curiousjim
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| I Hate Moving We just moved about three years ago and I hope it’s the last time for a long while. Heck, we’re getting the carpets cleaned and I have to dissemble my rig. I’m so not looking forward to that either! All the best with your move. | |
| Happen to you? Gear chasing because the fundamentals were wrong. Back in the seventies and eighties, I listened to my dealer and he never let me down. Now he’s moved to Florida and I am without a local dealer I trust, so now I do as much research as I can and have so far been happy with my purchases. | |
| When Will the DAC Singularity Be Reached? I recently listened to a $69k DAC is a Boulder system and everything sounded glorious! But did the DAC sound $67k better than my Pontus ll? | |
| Tune of the Day The Strawbs, Part Of The Union. 1973 | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today’s a Bill Charlap day. So far. | |
| Why is solid state more popular when tubes are better? For starters, Less electricity. Less heat. Less maintenance. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Bill Charlap Trio, Street Of Dreams. | |
| New CD Player @adiorio Another Avenue to check out is getting a CD transport and a separate DAC. I have a Cambridge Audio CDT6000 (full price new $599) and I tried three DAC’s before I settled on a Denafrips Pontus ll. I also use the Pontus ll with my strea... | |
| Buying Used Equipment on the Internet @aamiransari Crutchfield and Audio Advisor are two more good places to buy new and used. All the best. | |
| Tune of the Day Diana Ross, At 79, she’s still touring! https://youtu.be/c_cMYleqc40 Greatest Hits. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Pat Metheny, Better Days Ahead. Nice background music. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Weather Report, Black Market. | |
| Primaluna Dialogue Premium Integrated driving Magnepan .7 with Bypassed Fuses @classic8 40 watts is enough, but if you want to make the Maggie’s sing, hook up a subwoofer or two and set the crossover’s to sixty-eighty hertz. By removing the bottom, 40 watts will make them rock!😁 All the best. | |
| Would a real butcher block be going to far? A while ago I bought a bamboo cutting board with the gravy groove around the perimeter. I filled in the groove with soft rubber (?) fishing worms to isolate the board. Flipped it over and put my integrated on it. Worked like a charm. | |
| Infinity IRS BETA I’d love to have a set! With their age, be ready to replace a bunch of capacitors, speaker surrounds and whatever time has touched. All the best! |