128x128

curiousjim

Responses from curiousjim

Okay, How Important Is Speaker Break In? (Dynaudio Contour 60i)
OP,Yes they need breaking in.  One to three hundred hours for most, but that will bring out mostly subtle improvements.  For this reason, I agree with miller.  If you aren’t wowed from the beginning, send them back!  All the best.JD 
Do you, or did you, have Audiophile buddies that you shared music, gear, times with?
What a great thread!Back in the late 70’s, my friend Andy and I went to all the area stereo stores and shared a love of Halfler to ARC. And the music.  We went and bought the Sheffield albums.  I almost moved into his place when he bought those OH... 
The Future of Speakers?
“A listening revolution”Run away!”A new sensory listening experience”Keep running!! 
Opening Record Store
Warning Wil Robinson!I did something similar years ago in the Midwest  and it didn’t end well for me.  What reason did the seller give for wanting out? Is this 800 square feet of space rent free?Rebranding costs money. A new sign alone can cost a ... 
Photos of my system
Looking great hilde45!I’m thinking of updating my Oppo BDP-93 with a Cambridge CXC transport.  Any advice you care to share?All the best.JD 
Thread Responses Greyed Out
Sorry, but all good here. 
Looking for new to me Jazz music
woodhart,Isn’t Vince Guaraldi the guy who did all the peanuts music?😀BTW, Early Hancock is great!All the best.JD 
Looking for new to me Jazz music
tom, I have Beloved of the sky and will check out Artemis.Thanks. 
Looking for new to me Jazz music
jj,I have him in other bands and will check out dedication.thanks. 
Newbie, need advice.
jorica,for what it’s worth, I have three pairs of the Colorado’s in my system and have no complaints.All the best.JD 
Playing DSD files from a memory stick
rego, Thanks for the link. It doesn’t mention my Oppo, so now, I’m thinking about something new.mahler, yes.  My AVR and Sony Blueray play it just fine.  I’m thinking I need to update my spinner and just started looking at the Yamaha -S2100, but I... 
Playing DSD files from a memory stick
I had a 105 and it died years ago and now I have a 93.  The spinner works just fine and it does read sacs, but it doesn’t see DSD files.Maybe I’ll look for another 103/105 because I do still use sacd’s and I’m probably not going to get into stream... 
Playing DSD files from a memory stick
Gee whiz fuzz,I didn’t mention the Oppo is going to a Schiit Bifrost Multi.  JD 
Looking for new to me Jazz music
tuzarupa,Thanks for your reply. I have Ron Carter, San Sebastián and am eyeing a couple more. I have Ella in Berlin, with Jim Hall in the band, and will YouTube more.Will also check out Clair Bley.Stay SafeJD 
Looking for new to me Jazz music
Just listened to Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette,After the fall,  My foolish heart and Yesterday’s.Still enjoying.JD