ghdprentice
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| So, a reviewer just said something I need to talk about. I love the music… the result, regardless of the skill of the musician. It inspires my subconscious and causes me to appreciate it. I have a relationship to the music not its creator. Some music is not musical or beautiful in a musical sense, but ... | |
| Power conditioner/Surge Protection Furman is a well known name, highly regarded by many. My go to is Shunyata and Isotech… I highly recommend these. I have extensive experience with Monster, I would not recommend anything from them. They seem to be a marketing company with products... | |
| why expensive streamers Yes, audiophiles pursue the best possible sound they can possibly achieve given their income level (pretty much the definition of an audiophile), and relish it. Enthusiasts pursue cost effective sound quality and relish that. | |
| Do you past equipment appear in your dreams? Work, graduate school, some relationships… but fortunately I have not gone over the edge on audio that far. But if I did, it would be lust over something new… but that’s me. | |
| Your Ultimate Phono Preamp: Which One Would You Choose? Audio Research Reference 3SE. After purchasing my first Audio Research phono stage, the PH2 around 1989 which finally sounded great. I then upgrading multiple times over the following decades.. I finally got to the REF3 about five years ago, anal... | |
| Best way to offload currently inoperative Conrad Johnson MV60? The problem is, it sounds like it is an easily fixed problem, but a listing is going to read… does not work, and taking someone’s word that this is all it needs, well no one is going for that… making the value small. The only way I can see gettin... | |
| Recommendations for really well-recorded music for high-end audio system demo @dekay Interesting you bring up Joe Jackson. His Body and Soul album is exceptionally well recorded. He went all over New York looking for a venue to record the album, specifically for the sound. As I remember he chose a nearly all wood venue. H... | |
| What is your front end ? Aurender W20SE streamer, Audio Research Ref CD9SE CD player, and near Klimax LP12 / Koetsu Rosewood Signature, Audio Research Ref 3 Phono stage. They all sound virtually identical given the same input recording (vinyl shows more variability in sou... | |
| Non-fatiguing speakers in $10K range? @dill +1 | |
| Non-fatiguing speakers in $10K range? Your yes’s and no’s of speakers seem consistent with your observations of speaker brands. Off the cuff… sorry that Pass is out… I would think Wilson / Pass would be a good combo for you. There are some other combos but not sure the Accuphase is th... | |
| Audio Research versus McIntosh tube amps: anyone experience or compare both? @vinocour Very nice account of your experience with ARC. Very similar to mine although I have spent the last few years with the Ref 160s and 160m. Judging by your comments on your main system I must highly recommend the Woo WA5 headphone amp. I... | |
| A stupid question(s) about power cords Developing the “ear” to hear nuances takes time. A/B comparisons are really difficult at first and are often incredibly frustrating. A great way out of the dilema is to listen to music from a configuration or component for a couple weeks trying to... | |
| Audio Research versus McIntosh tube amps: anyone experience or compare both? The contemporary Audio Research Reference and VT amps have audio biasing and soft start. So, no fiddling is ever needed. | |
| Need recommendations on 15ft speaker cables OP, The Transparent that is customizable is many thousands of dollars, this is what you are looking at? But they are not likely to make things warmer.. the warm has to be in your components to start with. Typically that is not the case. Given... | |
| Looking for... Integrated tube amp with phono Luxman has a very distinct flashy sound with elevated treble and a bit elevated bass. To me it is a flashy sounding and looking amp. So, it is the opposite of Conrad Johnson, ARC and VAC, which emphasizes fidelity to real live music with great rhy... |