enough to achieve great things. I am not a fan of trebly speakers. Leaving out a lot of bran... |