ghdprentice
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| Internet Noise: A Pest in the Machine OP, Thank you for the follow up on how you solved the problem. However, what you did to solve the problem makes me wonder. You did not change out the KT88 tubes yet, correct? Makes me wonder if it was a tube acting as a receiver. I would find... | |
| Bad Experience with Conrad Johnson OP, I am sorry to hear about your experience. On the other hand, Conrad Johnson is a small company producing extremely good audiophile products. It does not excuse poor customer interactions… but on the other hand they do not have the volume to ... | |
| $50k - $80k Budget…Opinions please. @pindac Yes, definitely. Carefully chosen requires footwork, listening skills, reading, exposure to different systems, etc. I think each of us with many decades of experience have chosen slightly different paths to be able to evaluate equipme... | |
| Speaker cables bi wiring for front towers I’ve not had much luck in bi-wiring. While I have not done extensive testing, a couple of my systems have been biwired. Now, bi-amping, that is a different story. What is your equipment? This can help. There is a place under your UserID to put ... | |
| Need advice @jjss49 +1 Always the first place to start, most likely. With Audio Research gear I don’t tube roll. I’d get a brand replacement or similar. But that is me. | |
| $50k - $80k Budget…Opinions please. @magnuman … “sorry to tell you that you don't know what you're talking about just because the system costs $160,000 doesn't mean it's going to sound better than an $80,000 system ” Sorry you did not read my post. I did not say you can randomly pi... | |
| Linn LP12 Cirkus baring I have a contemporary LP12 with the Karousel Bearing. I would say, if you can get good money for a Cirkus… I would do it. Get a Karousel… it is a significantly better bearing. I can say, with the upgrades in the last dozen or so years the Linn... | |
| Pass INT-25 better than Wilsenton R8? @carlsbad2 +1 | |
| $50k - $80k Budget…Opinions please. Your budget is good to get a great sounding system. Given your circumstances I would recommend starting from scratch… forget what you used to like. Use all the experience you gained on sound quality and components and start over. I would start... | |
| Anyone else feel like they are “transported” INTO the music Yep, that is the destination. Took me 45 years of research and investment… but I am there also. I get lost in the music. | |
| Subs for SF Amati Oh, no question Sonus Faber Gravis VI. How could one even think of something else? Made to integrate with SF Amati… in violin red! While I bought the Amati’s for the sound… they are so beautiful… so are the subs. | |
| user poll on seperates vs integrated Integrated amps have changed a lot in the last ten years, they have gotten a lot better. The $10K range is the real sweet spot in them. I have recently auditioned the Pass Int-60 (?), Luxman 509, and Audio Research I-50. $10K, $10K, $6K. They all ... | |
| I am just very happy with my system. Cool. Congradulations. It is great having a system you really enjoy. Typically I am thrilled with my system for about seven to ten years until I start to realize I might have enough funds to start thinking about an upgrade cycle. It would be g... | |
| Cable differences -- power, interconnect, digital, and in what order? As in most high end audio, it depends. From my experience (50 years) in general speaker cables, power cords, and interconnects. But they are all important and there are many exceptions. To really get a handle on the sound characteristics and t... | |
| Shortest Product Demo Ever: Had to Hit the Eject Button and Get the #*@% Out of There? I have had quite a few short auditions like that. Often it will be some young kid in an audio store that says listen to this, and the distortion and high frequency noise chases me out in a couple seconds. Usually a low cost system. But I will walk... |