ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| Streaming, Getting the Signal, Then What? I am over 70 as well and what I do not want to spend my time screwing around with electronics… and especially not the network (I was in IT most of my career). Just buy a better streamer. A great streamer will isolate you from the network. I have s... | |
| In the sand box @markmuse +1 😂 | |
| DAC connection to computer USB. But a separate streamer will sound way better. | |
| Retirement System Finally Completed: Impression of the Mola Mola Tambaqui 👍 | |
| Recommendations for a jazz record which demonstrates vinyl superiority over digital And idler drives… Old coveted Garrard. | |
| Solid State Preamp to replace tube unit Oooh, this could be a very fraught move. I can’t imagine going that direction. Consider Zesto, Audio Research or VAC. CJ is not a sound easily left behind. | |
| Looking for my End Game Speaker Magico are great speakers but your electronics have to be absolutely top notch and exactly of your tastes or they are not going to sound great. I have heard them many times sounding terrible… simply because they were so accurately reproducing the ... | |
| In the sand box @hilroy48 (OP). Yes, slabs of un-isolated granite are often reported as causing ringing. I use a slabs Of granite for my amp. I have a heavy amp stand with spikes to the concrete floor, on top of the stand (under the granite are a series of ... | |
| Physical degradation of CD's No. Don’t worry, it will not hurt them. I remember the concern was over age and that the integrity of the info on disks was supposed to be only something like twenty years. I have CDs going back forty years without a problem. My CDs like my vi... | |
| What exactly is PRaT??? @audiom3 Thank you for your thoughtful and insightful comment. I am sure it comes from deep knowledge and long study of the nuances of high end sound qualities. | |
| Where to purchase cables? For my main system I tend to purchase from my dealers. They will let me audition, but most are Transparent and I have most recently upgraded to the most recent. I usually keep old interconnects and use on my secondary systems. Upgrade your main sy... | |
| about ready to dive in to streaming... PS Audio AirLens vs Aurender N10? Aurender for sure. It is an audiophile grade streamer with sound quality, build quality, support and a great app for navigation. I own two Aurender. Just a note on sound quality differences between, say the N200 and N20. I would say the differ... | |
| Light dimmer switches cause noise, but how about Hue bulbs with dimming function? I have about 45 Hue bulbs all over the house. I have observed no interference whatsoever so ever. | |
| Qobuz and Tidal comparison When I compared Qobuz sounded better. Additionally Qobuz has over half a million high rez albums and Tidal has a small fraction. I started with Tidal and after a year of urging by my audio guy, I started a free month with Qobuz… I cancelled my Ti... | |
| suggestions for new phono stage I recommend a used Audio Research PH 8 or 9 or a Zesto you have on your list. Both are audiophile quality, detailed and natural sounding. Ive owned several ARC starting with the PH2 back in the 80’s and now moved up to the Reference 3SE. The P... |