Elizabeth, Soix, Mulveling - thank you all for your well-rounded advice covering so many fronts. I am a complete beginner with this stuff and still don’t know many of the basics, but there’s so much collective wisdom on this site thanks to folks like you that the learning process is a lot easier. So thank you.
@Soix - I think my next purchase will be something like an MC 52 or C2600, and I will do what you recommended when that happens - I have been thinking of a separate pre-amp since I want to expand to vinyl next. And at this early stage of my audio journey, I am looking to first get an asbolute/across the board kind of improvement. Makes sense to start there and to then maybe start tinkering with cables to emphasize/de-emphasize areas of focus if possible. Thank you!
@Elizabeth - point taken about the different sonic qualities associated with different cables and the inherent trade-offs. Great advice - I will definitely think about this as I evaluate my current cables/components and begin adjusting the mix as I invariably will, probably sooner rather than later. In fact, after posting this thread, I came across a deal here for a Cardas Golden Presence IC and went for it. I will be using that to connect my Lumin D2 to the Anthem AVM 60 for now, in lieu of the Nordost Frey. Or rather, as you suggested, I’ll evaluate both across the different dimensions you pointed out and see which I prefer. Thanks!
@Mulveling - great advice about the hierarchical nature of sonic upgrades with cable lines - I will keep that in mind as well as I experiment with cables from different brands. Thanks!
Thanks again all for the opinions and advice - thanks to you I will be careening towards monetary impoverishment faster rather than slower!
@Soix - I think my next purchase will be something like an MC 52 or C2600, and I will do what you recommended when that happens - I have been thinking of a separate pre-amp since I want to expand to vinyl next. And at this early stage of my audio journey, I am looking to first get an asbolute/across the board kind of improvement. Makes sense to start there and to then maybe start tinkering with cables to emphasize/de-emphasize areas of focus if possible. Thank you!
@Elizabeth - point taken about the different sonic qualities associated with different cables and the inherent trade-offs. Great advice - I will definitely think about this as I evaluate my current cables/components and begin adjusting the mix as I invariably will, probably sooner rather than later. In fact, after posting this thread, I came across a deal here for a Cardas Golden Presence IC and went for it. I will be using that to connect my Lumin D2 to the Anthem AVM 60 for now, in lieu of the Nordost Frey. Or rather, as you suggested, I’ll evaluate both across the different dimensions you pointed out and see which I prefer. Thanks!
@Mulveling - great advice about the hierarchical nature of sonic upgrades with cable lines - I will keep that in mind as well as I experiment with cables from different brands. Thanks!
Thanks again all for the opinions and advice - thanks to you I will be careening towards monetary impoverishment faster rather than slower!