curiousjim
Responses from curiousjim
| DAC experiences? Not sure what your price range is, but The PS Audio DAC (used) is great for the money and the Dave is very good. Oh and save replacing your Node Icon for last. The streamer section is actually really good for its price point. All the best. | |
| New house, wife reveals she hates my Maggies- looking for stand mount speaker suggestions Sorry for your loss. My wife said no the 3.7i’s as well. Went to KEF Reference 5’s and those were not a fit, so happily ended up with Sonus Farber. They have several stand mounts at several price points. All the best. | |
| 8 Reasons why you should buy an $50,000 DAC And don’t forget that you can use it as a $25K trade in on that $75 thousand dollar DAC. 😁 | |
| Breaking in Blue Jean/Canare 4S11G speaker cable @jond I’m using a Netgear “house wire” set of adapters to get the signal to my streamer. I have one cable from the router to the device and one from the other device to my streamer. What do you think about me replacing them with BJ’s cables? I’... | |
| Who is your favorite tube seller? I’ve had great experiences with Brent Jesse and Upscale Audio and REALLY BAD experience with VivaTube (Buyer beware). | |
| Where were you when you first heard ""Born To Run"? In my car. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Ahmad Jamal, The Essence (Part one). (2025) Really well recorded with great dynamics. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Christian McBride, Without Further Ado, Vol.1 (2025) | |
| Review of Mad Scientist 'First Nano Power Cable' Plug it into a tv or a computer for a couple of weeks before you plug it into your system. That way there’s less chance of your mind playing tricks on you. All the best. | |
| Is there such thing as a test lab/escrow service for selling/buying audio gear? TMR is sharp. Two other options are that you could always try selling here or on USAudiomart. | |
| Best selling albums of all time I have definitely played every one of these albums on my system and only two are because my wife made me.😁😁 | |
| Dealers Who Refuse to Honor Their Published Web Prices @goldenoldy You are most correct. It is illegal to bait and switch and even an honest mistake should be honored within reason, but how big of a difference in price are we talking about? $2200 is like a 35% percent difference. If that box of Fla... | |
| $500 used power cord for Lumin power supply @paulcreed Check out the Audience F5 PC. Full retail is $650, but they go on sale for less. | |
| What would you do? Congratulations on your buy! Plus 1 one waiting to recap. Most people don’t use their TT’s enough to make a big difference in the electronics even if it is 43 years old. Also he caps in there were never really put under any stress. All the best. | |
| My New System Congratulations! There’s something very satisfying about enjoying a system you built. |