curiousjim

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Tune of the Day
Grand Funk Railroad,  Some Kind Of Wonderful.  
Tune of the Day
Barclay, James harvest, Poor Man’s Blues.  
Jazz for aficionados
Listening to Charlie Haden - Jim Hall, Live From The Montreal International Jazz Festival (1990)  
What are some good things to do when going to an audition
Plus 1 @tomic601  Bring a SPL meter.  We have a place here that try’s to impress you by playing music loud, like over 100 db loud.   
Were you an audiophile in the 1980s and 1990s?
I started messing with hand me down tube amps in the sixties. Started buying my own in the seventies. Worked to much in the eighties though the two thousands and rekindled my trek in the twenty twenties.  So happy to be back. So sad there are so f... 
New Outlets Lead to Better Sounding and Tasting Coffee
Nothing better than a good cuppa! Thanks Erik.  
Made the move: Focal Maestro 3 to Focal Maestro EVO
Congrats on your new speakers. I can only dream…  
Galion TS120
No idea why the name change from Doge 10  
Genelex Gold Lion KT 88 “burn circles”?
@moose89  Are the circles silver/black?  If so it’s perfectly normal.  Some tubes have them on the top, some have ‘em on the sides. It’s all part of Getter , shoot, I can’t remember the exact name. As the tube ages, it will get smaller. That’s on... 
Subwoofer Choice
I have one (1) SB SVS 2000Pro about six feet behind me and once you get it set, it’s definitely worth the money. The software is the key.  
Denafrips FPGA Firmware Update
How did do you do the update?  My Pontus ll update will be coming soon. Thanks.  
Ferrite cores on cables
I believe it helps your fuel economy. No seriously, I had a neighbor who was sure and was going to rich!  
Fee for home audition
While there is no standard, that’s a new one for me. We don’t have any hifi store around here that would bring a streamer to my house, so I can hear it on my home system and then take it back and have to sell the device as an open box and not for ... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Sting,  Ten Summoner’s Tales.  
Tune of the Day
Amazing!