ghdprentice
Responses from ghdprentice
| Lost: streaming & changing my system HELP I have owned Threshold / Pass stuff for most of the last 40+ years. If you like your amps and preamp then I am sure you can tuck them away. If you prefer to dip your toe in instead of blowing all of the $10K, I recommend a Schiit Yggidrasil DAC (~... | |
| Carver M 1.5t Carver was a very flashy designer who correctly thought lots of power was the key to transients but his implementations were not full bodied and natural sounding. I would never bought one back then, let alone new. | |
| Lost: streaming & changing my system HELP Sounds challenging. You might have noticed that The Absolute Sound had and article in the last two issues on downsizing Audio. Not the approach you are thinking about. But worth reading. .I can speak to streaming as I have dipped my toe in and out... | |
| Best Bang for your Buck DAC ? I think your instinct to go with Schiit is good. I helped a friend get his first high end DAC. It was a Yggi. In the process I bought a Gungnir multibit (for my office system). I highly recommend the Gungnir Multibit... it gets you close to the Yg... | |
| Typical lifespan for a 5 channel power amp? I have had some amps for decades. I have never had one go out. My current Rotel 5 channel has been operating in the same cabinet for nearly 20 years. | |
| 2 channel setup - Should I add a center channel or $1500 subwoofer? Really depends on your priorities. Is this a home theater under construction or a audio system that you want to enhance over time to also be a home theater. If audio is your priority... a sub. If HT then center channel.Something like 85% of HT sou... | |
| What is the actual percentage of people exclusively listening to vinyl vs digital? @buck66 “I listen to CD exclusively. I just bought my retirement system, several years early. I figure I can enjoy it while I wait to retire. This is the best sounding system I have ever owned....”I did exactly the same thing. Bought my retiremen... | |
| What’s your obstacles on the way of listening @jbrrp1 Thank you. It isn’t electrical... I have a direct line. It is the very slight background noice. My listening area is dead silent... well, except when the fan is running in the air conditioning. But I can always turn it off for a while. | |
| Blue sound vault2i Yes, streamers have been greatly improving and many options are available and the more you pay (in general) the better they sound. The streamer makes a big difference. Aurender has a great line of them, I have two. It’s easy to move files over net... | |
| What’s your obstacles on the way of listening I am lucky our house has a daylight basement where my audio system is located. . My listening room is essentially underground and in a sprawling space so the acoustics are fantastic. My lawn guy can be right outside on the daylight side and it is ... | |
| What is the actual percentage of people exclusively listening to vinyl vs digital? I’m an old fart. I never stopped listening to vinyl, it has slowly been going down in relative use. For a long time my system would oscillation between the analog sounding a lot better and not so much better. So now I have a top of the line music ... | |
| Bluesound Vault & Original CDs I have 2,000. They are on large racks along one wall working as diffusers. I guess someday I will get rid of them. Especially since I can’t hear the difference between the CDs, them saved on the streamers hard drive, and Qubuz on my streamer..I am... | |
| Looking for advice and suggestions Looks nice. You have put a lot of work into it. Personally I hate fiddling with placement. But it really matters. Anyway nice system..At some point when you are looking to upgrade something, consider the streamer. I kept thinking they didn’t matte... | |
| Can Any Bookshelf Speaker Be Used Nearfield? @yogiboy Great references. Really on point and informative. | |
| Best way to wipe off the dust cleaning the gear I love the snail idea. Good to have a good laugh on such a wonderful Spring day.There are two extreme personality types, me... don’t sweat the details and well, sweat the details. I’d rather listen and enjoy vs clean. |