ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| Is there anything other than a Benchmark DAC? Audio Research Reference 9 (tubed… wonderfully musical and detailed… in no way Benchmark like)… my personal favorite Berkely Alpha 3 Solid state… neutral and natural without the hot top. | |
| Requesting opinions about 4 specific amplifiers I can only fairly comment on the Pass relative to the Luxman. I find the Pass amps to capture the midrange and rhythm and pace far better than Luxman. These two parameters are key to musicality, making Pass in this situation keep detail and bass b... | |
| When Was The Audio Golden Age? I think the golden age of audio is normally thought to be the 50’s and 60’s because of the quality of the recordings. At that time the art had reached its peak before solid state and digital really compromised the recording industry. As far a pla... | |
| Why is better worse? Looks like a 1980’s product. Dried out caps… and I’m sure other components. The cost then was around $550. | |
| My Remote on my preamp has stopped working You are using that preamp to control the system you have pictured in your profile? This must be a different system. | |
| HiFi on the Go - Dream or Reality? OP, 👍 I have been listening to Lilium. If I were to upgrade… well, I go up. I have not heard the new Strads yet. But heard good things about them. On hotels. Yes, you have to make a choice based on time of travel vs hotel time. Most of my... | |
| Older Power Cables It is not uncommon for folks to be put off at the idea of upgrading power cords… even when interconnects proved to impart a significant improvement to the sound. The problem is that very often if you simply make a low ball purchase you will not ge... | |
| One answer to an oft-asked question. Now with streaming… Qobuz: New Releases, by genre, internet radio channels for instance - 1.FM they have many dozens of stations by subcategory, Paradise Radio Eclectic Mix… thousands of others. I hardly listen to stuff I have owned ever. Now ... | |
| HiFi on the Go - Dream or Reality? I have been a traveling audiophile for decades. Over that time I have tried all the evolving technology, head amps, DACs, in-ear, over ear etc. I own an Astell & Kern SP2000 with add on amp and Focal Utopia. Also UltraSonde Edition 8… which ar... | |
| Listening Room Negotiation or bribery. A marriage or relationship requires compromise on both sides. If you are an audiophile then your partner should work with you. Btw, when we moved together she had Ohm speakers, which we happily jettisoned along the way. ... | |
| Amati G5 vs. Borresen C3 Oops, my bad. | |
| ADD or Audiophile? @curiousjim Ahhh, time to invest in a great chair. I’m actually not being a wise ass (😊)… I have an issue that makes sitting uncomfortable. So, with lots of thought, and a new chair… problem solved. | |
| Amati G5 vs. Borresen C3 I own Amati. I have not heard the X3… but read over a couple reviews. I have also owned speakers with air motion transducers and of different classes of speakers. These are two completely different speakers in most every way. The Amati is an e... | |
| New expensive power cord for amp and no change in sound? @dentdog 👍 | |
| Electric bill any high Agreed with others. No chance, it is the streamer or DAC. |