ghosthouse
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| How long daes it take your gear to warm up? I leave solid state components on 24/7 whether in stand-by or full on. SS phono pre is 'full on' 24/7. SS CDP is in standby 24/7. Tube pre-amp and mono-block amps get turned on about 30 min before listening to music. After 1-2 hrs. playing music, ... | |
| R.I.P. Levon Helm Wildoats - if you will, what are the titles of the older solo recordings? I have Dirt Farmer and Electric Dirt. Enjoy them very much. Want to get Ramble at the Ryman. Wouldn't mind a couple of others. Thanks in advance. | |
| Focus on 24/192 Misguided?..... Outlier - thanks for posting the liink. Very interesting and helpful article - no matter what side you come down on in the hi res debate. Thanks also to Bombaywalla for the "beginners guide" link. Am I missing something or isn't the convenience of... | |
| I'm looking for a nice set of cans. I got an Email from "The Cable Co." a couple days ago. They have started a "head phone" lending library like they have for cables. Hygeine questions aside, it does allow for in-home audition and might be worth checking out. I 2nd the Headroom reco... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Glad for positive responses. Was a little hesitant about starting the thread. This can be a tough community. But, yeah, the idea is just to get more music ideas about things that sound good on CD or stuff you simply have and enjoy on CD (or other ... | |
| If you had $2000 to upgrade this system... I have shipped the Heed Quasar demo phono-stage back to Overture in Wilmington, DE. They have ordered me a new unit for purchase. I don't have all the "audiophile lingo" down but relative to the Lehmann BC which I liked very much (and still do) th... | |
| If you had $2000 to upgrade this system... Rsimms - I certainly will though I'll only be able provide a comparison to the Lehmann BC I've been using. I did contact Dodd and Gary was very responsive. At this time, I decided to stay with solid state. I'm already running tubed pre-amp and tub... | |
| If you had $2000 to upgrade this system... FWIW - just pulled the trigger on a HEED QUASAR phono pre-amp. | |
| Entry Level Turntable-- Preamp Matching Hi Skza - thanks for the update. Glad the new phono stage is working for you. Curious what you mean by more "massive" sound from the V-LPS vs Phenom II. Massive as in Louder?...or something else. The Phenom was bought used so broken in, correct? C... | |
| Dylan's Voice/ Better Now? I remember the first time I heard a cut from Time out of Mind on the radio. Kind of shocked me. Wondered if he'd been taking voice lessons from Tom Waits. BUT - that was/is a great album, some of his strongest songs, I think. I got used to the sin... | |
| If you had $2000 to upgrade this system... Drummer - Thanks for your input but really haven't forgotten the room. Have spent a lot of time experimenting with speaker placement trying to optimize in an admittedly not ideal room. Also, see comments to Mapman. Will likely get more serious abo... | |
| Youtube Music Videos. Another YouTube fan here.I like the fact you can find obscure stuff on it. Case in point...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIC1vvP2IpE&feature=player_detailpageClosing song from the movie, "The American" w/George Clooney got me interested. I fo... | |
| If you had $2000 to upgrade this system... Thanks to all for your generous giving of time and ideas. Feedback has definitely helped me understand how I would structure upgrades. I'm thinking analog first (phono stage right now), speakers next (subs because I do love the Forests), digital l... | |
| If you had $2000 to upgrade this system... Kbark- Not offended. Thanks for the input. Right now, I really only use the V-dac&link for streaming Pandora generally as background music while doing something else (e.g. cleaning vinyl). If I ever get serious about computer audio or decide t... | |
| If you had $2000 to upgrade this system... Rsimms/Bob - thanks for your specific recommendation. It is appreciated. Will check into the Dodd. Would you recommend Dodd over Heed? |