curiousjim

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Jazz for aficionados
@stuartk  A lot of companies have a signature sound and Hegel definitely has one. It’s not the amount of watts as what the whole chain of electronics that makes them. I bet you haven’t used 100 watts since you bought your H390, unless you’ve real... 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Verve Jazz Masters #1,   Louis Armstrong.     
Jazz for aficionados
@rok2id  What cha got now, speakers, room size, budget and what do you want to change concerning the presentation?  
Jazz for aficionados
I’m going to see how many of the Verve Jazz Master’s albums I find and listen to. Starting with #1, Louis Armstrong.  
Tune of the Day
Tal Bachman,  She’s So High.  
Jazz for aficionados
@rok2id  I’ve seen that video before and it makes me smile. Not that it’s comedic, but because when I started my audio journey, I had twenty watt Singer(?) amps. By the eighties, you had to hundreds of watts per channel and now if you look at som... 
Tune of the Day
UFO,   High Flyer.     
HAVE YOU ARRIVED AT YOUR FINAL SYSTEM AND WHAT’S IN IT? WHAT ARTIST IS YOUR GO TO?
Like @mahler123  said,  this is my final system until it isn’t. And I listen mostly to Jazz, so I can’t pick just one artist.  
Results of Actual Hearing Test and Next Steps
I’m in the upper 60’s group and while I can hear conversations very well, like most everyone else, my hearing is gone a bit above 12k. I guess because it happened so slowly, I never noticed.  
rocket 88
Forgot to mention I’ve been using a pair for a couple years without any complaints. All the best.  
LessLoss C-Marc Entropic Speaker Cable
Anyone know why Entropy adds for $800-900 per set of cables that a few hundred hours of use won’t do?  
rocket 88
Audio Advisors will build you what ever you want, but without the 72 volt battery pack.  
Jazz for aficionados
@alexatpos  What a tasty album!  Good Gravy is such an upbeat live performance, even the audience sounds like they’re having fun as well. Great suggestion!  
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Yes, Yes. Yes, Fragile.  
Jazz for aficionados
Someone mentioned Teddy Edwards a little while back and today I listened to a few of his albums.  Midnight Creeper is simple and wonderful.  Smooth Sailing was also good.  Didn’t quite finish Wise In Time, but I will.