ghdprentice

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Is $2,844 too much to pay for a fuse?
Well, I admit... I hate it when someone comes up with a new tweak that maters. Let’s say you have a well constructed synergistic $100K system...  $2K power cords definitely can highly improve the system sound... a easy choice since $2K added to a ... 
What's on your Streamer Tonight?
Nils Landgren Funk Unit: Funk is my Religion  
Integrated Amp Choices
Sounds like a great choice. Look forward to hearing your thoughts on the sound after you receive it and it is broken in.  
XLR (Balanced) interconnect cable question
One of the difficulties in interconnects is predicting the effect on a specific system. Specs don’t really help. It is best to try them. Rent or borrow several brands. You can do this on Line or with a local dealer. Get three or four brands, see w... 
Flipping record causing series of loud pops
 Static electricity with the vinyl record and the cartridge as you flip it? I have owned tube phono stages for decades an have never had any pops. Does it seem controllable with flipping... or does it just happen if it sits there? I assume the tab... 
So how can a great system solve less than great recordings
I have always been very careful to navigate my evolving system towards greater fidelity but to stay slightly back from ultra detailed / revealing. One step to far and many recordings sound bad... there are at least two kinds of bad... lack of dyna... 
Which Phono Pre?
I stopped looking at different brands once I purchased my first Audio Research Phono stage... you could get a used PH7 or PH8. They are very complimentary to analog and are truly audiophile quality and built for a lifetime. Over the last 40 years ... 
Has anyone heard that ARC discontinued the Ref CD-9SE?
I trust ARC. The new owner is putting effort into running it even better than before. My dealer has spoken to him multiple times and I have received great feedback from him. 
Any real difference in RCA cables quality for sub?
Well, it would not be the first time something in high end audio defied my intuition. i remember my first digital interconnect... 1989?... it couldn’t possibly effect the sound, but the largest difference I ever heard. I long ago gave up, and just... 
Using 2 different brands of interconnects?
@genez “If you have yet to learn what you are specifically looking for?”This is very true. At first I wanted bass, then the magic of electrostatic, then more accurate and natural, finally musical. So, what I wanted changed over the decades. 
Beginner looking for guidance into tube sound.
+1 @millercarbon all comments. 
Has anyone heard that ARC discontinued the Ref CD-9SE?
OP, The ARC CD9se is a spectacularly good DAC. I recently had my audio guy drop off a Berkeley Alpha 3 DAC for me to compare with my ARC CD9se. I was able to balance the loudness and switch between them. I had it for a couple weeks. The difference... 
Violin Moves All Over the Sound Stage
The 1987, Great performances recording? For me the violin stays center left... but it seems the frequency determines the exact location. Sometimes far left and sometimes center left. Does this sound similar to what you observed? 
Has anyone heard that ARC discontinued the Ref CD-9SE?
I am not sure that ARC has not stocked up a bunch of drives for warrantee work. Manufacturers call for last buys from customers. Any reputable companies will stock up for many years of repairs. I believe they only discontinued selling new CD9se an... 
Any real difference in RCA cables quality for sub?
@millercarbon Good to hear... this has always made sense to me... but so frequently the differences I hear do not make sense. For instance, I just switched the power cord on my Aurender W20SE from a Shunyatta Venom 14 D to a Cardas Clear Beyond an...