curiousjim
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| Whats on your turntable tonight? Listening to Cass McCombs, Tip Of The Sphere (Deluxe Edition) in HR. Sounds kind of like something David Bowie might of done if he were still around. | |
| Combination streamer and music server…without DAC @russellrcncom I just got into streaming about six months ago. I bought a new Bluesound Node N130, $600, a better USB cable, $225 and a linear power supply, $475. It’s hooked up to my router and through the router, to my NAS that has about 1500... | |
| Hi-fi installation in a cave? @jumia I wonder if you called GIK Acoustics, would they come out and give you a setup blueprint? | |
| Built-in vs. Standalone DACs I have the Hegel H390 and the built in DAC is actually pretty good, but it’s no match for let’s say a Denafrips Pontus ll. Now they say the DAC in the H590 is even better, but I doubt it is better than the Pontus ll either. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Just saw an ad for Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers, Hard Drive. I’ve never heard it before, so I’m happily streaming it now. If you like A.B. & The Jazz Messengers, you’ll like this! | |
| Denafrips 12 anniversary Did any of you get your Denifrips preferred customer Black Friday email offering 3.5% off? Oh and it was only good for the first twenty orders. With the latest price hikes, I found it a bit of a joke. | |
| LS50 + Sub Or Floorstander? @paul6001 The LS50’s are great under the right circumstances, but a sub or two will take them to a whole new level! Check out KEF’s KC62. They really play well together. The next step up is to sell the LS50’s and get into the R series. The R5’... | |
| Downsizing for Blade 2 and hunting for smaller floor standers @bwang29 The LS60 is to big of a jump down, but you might try the Reference 3 or Reference 5’s. | |
| Looking for upgrade of Accuphase E-480 I can tell you that I listened to the 803d3’s with all Macintosh equipment. Listened for close to an hour. Simple music like the Bill Evans Trio sounded great, but the more complicated the recording, the worse the system sounded and the high end ... | |
| Only two tracks to test your system, forever! Joni Mitchell, My Old Man Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga, The Lady Is A Tramp | |
| One dedicated circuit for each mono block? I guess I’ll need seven dedicated circuits for my upstairs system and eight more dedicated circuits for my basement system. Now in reality, sure it could be really clean power, but don’t you think it’s overkill? | |
| Why are there so many wooden box speakers out there? To bad the world is made of wood… And flat….If only it was spherical. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Oscar Peterson Trio, On A Clear Day - Live in Zurich, 1971. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? And to you and yours. 🦃 | |
| Toroidal vs EI power amps any difference. Toroidal transformers are quieter to a point, but the larger they get the more susceptible they are to DC offset. I was told it starts to be more common in toroidal’s over 300va. They can start humming or buzzing because of anything from a space ... |