Any audiophiles out there?

[greglepore]

Originally Posted by jyl

Ohm speakers look very interesting. I’ve never had a chance to hear them. Are they very sensitive to room placement?

No, not really. They don't like to be against the wall is about it. They have a crazy good soundstage over a very wide area-the downside is that they're not crazy hot at the high end nor is the bass killer-don't get me wrong, they're very warm and in some ways very accurate, but lazers they're not. I really like the sound, but with stuff other than jazz I fall back on a sub.

If you want to please your wife, get a couple 2nd gen apple airports (the later ones don't have digital out, just the onboard dac -not shabby- the earlier ones are only 2ghz). You can stream from any apple device to multiple airports, and use the output to drive either a dac/amp thru optical or analog via the onboard dac and a 1/8 to rca converter. I stream to 4 different audio systems in the house this way.

[thor66]

you can be an audiophile or an audiophool - speakers matter, cables don't

[Tidybuoy]

Originally Posted by tabs

It is like Smart Phones or Golf clubs you will never catch up to the latest and greatest. It is a fools errand to try, which is checking account depleting. Best just to pick a spot and say this is good enough to play my 6 Donnie and Marie albums on.

There's nothing wrong with having a hobby - even if it is an expensive one. It's your money, spend as you see fit.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by thor66

you can be an audiophile or an audiophool - speakers matter, cables don't

I've always needed cables of some sort .... so have very good ones at a fraction of retail .... they look good !

[aschen]

Originally Posted by wswartzwel

Looking for some advice. Nowhere near the level of equipment I see here that you guys have, but I recently upgraded my Reciever/Amp to a Integra DRX-2.3. It will stream directly from Pandora, and yet has input for my old Kenwood KD-4100R turntable. I would like to get a decent cartridge for the Turntable

Three I am looking at.

http://www.lpgear.com/product/LPGAT95VL.html

http://www.lpgear.com/product/AT7V.html

http://www.lpgear.com/product/NAGAOKAMP110.html

Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated. I have very little knowledge about where to buy so I dont get ripped off. Would a $200 cartridge give decent sound quality? I have an assortment of vinyl from the 60s-90s. Jazz, orchestra classical, and rock that I would like to enjoy again.

AT 95 is popular and a good cart. The LPG version is probably good as well. Ortofon red or blue are some of the most popular budget minded moving magnet carts. I have a red on my secondary system and is great.

Maybe buy the cheaper cart to save some room for a force scale or record cleaning supplies or having a professional install of the cart. Having it set up correctly is more important than 100$ vs 200$ cart.

If you have a state of the art turntable and phono pre and want the absolute max performance, I can see wanting to spend a little more. If you have some old records in decent shape and a pretty nice system the red will be great (as will the others mentioned)>



https://www.amazon.com/Ortofon-Red-Moving-Magnet-Cartridge/dp/B000WMCEKK/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2EEUM18C8S46&dchild=1&keywords=ortofon+2m+blue&qid=1626705170&sprefix=ortofon+%2Caps%2C188&sr=8-5

[Rtrorkt]

Old school Yamaha pushing Time Windows, oh, and my original Edison Victrola

[356RS]

I'm into old vinyl and studio mastering tape decks. Analog mostly. 2 channel system with 4 way JBL speaker system. Tweeters, Horns, 12 inch Mid's and 18 inch Subs. Bryston amps for each.

[aschen]

very cool, I love bryston as well. They are so serious about customer support. I have an b100sst integrated and a b4cubed on my main system

LP12 and RME dac very nice as well. Impressive R2R and professional equip as well.

[Rusty Heap]

I've got several Carver Theater Grand pre-amps and 5x200 watt Cinema grand amp for sale if anyone is interested PM me.

[jyl]

Originally Posted by greglepore

No, not really. They don't like to be against the wall is about it. They have a crazy good soundstage over a very wide area-the downside is that they're not crazy hot at the high end nor is the bass killer-don't get me wrong, they're very warm and in some ways very accurate, but lazers they're not. I really like the sound, but with stuff other than jazz I fall back on a sub.

If you want to please your wife, get a couple 2nd gen apple airports (the later ones don't have digital out, just the onboard dac -not shabby- the earlier ones are only 2ghz). You can stream from any apple device to multiple airports, and use the output to drive either a dac/amp thru optical or analog via the onboard dac and a 1/8 to rca converter. I stream to 4 different audio systems in the house this way.

Wife objects to speakers intruding on the living room space, wants the 901s pushed back to the wall, or hung from the ceiling, or squeezed into the room corners behind furniture . . . of these, only the ceiling hanging makes any sense, but it is not a large room so I think having the source 8’ in the air will be noticeable and not in a good way, plus further experimenting with other speakers would then be foreclosed. I am actively trying to change the subject. Let’s paint or plant something, shall we?

[thor66]

Originally Posted by KC911

I've always needed cables of some sort .... so have very good ones at a fraction of retail .... they look good !

audiophools spend Bigly big $$ on cables

you can do w/o most cables (maybe not AC) by using wifi to active speakers

Dutch & Dutch 8c are one type - for only $12k

[dad911]

Originally Posted by thor66

audiophools spend Bigly big $$ on cables

you can do w/o most cables (maybe not AC) by using wifi to active speakers

Dutch & Dutch 8c are one type - for only $12k

and $3100 receptacles:



https://www.tweekgeek.com/quantum-science-audio-ultra-black-red-ac-receptacle/

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by thor66

audiophools spend Bigly big $$ on cables

Once you spend thousands on cables, spending hundreds on ceramic cable elevators is a little easier to do...

[Ayles]

Saw this stuff the other day:



https://www.highfidelitycables.com/collections/frontpage/products/nps-1260

Sometimes reading audiophile gibberish is entertaining:
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[wildthing]

Is this some peasant hobby that I'm too rich to understand? An orchestra follows me around to play the soundtrack for my life. And if I'm particularly bored, Adele or Aerosmith are a phone call away. Too bad Michael Jackson's dead.

[jyl]

Hey, what do we think about ESS AMT 1 speakers?

[rusnak]

Originally Posted by thor66

audiophools spend Bigly big $$ on cables

you can do w/o most cables (maybe not AC) by using wifi to active speakers

Dutch & Dutch 8c are one type - for only $12k

Now we're talking.

QSC K8s for me. I have them connected to an Allen & Heath mixer. I did find a huge difference if you use XLR cable, not 1/4" monitor cables. As for the brand, those don't matter as much but I only use Live Wire.

[Chocaholic]

Any thoughts about headphone systems? Really a neophyte in this area but would like a nice set of phones that I can drive from my iPhone, perhaps through a small phono dac/amp setup. Appreciate any thoughts.

[javadog]

I don’t know what you can drive from an iPhone, but I wouldn’t buy any headphones that aren’t the kind that don’t go all the way around the ear. I have always used Sennheiser, but that may be overkill for your use, if you plan to listen to whatever you can download onto an iPhone.

I am too much of a Luddite to use an iPhone for music, so feel free to disregard my input.

[aschen]

https://drop.com/audiophile/drops

Mass drop is a fantastic place to buy headphones. There can be a bit of a wait, you are essentially trading big savings for waiting for them to ship in batches.

I have the sennheiser/drop 6xx. They sound pretty fantastic to me and a phone is enough to drive them directly. They are open back so they don't have much isolation however. If you are listening in a public or noisy place, go closed back.