Jazz for aficionados

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq9j1Rj00O0

@stuartk 

What ever you DM’d me was 100% removed.

@curiousjim 

OK. 

I was simply letting you know about a certain Aqua DAC available used from a dealer I directed you to in the past. It is perhaps the same unit I'd seen on their website but was gone  the next time I checked.  It seems to be back, now, FYI.

Stuart

@stuartk 

Are they asking $4599 for it?

I might have a chance to get an in home demo of the Rockna Wavedream Reference DAC.  I’m not sure yet if it’s really going to happen, but I’m excited at the prospect anyway.

@curiousjim

Yes sir. The thought occurred to me that it might be a good way to audition one, as the restock fee based upon the used price is less it would be to try out and return a new unit. However, if you're in the enviable position of being able to buy a Wavedream Reference, then such minor financial considerations would appear to be a moot point!  ;o)   

I’ve been messaging the US dealer and he’s encouraging me to wait a few more months because they will have newer models of some $7000 to $10,000 Dac’s by the same company. I’d love to put something that high end into my system, but he’s right in steering me down the ladder a couple of rungs.😁

@curiousjim

Well you never know. After my recent bewilderingly underwhelming audition of a 10K DAC, I no longer know what to think. At this point, the only thing I’m certain of is that cost is no guarantee of satisfaction.

Shopping for anything HiFi is getting harder and harder around me.  The one dealer we have here sells some really nice stuff, really doesn’t have anything I’m interested in. So frustrating.  I guess I’ll drown my sorrows with some Wynton Kelly, Kelly Blue.

@curiousjim

I haven’t bought anything from a local dealer in about 20 years. They went out of business not that long afterwards.

I bought a system from them that sounded good in the showroom but proved unlistenably bright at home. I decided from then on to not buy anything I couldn’t audition at home with a return policy. I’ve stuck to that with two exceptions, my Silverline standmounts and Jay’s cd transport. Fortunately, both have turned out to be "keepers".

There was another dealer in town but as they didn’t allow home demos, they got no business from me. They subsequently shifted their focus to home theater installations.

I did buy gear from a guy who ran his business from home. He lived close by and would bring gear to my house to hear. Sadly, he couldn’t make a go of it and ultimately closed down.

I’ve subsequently bought gear from brick and mortar stores that also sell online and offer returns: Alma in San Diego and Listen Up! in Denver.

Where are you?

@stuartk

Do you have an account at USaudiomart? I’ve bought some things there because I couldn’t find what I was looking for near me in Saint Louis.

Will PM you, so this thread can revert back to the topic of Jazz!  

Thom Rotella