ghdprentice
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| Looking for my End Game Speaker Magico are great speakers but your electronics have to be absolutely top notch and exactly of your tastes or they are not going to sound great. I have heard them many times sounding terrible… simply because they were so accurately reproducing the ... | |
| In the sand box @hilroy48 (OP). Yes, slabs of un-isolated granite are often reported as causing ringing. I use a slabs Of granite for my amp. I have a heavy amp stand with spikes to the concrete floor, on top of the stand (under the granite are a series of ... | |
| Physical degradation of CD's No. Don’t worry, it will not hurt them. I remember the concern was over age and that the integrity of the info on disks was supposed to be only something like twenty years. I have CDs going back forty years without a problem. My CDs like my vi... | |
| What exactly is PRaT??? @audiom3 Thank you for your thoughtful and insightful comment. I am sure it comes from deep knowledge and long study of the nuances of high end sound qualities. | |
| Where to purchase cables? For my main system I tend to purchase from my dealers. They will let me audition, but most are Transparent and I have most recently upgraded to the most recent. I usually keep old interconnects and use on my secondary systems. Upgrade your main sy... | |
| about ready to dive in to streaming... PS Audio AirLens vs Aurender N10? Aurender for sure. It is an audiophile grade streamer with sound quality, build quality, support and a great app for navigation. I own two Aurender. Just a note on sound quality differences between, say the N200 and N20. I would say the differ... | |
| Light dimmer switches cause noise, but how about Hue bulbs with dimming function? I have about 45 Hue bulbs all over the house. I have observed no interference whatsoever so ever. | |
| Qobuz and Tidal comparison When I compared Qobuz sounded better. Additionally Qobuz has over half a million high rez albums and Tidal has a small fraction. I started with Tidal and after a year of urging by my audio guy, I started a free month with Qobuz… I cancelled my Ti... | |
| suggestions for new phono stage I recommend a used Audio Research PH 8 or 9 or a Zesto you have on your list. Both are audiophile quality, detailed and natural sounding. Ive owned several ARC starting with the PH2 back in the 80’s and now moved up to the Reference 3SE. The P... | |
| Is it possible to have too much/too many filters/tweaks? Good question. My experience is that, in general, getting better quality components (including conditioning) is preferable to more. But it is highly dependent on your situation. If it were me… using a power conditioner… I would not use two, I ... | |
| Retirement System Finally Completed: Impression of the Mola Mola Tambaqui @smodking1 +1 I agree with all. In particular +1 on your partner should not be an impediment to your hobby. I like to joke about it with my partner… addiction, audio dollars vs regular dollars… I give her a huge gift prior to a large audio p... | |
| Retirement System Finally Completed: Impression of the Mola Mola Tambaqui Well glad to hear you are retired. I know quite a few retired folks. Most say it takes five years to make the adjustment. While I always worked more than sixty hours a week I also pursued multiple hobbies… photography, literature, philosophy, hiki... | |
| Retirement System Finally Completed: Impression of the Mola Mola Tambaqui Congratulations for your purchase and your retirement system. Presumably we will be congratulating you on your retirement soon. I did something similar a couple years before retirement, with the thought to the additional time I would have. Wh... | |
| ???What's The LEAST Expensive "End Game"Amplifier You've Ever Heard??? Audio Research Reference 160. | |
| Budget integrated amp? I would definitely consider Schiit and Rotel on the basis of my experience with them on other products in their line and reviews. Get no more functions than required. If it is integrated amp, then just preamp/amp. I know this sounds superficia... |