curiousjim
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| NEW Tekton Design Speakers - The Bonnevilles @knotscott 😁😁😁 | |
| Replace tubes yearly? Paul McGowan always says to leave SS equipment on, not tube. In fact their BHK preamp and power amps are designed to stay on except the tube inputs, when on standby. He does say to leave all amps on at least twenty minutes before listening to g... | |
| Beware - FedEx Drivers are forging signatures for delivery confirmation I just got one from the USPS saying I wasn’t home when she came by. Not only was I there, but I have two cameras aimed at my front door and there was nothing! The only reasons I can think of is they are on such tight schedules ( like FedX or UPS... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @tyray , Since I am not the target audience for this album, I gave Black Radio 2 a wide berth. Although there are some okay bits, I don’t think I will be rushing out to buy a copy. 😎 | |
| Jazz for aficionados Listening to Bent Jaedig, The Free Spirit. It’s a well recorded live album. | |
| Linear Power Supply Recommendations! You might want to send Teddy Pardo an email and see what they have. I bought one of their LPS’s for my Node and it works great. The sound is noticeably better and there is no background noise at all. | |
| A great has died Another vote for the Brown album. RIP Garth Hudson. | |
| Jazz for aficionados @stuartk I pretty much like all of his recordings. There’s something about the way he pounds those keys and you can tell that his bass player and drummer seem to enjoy playing with him as well. | |
| Tune of the Day Mother’s Daughter, Santana. | |
| Jazz for aficionados I just listened to Michel Petrucciani, Live-Montreux Jazz Festival (1993) (HD) again and it was like hearing it for the first time. I closed my eyes and just smiled. What a wonderful album! | |
| Who positions their speakers straight ahead (zero tow in) and why. It depends on a few things, but I have found that speaker placement is mostly speaker dependent. I had a pair of KEF Reference 5 speakers that sounded their best when almost facing straight forward and 3’-4’ from the front wall. The Sonus Farber s... | |
| Innuos Pulse versus Zenith Mk3 @thriftyaudio That’s the only reason I still have a CDT. I have many albums with tunes that aren’t on Amazon HD or Qobuz. And yes I have both. All the best. | |
| What actually determines volume power? Is it watts? I’ve definitely found that some albums stream louder than others. I really hate playlists for that reason. Two songs play at a good level and then the next song comes out blasting so loud it makes your ears bleed. Than the next tune is quiet so y... | |
| Adding a tube amp is a good idea? @panerai557 Have you ever considered a Hybrid preamp and/or amplifier? You get the flavor of tubes and the power of SS without most of the heat. My first taste came from an ARC SP9mkll. It uses 6922 tubes for its input stage and SS for its out... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? So there’s a a 50th anniversary release of Badfinger’s Head First album. It was out 12/13/2024 and I can’t find it anywhere. All sources are out of stock and it’s not on any of the streaming services. Anyone hear what’s going on? |