ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| What to change in my system I guess I am a young whippersnapper at 71. My first thoughts are to invest in a better integrated amp. I would go used, and hopefully add the proceeds of selling your current one. I would think this would result in much better sound. | |
| Should Amps be plugged into a power conditioner? @bigboypete Congratulations. remember when I did exactly as you. Same result. Then I put in a direct line and an even bigger improvement. | |
| Is positive reinforcement why things are sounding better? I would say it sounds like you have made good choices… because when you don’t you will know it. Early on I made a few bad choices… although I may not have known it on the first day. One of mine was I found out what grain was in the sound of a use... | |
| Your thoughts on best audiophile speakers in $10,000 neighborhood? I have to reproduce part of a post I just made on another thread: ‘Speakers come with sound characteristics that are vastly different. Vastly! So, I recommend not considering anything other than sound quality as a first cut. If at all possible... | |
| quest for speaker upgrade You will be in for an amazing experience in upgrading to that level of speaker. Speakers come with sound characteristics that are vastly different. Vastly! So, I recommend not considering anything other than sound quality as a first cut. If at al... | |
| How Is This Possible? Must be Counterfeits I looked at them, they are not nearly the same external quality. Also, a number of people have cut them open… scraping the silver coating off the copper wire. They sound nothing like the refined Odin 2… vailed, less dynamic, less detailed not clos... | |
| Power cable suggestions for Pioneer turntable Agreed with most above. Either cartridge have a close look at phono stage / rest of equipment. Very nice looking system. I would stick with component upgrades and not drop any significant money on cables or cords yet. Wait until your individua... | |
| Heavy speakers: How to be able to reposition? Or just get furniture sliders from Amazon and use them until you have them correctly positioned, then take them out. A set made for both hard floor and carpet are alway good to have around the house to move other stuff. Mine have a fulcrum to slip... | |
| How Is This Possible? Must be Counterfeits @marcfrenette I have worked in mainland China and across the globe for decades in the manufacturing supply chains. China is full of great people, hundreds that I have known. The vast majority are great people with similar hopes and dreams… wi... | |
| 15k for streamer and dac....how much on each? Definitely an approximate 50 - 50 split. Both are critical. That gets you in the big league with the DAC. If it were me I would get a used Audio Research DAC9 (there are lots of other great DACs, but the 9 is really natural musical and detailed... | |
| Streamer only I am using the Aurrender W20SE ($22K) streamer through the Audio Research Reference CD9SE as DAC and it sounds as good as my very good vinyl leg. Each step from a Mac book, to inexpensive streamer, to a $3K $5K, $10K, $13K, to my W20SE provided a ... | |
| Do I need a phono preamp? Phono stages are as important as the turntable / cartridge. Over a period of ten years with a VPI Aries / Van den Hull Frog and originally a A rated (Stereophile) $200 Phonostage (which sounded simply terrible), then the 1980s Audio Research PH2, ... | |
| Seek advice on forums but always listen to your own ears! Yes. But you can often evaluate the posters experience and values through their post(s) / virtual systems. People trying to be helpful will usually provide enough context for you to understand where they are coming from and their experience… and t... | |
| Going Tubing Typically most folks tiptoe in by getting a tubed preamp first. They are very low maintenance and will refine the sound. Then later once they are comfortable with tubes jump into tubed power amps. They will produce a bigger change, but typically a... | |
| A GOOD dry record cleaning device I have tried many brushes. I even have one of the ridiculously priced German ones… ~$500 (all the rage a couple years ago). None have worked for me. They mostly push around the dust. I use Last general cleaner (2 -3 drops) on the last “brush” (the... |