ghdprentice
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| Quick System Building Pop Quiz: @mapman You are correct… I seemed to have a couple other systems. They have never been extra systems, but for a special location. I have a system in my office. It started with cheap PC speakers twenty years ago. I used to work a lot. Typic... | |
| Berkeley Audio Design and MQA? What a format sounds like (assuming it is not grossly reducing data… like MP3 is very large the result of the hardware that is used to interpret it. MQA was a great idea, with lots of things going for it that was too late to market. It can sound g... | |
| Seeking Opinions on Nordost Cables Low end Nordost are just OK cables, they can be a little thin. I found other brands to be superior. However, upper end cables and interconnects are stunning. Detailed without a hint of harshness… natural and nuanced. I had the privilege of having ... | |
| Quick System Building Pop Quiz: For me 1). I always strive for the very highest level of performance possible at my income level. Dilution by putting money in duplicate equipment is antithetical to that. | |
| Cable Break In for the Naysayers @liquidsound +1 | |
| Clock vs Streamer advice @lalik +1 This is an unusual observation. This is just not a characteristic of the Aurender sound. I can only think the fatigue is coming from elsewhere in the system. | |
| Best cable placement @soix +1 I’d use this as a starting point. I would leave it in my system that way for a couple weeks at least. Until you know the sound completely… two months is good as well. Then switch them. To me this kind of comparison is the way to hear... | |
| Purchase on Audiogon arrived not as described OP, I am really glad to hear you got your refund. Wow, what an experience. | |
| Upgrade My Turntable - How Much Do I Need to Spend? You ask a good question. I think making a one step up to get the most out of the rest of your equipment makes sense. If you buy a new turntable, preferably from a dealer, or in the case of VPI diect. You should receive it all ready to go and not ... | |
| Sonus Faber Sonetto V’s Thoughts Requested OP, yes, I understood that you now have KEF Q750s and are considering Sonus Faber Sonnetto… and I was recommending them to be a good choice. | |
| PS Audio NuWave DAC Yes, it is likely. If you want to improve your musical experience it is challenging as to where to start. You have a Emotiva XMC-1 AV processor. Audio Video processors tend not function well as preamps. So, I would say the alternatives for larges... | |
| Qobuz Issues? Good here… US. | |
| Volume levels I find the same thing. I run my digital end at 25ish and 35ish (preamp volume control) to achieve the same impact (unless it is a compressed album). I always assume this reflected the input voltage from the source… phono stage vs DAC. | |
| Cable upgrades Audio cables/wires typically have some dominant characteristics, characteristics which they tend to impart to any system. Cardas tend to be warm… some very warm. Transparent and Straight Wire tend to be very transparent, imparting no net differenc... | |
| Looking for recommendations for integrated with a more “organic” sound. That is a good question. It is recommended when changing tubes. So that is 2,000 hours for the 6550WE tube and 4,000 hours for a 6922 power tubes. They say a technician. I saw the procedure it is not hard. But there is high voltage inside the chas... |