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curiousjim

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Has something gone wrong @ Stereophile?
Just got my December edition in today’s mail as well.  
Ohio - Over the Rhine
One of the greatest parts of being on AGon, is learning of new to me Music. Thanks @ghdprentice for sharing!  
Why do so many sellers take offense to offers on their listings?
There are some sellers who think they deserve top prices on what ever they sell and are complete jerks if you ask for even a penny off. I understand they have bills to pay, but they really should try to let people down a bit more Graciously.  
Do I need a streamer?
Like others have said, get the computer out of the equation and get an inexpensive streamer to start with. If it doesn’t sound better, you can always resell it. All the best.  
Snake oil of the year?
I’m using a power line adapter so I doubt it will help me much. To bad my internet comes into a bedroom and not my family room.  
Large Advents (1974) woofer pops with deep bass.
Yea, if the speaker driver is 50 years old, it probably needs new surround’s, however you can get replacements online usually at pretty good prices. Check out Dayton. I’ve used their woofers in projects a couple of times and been very happy. All ... 
Car songs
Radar Love by Golden Earing  
RCA is loose
@johnah5  Take a pair of regular pliers and a cloth.  Wrap the cloth around the RCA and give it a gentle squeeze.  It shouldn’t take much. All the best.  
RCA is loose
Crummy non-audio standard?? Well alrighy then.  
Whats playing on your system today?
Hayley Williams, Petals For Armor    
Help Building an Audio Room
I have a second system in a 14’ x 13’ bonus room in my basement and I messed with it for several months and it is much better sounding, but still no where the same as the 15’6” x 20’ room upstairs. You need room behind your listening position that... 
Simplest Linear PSU?
I just bought a Teddy Pardo LPS for my Node N130. It was a simple install and it sounds great!  
Speaker Suggestions $30K Sasha DAW competitor?
@plaw  I have listened to both the Sasha 1’s and 2’s and there was no harshness at all and I cranked most rock and Jazz. I mean loud! Except for the source, it was all Mac. Not sure if you mentioned, but what equipment are you using to feed your... 
System that sounds so real it is easy to mistaken it is not live
Nope.   
Streamer advice
Plus 1 @jjss49  I’m using the N130 , the new Node and I just installed the Teddy Pardo LPS and it’s really wonderful. I bought an “Open Box” that was really unopened $500 and the Pardo power supply was also about $500, so for a bit less than $100...