curiousjim
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| I noticed brightness/harshness more than usual from my system a couple months back. @oharek There are times, mostly in the evening, when electric guitars and saxophones really start to hurt my ears, but that’s only at night. Are you having this problem all the time? How loud do you play your music? There’s a few things it cou... | |
| Spending a month's salary Keep the wires. Keep the node and the Pardo (that’s what I have😁) keep the preamp and amp. Get a better DAC and USB cable. I have the Denifrips Pontus ll and am blown away by it. I can’t imagine what the Venus ll or Terminator ll sound like. Th... | |
| Why do I need a switch? @jeffstrick what fiber setup do you have? Thanks | |
| Why do I need a switch? Thanks grannyring, I’m still trying to wrap my head around a switch improving my sound. My little brain keeps saying getting a better modem and router makes more sense than adding something after the modem and the router. And while I have the N13... | |
| Why do I need a switch? @erik_squires Are you talking about those things that are @$67 for the pair on Amaz—? Or some other brand? I have never heard of gas discharge surge protection. What air gap/gas line products do you use? Thanks | |
| Why do I need a switch? @grannyring , But won’t my signal only be as good as what comes out of my router? | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Carlos Santana, This Is My Guitar. | |
| Tune of the Day The Strawbs, Hero and Heroine. | |
| Good speakers for Parasound Halo JC1 While I have only read about Parasound equipment, I do have experience with KEF speakers. They have several lines that come with matching center channels. I can tell you the Reference line is very good, although probably out of your budget, the... | |
| Describe the "new HiFi sound"? I agree that today’s sound is different and I believe it is because everything it’s went through analog mixing boards and now they’re digital. Everything was recorded on tape and now is digital. Electronics have been “Improved”. Speakers have bee... | |
| Used vs. new Back in the good old days, when there were hifi shops, where I could hear, see and touch, I bought both new and used. Now I buy mostly new and that’s been a crapshoot, especially with shipping costs going up and up. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? https://youtu.be/YSOZnX7PRjE | |
| Tune of the Day https://youtu.be/28bN6vi_FgA | |
| Jazz for aficionados Weather Report, The Legendary Live Tapes - 1978-1981. Tasty stuff RIP Wayne Shorter. | |
| Tune of the Day https://youtu.be/d1GTfBLxloE |