ghdprentice
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| transistor pre with the sound of tubes I can imagine being reluctant to buy a tube amp... but not a tubed preamp. Most tubed preamps don’t radiate much heat and small tubes last thousands hours. The most enjoyable preamps I have owned have been tubed. To my ears and tastes Audio Resear... | |
| Dust Lived in Arizona for 25 years... never covered. Have not in the ensuing 20 years. Never had any problems because of it. | |
| Why is science just a starting point and not an end point? @pauly “Why some "engineers" (roll eyes) on this forum think they know everything about human hearing and the measurement of sound and electricity is beyond me.”Yes, I know. I have worked most of my career very closely with dozens and dozens elect... | |
| Why is science just a starting point and not an end point? @petg60 “Nature itself is stronger than science, though with the later we try to comprehend the former. Most likely one of the reasons we create art is the necessity to complement science.”I would put it a little differently. Nature is very comple... | |
| Why is science just a starting point and not an end point? I was trained and worked as a scientist for over ten years... but never stopped being one. When it came to high end audio, I learned about a few of the important technical aspects and I then quickly realized what a small part of the whole picture ... | |
| Half speed masters. Are they worth the extra scratch? I have purchased a number of half-speed mastered albums over the years, I’m guessing a dozen or 20. Most 33 1/3 rpm versions... most were noticeably better fidelity and to me worth it. But it has mostly to do with your values... I find now with st... | |
| Good headphone amplifier I have owned a number of solid state amps over the years. Including a Vioelectric that I imported from Europe for its high current capability, a Schiit Mojolir and some others. But for me Woo amps sound really natural and have enough power. I ahav... | |
| Dazed and confused about streamer upgrade I recommend an Aurender, N100SC as a good place to start. I have owned a host of PCs and lessor streamers and an Auralic Aries G2. Aurenders are outstanding products and extremely good value for sound/price. They are audiophile quality constructio... | |
| XLR cables, worth buying higher end? It really depends on you equipment, your ears, how critically you listen. You need to have a pretty good system to notice. Now, it will be noticeably louder... but not necessarily a noticeable difference in quality. The volume increase makes it re... | |
| Anyone have this problem? I have this happen occasionally (not Mac, I have Meridian) it seems that the audio handshake where it chooses the protocol fails. Where it is deciding DTS, or DD, or... | |
| Streaming an aid to enjoyment Full disclosure, I tweaked my system as well... I have an ISO ReGen, and a fancy Ethernet cable. I was buying an expensive piece of equipment, not the streamer) and my dealer threw them in. Some of my equipment was breaking in and I did not do any... | |
| Most comfortable headphones My partner stays up all night listening to the tv and music using Sennheiser 600’s. She has had the same pair for 20 years... we have an extra pair in case these wear out. She frequently ends up sleeping with them on. Kind of the definition of com... | |
| What Makes your System Special? Mine is its musicality... how seductive it is. After, about forty years of ribbon and electrostatic speakers, and massive amplifiers that gave me incredibly detailed and realistic paintings of the venue and each instrument... and of the musician t... | |
| Pure analog system with high power I have auditioned Maggie’s many times... they sound great with lots of good clean and natural power. But I have never bought them even though I have owned other ribbon and planar speakers. Then when I started attending the symphony moved to tradit... | |
| Center Channel Speaker Conundrum Typically 85% of content comes from the center channe when listening to home theater. So, sounds like a problem. I don’t own a Marantz so can’t help other than confirming your problem. |