curiousjim
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| Does the Audio Industry Have a Quality Problem? I’m thinking there are clunkers and there are gems with most Hifi brands. In the seventies and early eighties I had problems with my Sumo preamp loosing the left channel and it never get fixed correctly. I had a Son of Ampzilla that kept blowing ... | |
| What Is The Most Romantic Song That You Have Ever Listen To? Off the top of my head in no particular order.Cherish, The Association Maybe I’m Amazed, Paul McCartneyUnforgettable, Nat King ColeWonderful Tonight, Eric ClaptonJD | |
| I'm here for the sharing, not the snobery Thanks E!All the bestJD | |
| Magicos! dbefus85,Congratulations! I have also been contemplating getting Magico (as well as Tannoys, Tektons ++ ) and would be very happy to hear your thoughts as they break in.All the best.JD | |
| What is an audiophile? Are you an audiophile? I guess I’m not.While I do appreciate listening to high end equipment, I also can be happy listening to my office setup, a Kenwood receiver, Sony CD player and some Yamaha speakers that are aimed right at my ears.All the best.JD | |
| When did you most enjoy the music? I’m still enjoying music. I recently put up a post asking for recommendations of new to me jazz artists and have been happily listening ever since.All the best.JD | |
| How many vinyl albums do you own you listen to? I had about 2000, but after moving three times in four years, I reduced that number to about 600 of my favorites. I also have about 1450 cd’s and SACDs that I’ve ripped and put on a NAS. Music plays in this house 3-7 hours a day.All the best.JD | |
| Wilson Audio Specialties Chronosonic XVX loudspeaker!! only $300,000.oo rib61,I just use 18 gauge lamp cord on mine. ;)JD | |
| Small Footprint SS Power Amps Check out PS Audio has a cute little guy called the Sprout. I used one for about a week and and was happily surprised at how good it sounded.All the best.JD | |
| Diffuser or absorber behind listening position....and is it worth doing?? Hi @chorus, I was just looking at the OC 703 panels yesterday. How are you using the panels? I Was thinking of making a frame out of 2x2 and hanging them on the walls. If they work, I can replace the 2x with nicer frames and my wife can pretty... | |
| Found a pair of Acoustat Sprctra3 's #dlucas,The Spectra 3’s can produce some wonderful music, but you have to ask yourself how much time and money do you have to restore them. On the back, there should some black rectangle boxes, something like 5”x5”x18”? If those transformers aren... | |
| What is this feature? My ARC preamp has a mute switch and my Cheap A**ed Denon has a user preset for the volume. I set it once and never needed to touch it again.JD | |
| How loud are you typically listening? Lately I’ve been listening to jazz as I’ve been working on the new to me house, so it’s been 80+. When I’m sitting listening, it’s normally 65-75db.JD | |
| Stereophile's 2021 products of the year Okay,So what do the Stereophile haters read to learn about new products?Just curious.JD | |
| For all you Vinyl lovers! Thanks for posting this yogiboy. I bet his speakers sound amazing!JD |