ghdprentice
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| Good USB C Cable If you are just trying the DAC out. I would try all the different inputs and see if one stands out. That should give you a sense of whether you want to keep the DAC and its performance level. Since USB vs other digital is typically going to be the... | |
| What were your top musical discoveries of 2024? @alan60 Nice... thanks. | |
| Outlet Requirements @skids +1 | |
| Location of compoments. Leaving the amp in between is actually a reasonable compromise. It is better to have nothing… no amp at center. Typically that would be mean running dual mono amps behind or adjacent behind the speakers. So, if you can’t afford monoblocks, then a ... | |
| Clock cables matter Thanks for sharing. I'd love to see some photos of your system. I feel I would have to go back and forth researching that long list of esoteric equipment. It would be great to see it. | |
| What exactly is PRaT??? Sorry nothing we have said helps. But as I am sure I have mentioned, it is not easy to hear... took me a long long time. And it has nothing to do with drums or timing at a macro level. It is across the sound field. It is something that I read abou... | |
| What were your top musical discoveries of 2024? Mathew Halsall Peter Nuust Saint Disruption Red Mitchell Sara Bareilles and so many albums of artists I have known for a long long time. | |
| Vacuum Tube Preamp for Solid State Power Amp Pairing +1 Used: Conrad Johnson Audio Research VAC | |
| Vacuum Tube Preamp for Solid State Power Amp Pairing Let's not make this too complicated. You don't bias preamp tubes. Tube rolling is not a requirement. In my fifty years I have never thought about electrical compatibility between a preamp and amp and had a problem. So, I would choose a preamp for ... | |
| Tweaking Your Speaker Placement I used to own planar speaker... those tend to be the ones that are that sensitive to really minor adjustments. I use a laser measurer... and then the sound can literally snap into focus. Dynamic speakers tend to be less sensitive. | |
| What should I look for when purchasing a quality album? I use Music Direct if want a new album. Typically buying only audiophile pressings. I have had very bad luck with Amazon. If I want used, I go to a local store so I can examine the record carefully. | |
| Good outlet for amplifiers I used hospital grade outlets when I first installed my direct lines. Then as an experiment to see if it made a difference I swapped one for a Furutech GTX-D NCF(R) Ultimate Nano-Crystal Rhodium-Plated AC Duplex Receptacle. Once I heard the differ... | |
| Help With Streamer - Aurender, Auralic, HIFI Rose, Eversolo A10, etc. I am over 70 and have followed the development of streaming / streamers over the last couple decades. It is not overly complicated, if you do not want it to be. The good news is that you can skip the many intermediary steps and go right to the hig... | |
| Streamer apps critical @moonwatcher Banks would not be using this approach or most global companies. But yes comments are still best practice and now frequently in user exits... depending on the application. A story just for you, on commenting. I was implemen... | |
| YOUR AUDIOPHILE JOURNEY WHEN DID IT START AND HOW DID YOU GET TO YOUR DREAM SYSTEM? @noromance Subject... not using my vinyl rig. Well, I have not sold my vinyl or analog front end. I am toying with the ideal of upgrading to great cartridge I heard on an Audiogoner’s system, a Esturo Gold cartridge. I am sure with its amazi... |