ghdprentice
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| Do Audio Hobbyists Commonly Fail to Fully Utilize Their Systems? Hard to generalize. I have been a very committed since I seriously began pursuing the high end in the late 70's. I would read, and continually experiment, and listen to other systems. I met few audiophiles along the way. But those that I did were ... | |
| Wireworld Series 10 @hk_fan | |
| A $349 record brush I have pursed the high end for fifty years. In the beginning, all was done with a severely limited budget (while reading TAS... when it was a pamphlet). My speaker choices were ugly or even uglier, based solely on sound quality and cost. I learned... | |
| Western Electric 300B problem Audio Research burns in for 48 hours and does extensive testing before shipping or selling. | |
| Better DAC or better Streamer I certainly depends on the sound character you want to change. If I had your system, I would want a more musical and natural sounding DAC. The DAC is likely to have a bigger change on the sonic character. The streamer will lower the noise floor, i... | |
| Do CD Transports benefit much from upgraded power cords? There is a great video by the founder of Sunyata that explains in detail why the water analogy is just wrong. Here are a couple brief comments. When I have time I'll see if I can find the video... it is very enlightening. For me, the jaw droppin... | |
| sources for DIY speaker cables I would fall back on old HD10-3. I actually use it for my office system, I think it was in 2008 Stereophile just for fun they added some wire they bought from Home Depot... a 10 guage 3 conductor extension cord. Cut the ends off and tested it as s... | |
| Do CD Transports benefit much from upgraded power cords? @steakster +1 good analogy. I think about power cords as conditioners. I found 2 meters sound better than one meter... hence the rule of thumb of always buy 2 meter cords whether you need them or not. Shunyata has a great video by the founder som... | |
| What Speaker Cables Taught Me About Audiophiles @sns +1 that power cables can make a bid difference. | |
| Wireworld Series 10 @hk_fan That sounds like my experience with Eclipse... but lean in the midrange. So, if you are looking for more detail and transparency they are great, but if you want more midrange bloom and musicality they push you in the other direction. Dep... | |
| Streamer apps critical Sounds like Aurender should be the choice. | |
| Western Electric 300B problem I use Takatsuki 300B. Probably the best sounding. Highly recommended. I’ve used mine for a few hundred hours. | |
| Ideas for a compact kitchen receiver? I used to have a Tivoli Music System with a separate subwoofer. The sound was good, but I found I did not use it much. I used to have an Apple Home Pod... the big one. Sounded good as well. Also, did not use it much. I gave away the Tivoli. I no... | |
| vintage Audio Research DAC2 DAC3 I am not familiar with these specific DACs. But I find AI to generally get it right. But a good starting point. Audio Research DAC2 Ultra Analog Sound Signature: Known for its warm, rich sound with a slightly forward midrange. Res... | |
| Everything matters True, however this is also a function of the quality of the streamer (and DAC) you use. Very high quality streamers isolate you from the network. On my system routers and etherregen made not difference. So, you can improve streaming with inexpensi... |