curiousjim
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| Jazz for aficionados 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, Ke... | |
| Tune of the Day The B-52’s, Give Me Back My Man. https://youtu.be/swBDlOk0V6Y?si=OZocJlu9lHCwyNNK | |
| Jazz for aficionados 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 s... | |
| Jazz for aficionados 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. | |
| Jazz for aficionados @stuartk Are they asking $4599 for it? | |
| Does anyone experience sound improvement from restarting power off and on of DAC? I’ve had some unexpected power outages and if the power comes on fairly quickly, no, I hear no difference. | |
| Tune of the Day The Nazz, Open My Eyes. https://youtube.com/shorts/DYuovo1erv4?si=uDI0YDmuXWnO2ogt | |
| Jazz for aficionados @stuartk What ever you DM’d me was 100% removed. | |
| Ever heard Rockpile? Maybe @bdp24 ‘s book could come with video links from his experiences. 😀 | |
| How to find local audiophiles Also, check out all your local HiFi stores and ask them about local groups is another option. | |
| How long should high quality speakers last? A lot of variables here. A five dollar single driver with a rubber surround speaker should last almost forever. A speaker system is a completely different animal. The Capacitors in the crossover can blow at any time, but cheaper capacitors can be ... | |
| Wifi vs ethernet revisited Coming off a Nighthawk router, to a couple of those cheap boxes to convert the signal from electric to optical and back to electric. To a Netgear Powerline. To the other Powerline in my music room and lastly to the streamer. I started with a 100’ ... | |
| Analog output from CD player distorted @breguet5327 Do you have a separate DAC? Can you take it to a local HiFi shop and hook it into a system of theirs? Did you pay money for it? Can you return it? Is it worth it to get it fixed?? | |
| Do vacuum tube test values reflect sound quality? I have pondered this myself, but I really don’t have a clue. My only experience has been that there’s a noticeable difference between mismatched tubes. I kinda wish I could have bought a tube tester 40-50 years ago. | |
| Repair for speaker cabinet KEF’s service dept. might as well be bad AI. If anything is outside of their lane, they don’t have a clue! If you have an old school piano store in your area, maybe they can fix your R3 or give you a lead on who can. All the best. |