curiousjim
Responses from curiousjim
| Short in my system? I get zapped every winter and it stops late spring when the temperature and humidity rises. | |
| Bose Chucks Mac Best Buy is pretty much hit or miss when it comes to anything and I guess it starts at the top.š | |
| Upscale Audio is up front with customers Iāve bought tubes from them and have no complaints. | |
| Recommendation for an HDMI cable under $200 for audio only DH Labs for the win. | |
| Shipping speakers from West Coast to East Coast Iāve used Estes twice with good results. I did pay extra for front door service and it was worth every penny. Ā The last shipment was from New Hampshire to inside my front door in less than 48 hours. Could not be happier. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Weather Report, Ā I Sing The Body Electric. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Bob James, Double Vision. | |
| I'm curious. What is your "normal" listening volume? Temporary insanity = when my wife gets Disco Fever.š | |
| New Magico Speaker Break-in Question All speakers need some amount of break in. Using them in a HT setup is a good way to start. After a few weeks they are pretty much going to be as good as they are ever going to be. Question, Ā how far from the front and side walls are the A5ās?Ā If... | |
| Tubes and less sensitive speakers Have you ever thought about getting a hybrid amplifier? Ā Iām currently using PS Audio BHk preamp and 300 mono blocks. Ā They have a tube input section and the amps have a Mosfet output section. Plenty of power and warmth. | |
| I'm curious. What is your "normal" listening volume? 65-85 dbs. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Porcupine Tree, The Sky Moves Sideways. | |
| Vinyl sounds better (shots fired) Itās been so long since I spun a 33, I canāt remember what it sounds like. š¤·āāļøĀ | |
| Some people actively participate but rarely if ever start a thread. I for one start threads to get answers to problems. Here I can get honest answers from people who for the most part donāt have anything to gain. And vice versa, Ā I try to answer questions that others have. Ā | |
| Why do tube amps often subjectively sound more powerful than SS ? I started with tubes growing up, than switched to SS ie Hafler pre and amps in the early eighties. Ā While they worked great, there was something i was missing. Ā Later in the eighties, I went back to tubes and have never left, well kinda. Ā The rig ... |