curiousjim
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| Jazz for aficionados Good find @acman3 I just happily listened to of the show and YouTube allowed me to watch it without any commercials! Ran in to this very, very good recording today. First Meeting (Live at Dizzy’s Club) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjezMn... | |
| Crossover and Wiring Upgrade OP, What model SF speakers are you thinking about tinkering with? I know that SF use parts that some say are below what they should be using, but changing an iron core for an air core probably won’t make much of a noticeable difference. And on ... | |
| How can different CAT5/6 cables affect sound. Is there a sonic difference between Cat5 and CAT6 cables? Probably, but whether or not the average man can hear the difference, probably not. If all things construction are the same and the copper inside is identical, the change would be really r... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Sad to say that Chuck Mangione has passed. | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report The Strawbs, Ghosts. (1975) | |
| CD's or Vinyl? If you would have asked me a year ago I’d have answered definitely CD, but I actually heard a system with a newer TT and clean records. Sure there was a click or two, but the sound was surprisingly good. TT, arm and cartridge all together maybe i... | |
| Crossover or crossoverless I grew up using speakers that were no more than 8” full range drivers with wizzer cones attached. Then I bought some ADS 300’s. Tiny two way speakers with a big sound. Then came my first subwoofer and a separate active crossover to fill in the ... | |
| Single way or multiway I grew up using speakers that were no more than 8” full range drivers with wizzer cones attached. Then I bought some ADS 300’s. Tiny two way speakers with a big sound. Then came my first subwoofer and a separate active crossover to fill in the bo... | |
| Ozzie Ozbourne is Dead I’m not so sure that I’m sad the Ozzy is dead or that all the rockers that I grew up with are almost all gone. 😢 | |
| Jazz for aficionados Just listened to Patricia Barber, Cafe Blue, for the zillionth time and it still sounds fresh. I turn it up just a bit and close my eyes and I start smiling. | |
| Just got a new power amp Besides the 6db of gain, you MIGHT have a quieter signal from your preamp to amps withe XLR. Years ago I had a system that was crazy sensitive. Some of the issues were from the built in phono preamp, and XLR IC’s did help. Since then, I’ve have... | |
| Audio Grade Ethernet Cable @goofyfoot I too bought into using Cat 8 cable and found it made no noticeable difference with anything. I used to watch OCD Mikey and Jay’s Audio Lab and both of the said to make your eithernet cable the last thing you replace. Mikey never re... | |
| Do some DACs "handle" sibilance better than others? Plus 1 @soix @stuartk Some chipsets produce a brighter sound and my ears can’t handle it anymore. I’ve also found that I have issues with most “Over Sampling” filters. That’s why I’ve stuck with the Pontus ll. If/when I upgrade my DAC, it wil... | |
| Tune of the Day ELP, Knife Edge. | |
| Local pickup for speakers - should I let the buyer in the house or use the the garage? Fool me once is once to many. Garage pick up. |