curiousjim

Responses from curiousjim

Whats playing on your system today?
Emerson Lake & Palmer, Emerson Lake & Palmer.  1969, 2012 remastered)  
COAX Cable Recommendations.... need some glitter
@whyrichard  No you should not use just any RCA cable.  You need a digital 75 Ohm RCA and the reason there’s two RCA inputs on the DAC is because you might want a streamer and a CD transport in your system. All the best.  
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Led Zeppelin, Physical Graffiti.  
Tune of the Day
Little Feat,  Fat Man In The Bathtub.  
Tune of the Day
The Allman Brothers Band, Little Martha.  
Is it possible to really know what you're doing?
Back in the day, I’d go to a HiFi store and listen to what was new nd exciting.  Today most of those stores are closed.  It really makes it hard to roll equipment in my system.  Having said that, I’m really happy with my current system.  I will up... 
Audio Mirror WAVE DAC k
I’d love to hear that DAC and preamp in my system, but I doubt I’ll ever be so lucky.    
The cool factor- who has it?
The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Steely Dan are the first to come to mind.  
Focals latest - Cat Houses?
@erik_squires  You just made me spit my coffee!  
Was anyone else caught out by this?
And speaking of Dyson, Did you all rush out and buy the Dyson hair dryer?  The Prime day deal had it at only $299!  
Whats playing on your system today?
Fleetwood Mac, Then Play On.  (2013 Remaster)  
What does your DAC sound like
I have an older Denafrips Pontus ll and I really enjoy the sound.  It’s definitely not analytical and it’s not overly warm either. Maybe the super deal comes along I’ll get one of the new Venus 15th addition open box or slightly used.  
Jazz for aficionados
Could you call Herb Alpert and the Tijuana brass a form of Jazz?  
I'm Just Not Hearing It..., Do You???
You definitely don’t need any fancy equipment to hear it. I can hear it loud and clear on my phone using Qobuz.    
Concentration
I have music playing 3-10 hours a day and I really enjoy having it on, but a few times a week I’ll hear something that peaks my curiosity and I’ll sit down with my eyes closed and absorb every note, every pluck, every sound and enjoy hearing all t...