curiousjim
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| How hot is hot when moving from class a/b to to a or tubes? @mpoll1 Another thought might be to get a tube preamp and a SS class A amplifier or two. The tubes in the preamp can last 10,000+ hours and throw off a lot less heat. You can get the tube sound without the fuss and expense of output tubes. Als... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Richie Kamica Bill Holman, Jazz Erotica. | |
| Tune of the Day | |
| Tune of the Day @nutty If you haven’t already, check out Michael Franks, Popsicle Toes. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Oscar Peterson starts the morning. Currently playing is A Time For Love. Live in Helsinki, 1987. Excellent live recording. | |
| Educate me about DSD Another user of Native DSD and I have to tell you, that I can’t hear the difference 99% of the time between 256 and 512 DSD. Maybe it’s my equipment or maybe it’s my ears. At least I know their music isn’t remastered from 1960’s analog tapes. Al... | |
| Speaker Cable Recommendations - Under 2k @bstakston Audio Advisor buys Audioquest bulk speaker cable and terminates them with decent ends. They don’t come with the battery pack, but they cost about a third off retail price. I know they go at least as high as the Rocket 88 cable. All ... | |
| DAC Compatible with PS Audio SACD Transport @dcpillai If you want to listen to SACD from a PS Audio transport, you need their DAC. It has the Sony chip in it. If you don’t care about SACD, then any DAC will work. Call PS Audio 1-720-406-8946 BTW, they are selling the MK1’s for like 40%... | |
| OMG - Room Acoustics are Critical - WAF be dam-ed!. My wife if very tolerant of my hobby. She thinks it’s a lot better than going out to the bars! But when I move speakers around, I use blue painters tape to mark the floor and she’s even okay with that, but the dogs on the other hand, love to pea... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @pjw81563 I had a Sony Walkman and graduated to some no name mp3 players. That 710 is a huge step up! Enjoy the music. | |
| Jazz for aficionados @pjw81563 Lol, I wish there was streaming when I drove! I can’t answer your question about Tidal because I’ve never used it. I’m using Amazon HD and Qobuz and there are several differences between the two. As an all around product, Qobuz is the ... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Tyler Dow Bryant, Born In Texas. (CD) | |
| Tune of the Day Traffic, You Can All Join In. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Kenny Drew, At The Brewhouse. | |
| Jazz for aficionados @jdougs Thanks for the reply. There have been a few times where I hear something and wondered if it’s me, my power or my equipment. Oh and I’m currently using Qobuz and Amazon HD. |