ghdprentice
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| Adding tube sound to my SS system Wow. Thanks for the detailed report. really appreciated. Lots of work on your side! Good for you. But a question… I know you are doing this in a really short time… is all this equipment fully broken in? … as having 150 - 200 hours of play time be... | |
| power cable tryout High fidelity cables has me wondering..... need suggestions now My mental bias if looking at power cords has always been that they must sound the same… I mean it’s just power. I have learned through experience, no matter how counterintuitive it is, they usually sound different. | |
| Interconnect Break In? I’ve pursued high end audio for fifty years. I have spent hundreds of hours comparing high end audio interconnects, speaker wires and power cords. Breaking is substantial and not in your head. 150 to 200 hours is very typical. I find a couple comp... | |
| The best customer experience I've ever had...... Congratulations, great to hear you have had such a great experience, and congrats on the new gear. | |
| Ohm owners: What headphones do you use? My partner had a Walsh system. Not my cup of tea… however, it gives me the experience to try and help. I’m thinking Grado are the only ones that I have heard that strike me as laid back as the Walsh. Probably close to the level you already hav... | |
| ??? How Much Would You Spend ??? My rule of thumb is 30% speakers, 15% preamp, 15% amp, 15% DAC and 15% streamer. Just a generality. If I was doing it I would be getting $10K components. This level gets you very top notch components that will sound great and last for decades. I j... | |
| Is "detailed" audiophile code for too much treble? @12many… “that for my ear, with each bump up in resolution or detail due to better components, the tone or frequency shifted slightly upwards, making the entire presentation seem a tad bit brighter”. +1 For me as well. That is an easy path... | |
| Six DAC Comparison OP… “but something that requires the reader to be more sensitive to the words written and sometimes “read between the lines” to identify both negative as well as positive aspects of the equipment being reviewed.”. Just in case this isn’t obvio... | |
| Physically Comfortable Headphones I have a big head as well. I am sure lots of folks can attest to that.😊 I have had a headphone system since the 70’s. Over the last fifteen years I finally went all out to put together a really great system. Among others I have Focal Utopia, S... | |
| Audio Research Reference Phono 3 versus Nagra Classic Phono I have all Audio Research equipment. ARC REF 6SE preamp now. I have owned the ARC PH8, REF3, and now the Ref3SE phonostage. I have found the ARC equipment to be very synergistic. They are voiced the same so there is no loss from one component bein... | |
| Speakers for Luxman LX-380 Oops. I was going to recommend Sonus Faber… but that am- has very little power. You’ll need a specialty speaker that sounds good with very low power.. | |
| power cable tryout High fidelity cables has me wondering..... need suggestions now I know the feeling. I remember long ago I had completed an upgrade cycle and was really happy. I was at the $3K each for component cost… about $4 for speakers. My audio dealer called me so excited I could barely understand him… he said I absolutel... | |
| My stereo Congratulations. It is great to get to the point of feeling no further tweaks are necessary. I am definitely with you on the musical exploration. How does this system relate to your fish room system? | |
| New Speakers under consideration - but I’m afraid The advances in speaker technology has been very large. Yes you have much to gain. The safest bet will be the B&Ws since you like their speaker sound and they are still very bass heavy. But a trip is still worth the time and expense. I wou... | |
| Dedicated CD Transport vs DAC DAC. It will depend on the rest of your system, how well you choose your components and the rest of your system. Provided you are doing your research and investing similarly for both, maybe ~ 70% DAC. But you really want a great DAC since it is t... |