curiousjim
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| Does loudness play a part in your appreciation? I listen mostly at 70-80dbs at my listening position and every now and then I’ll crank it up to 90db peaks, but that’s rare. Went and saw a local Pink Floyd cover band a few weeks ago. Really excellent show with a crazy amount of special effects... | |
| Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too? Yoko Ono. | |
| Lampizator DAC's I’d like to see that graph as well. | |
| Fiber Optic Cable We have Spectrum and are getting 600mps d/l and 25mps upload. For me that’s plenty fast. Don’t have Apple TV anymore for the same reason as Erik, but do have Amazon Prime. I can’t really tell anymore about picture quality because my TV is nearing... | |
| Freight Movers? @awooof I’ve used Estee twice with good results. I did pay extra for them to come to my home for the pickup, All the best. | |
| Need some advice: Found some Audio Equipment You can also look into FB Marketplace. If you use a little common sense, it is fairly easy and safe. | |
| Seeking a Tube preamplifier Have you ever considered getting a Hybrid preamp? I have an ARC, SP-9 MKll that has a SS input section and a tube output. (Old). I also have a PS Audio BHK preamp that has a tube input section and a SS output section. Just my two cents. | |
| Anybody ever dealt with Safe and Sound audio Haven’t bought from them, but I’ve talked with a member of their team. He seemed smart and friendly, not pushy at all. I liked that. | |
| Jazz for aficionados @stuartk Do you have an account at USaudiomart? I’ve bought some things there because I couldn’t find what I was looking for near me in Saint Louis. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Shopping for anything HiFi is getting harder and harder around me. The one dealer we have here sells some really nice stuff, really doesn’t have anything I’m interested in. So frustrating. I guess I’ll drown my sorrows with some Wynton Kelly, Ke... | |
| Tune of the Day The B-52’s, Give Me Back My Man. https://youtu.be/swBDlOk0V6Y?si=OZocJlu9lHCwyNNK | |
| Jazz for aficionados I’ve been messaging the US dealer and he’s encouraging me to wait a few more months because they will have newer models of some $7000 to $10,000 Dac’s by the same company. I’d love to put something that high end into my system, but he’s right in s... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I might have a chance to get an in home demo of the Rockna Wavedream Reference DAC. I’m not sure yet if it’s really going to happen, but I’m excited at the prospect anyway. | |
| Jazz for aficionados @stuartk Are they asking $4599 for it? | |
| Does anyone experience sound improvement from restarting power off and on of DAC? I’ve had some unexpected power outages and if the power comes on fairly quickly, no, I hear no difference. |