curiousjim
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| Can one have too many tube components in a system? I have two systems. One is all tube and one is SS. The tube system is in a basement bedroom and by the time the first album is finished, the room is comfy warmđ. Oh and itâs dead quiet. JD | |
| What a pile of Schiit I have found the product I bought, the Bi-Frost, was everything and then some. However the service and sales people are VERY black& white, with a take it or leave it attitude. Not customer friendly at all! JD | |
| Anyone Seen a Feb 2022 Stereophile Issue?? Not yet. Â | |
| Quiz about adding dense mass to a vibration isolation application! @gladmo , I have a system in a former basement bedroom and I had an intermittent hum/buzz. I made some blocks out of 2x4âs and made some trial risers for my speaker wires. The noise immediately went away. I have a second system in my family room ... | |
| Sound @woowoo, LOL, Â My wife threw out my Koss 4âs. I had them sitting on a stand for years and one day she decided to use them and the ear cushions crumbled. Â She was so grossed out, she tossed them like they were a dead mouse! JD | |
| How important Is shielding with RCA wires? (Ethan Winer, new video) @oldhvymec You crack me up! đ JD | |
| Playing CDs sounds better than Qobuz â dammit @soix I have about 2000 CD/SACDâs, with about 1/2 of the ripped on a NAS. I listen to 2 - 3 a day. At that rate, I wonât repeat any for about 3 - 4 years! đ All the best. JD | |
| DAC Question: Delta-Sigma vs R2R r2r dacs have been around for ever. The thing that makes the better today than they have ever been is the resisters are better with closer tolerances and the rest of the technology that goes into them is better. Chip dacs can be extremely cheap or... | |
| Why are there so few BNC cables to choose from Thanks @tonywinga, Â I just say your reply and did indeed order the Nordost Silver Shadow cable. All the best. JD | |
| Why are there so few BNC cables to choose from On the suggestion of @nealkot ââ@fiesta75 , I just ordered a Nordost, Silver Shadow from a vendor here on Agon. Hopefully it gets here in good time. Thanks for the lead. JD | |
| Why are there so few BNC cables to choose from Hey all, I never said I couldnât find any BNC cables. I asked two questions. Why donât more high end cable companies sell them and with Morrow Audio telling me to go to Amazon, I was asking how much difference was there between âHigh Endâ BNC cab... | |
| Products you added to your system in 2021 that made most impact to your music enjoyment So I had a hard decision to make this year, get my wife a new car or build a second hifi system, so I bought, A pair KEF Reference 5âs A Hegel H390 Several AQ, digital cables A pair of AQ XLX cables AQ speaker cables some starter sound defus... | |
| Better CD Sound: The Search @elliottbnewcombjr , Iâm following this thread closely. Iâm not into streaming as of yet and have close to 2k CDâs.  So far the best sounding setup I have pushâs aside the Oppo and a few other players for an older Sony CDP-2700 feeding into a Den... | |
| Why are there so few BNC cables to choose from Thanks Neal, What did you have in there before? Could you tell an immediate difference when you installed it? All the best and happy new year. JD | |
| Integrated Amplifier for Sonus Faber Olympica II Check out Hegel. They have the H190 for @$3700 or the H390 for $6000. Both have dacâs built in and both can stream. I have the H390 running KEF Reference 5âs. All the best and happy new year! JD |