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curiousjim

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Whats playing on your system today?
The Kenny Drew Trio,  Remembrance.  
un-becoming an audiophile
Been listening to music for almost 60 years and the wide eyed boy in me has always loved new toys, I’ve been a fan of just about every new amp, new speaker, turn table or tweek that’s come along. So yeah, for me it’s a fun pastime.  
Casual listening
I to am always looking for new to me music. And that keeps me more active, than just having stuff playing in the other room.  
Casual listening
@newbee I’ll have to look this up.     newbee 4,506 posts 03-18-2023 at 02:10pm I bought a fix for that problem. For me the problem arises from having a system set up too well, i.e. the clarity and imaging are good enuf to become distract... 
Jazz for aficionados
@rok2id  Interesting video. Thanks for sharing!  
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Passion, or ..... Precision?
Hey @markprice Nice speakers, I have the same😁. You said you are using Qobuz. Listen to the first couple of tracks of, Diana Krall, The Girl In The Other Room at about 75-85 dbs. It’s a simple three piece band with a female singer. Poke around f... 
Transparency
It might help if you gave us more specifics. Drivers, box design, listening levels, amplification,  sources??  
Solid copper or stranded copper for speaker cables? What is your choice and why?
Stranded for a couple of reasons.  More surface area, more flexibility   
Power cords known to produce good bass
@mwh777  What amp (s) are you using?  What kinds of music do you listen to? How good are your ears?  And last, but not least, how loud do you listen?  If you have power hungry amps and you listen loud, get something that’s five nines copper and a... 
We should reject hard-to-drive speakers more often
@ghdprentice  My Acoustat Model X’s come with forty watt mono blocks that have more than enough oomph to power them full bandwidth and with a crossover set at 100 hz, and a sub or two, it’s crazy good!