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curiousjim

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New Review on AricAudio amplifier & speakers
@teajay  I’m looking forward to reading your review when it comes out.    
Jazz for aficionados
@acman3  I don’t know if he sold his soul or not, but Wayne Shorter was excellent in Weather Report.😁  
Jazz for aficionados
Listening to Alliance - Alliance and so far it’s right up my alley.  
Whats playing on your system today?
@stereo5  You have great taste my friend.  There’s only one album on this list that’s not in my collection, and Film & BB’s is great album! Over the past few days, I have played: Flim & The BB’s, “Tricycle” Creedence Clearwater Rev... 
Repeater/extenders are evil!
Maybe it’s my ears, but I don’t think I can hear any difference between my Netgear Nighthawk hard wired or WiFi. My current streamer doesn’t have WiFi, so I’m using a Netgear Powerline PLP2000 with great success. NETGEAR Powerline adapter Kit, 2... 
Aurender A200 vs N200
I bought the N200 so I can pick the DAC that suits my ears.   
Free Tip for Jumpers
I found most speakers that can be bi-wired have a steel plate covered with chrome or maybe gold to jump the highs and lows.  Copper wire has to be better that steel, so I’ve been using jumpers forever.  
Beautiful Colored Tube Preamp ($10k budget) to Pair w/ Very Accurate Monitors (PSI A25M)
Don’t forget Audio Research. They definitely have a warmth to them.  
Which has a greater influence on sound quality, the amp or the preamp?
Through the Sixties through the two thousands, I had. separates ( with one exception). Everything I changed, changed the sound. I bought a Hegel integrated a couple of years ago and it’s great, but early this year, I went back to separates and I’v... 
Tune of the Day
   
Jazz for aficionados
So far today has been a good day.  David Murray, In a sentimental mood. Bill Charlap, Street of dreams. Hampton Hawes, For real.  Billy Cobham, Drum’nvoice vol. 1-4.  Jane Monheit, The songbook sessions.  Paolo Fresu, Songlines.  The best of The T... 
Watts! How many do we need?
@ghdprentice  I’ve been looking at SF speakers and the dealer I’ve been talking to has mentioned several times that “These speakers need a lot of watts to sound good!”  One of the speakers I am looking at is the Amity G5 and he said that it neede... 
YouTube star Jay loves McIntosh MC 901 amplifier
There’s an old thread here on Agon, where he talks about all the amps he has had and there’s been A LOT! Jay figured out he could make some extra bucks on YT and the thread has closed at his request.  With almost 21k of posts, there’s a lot of fun... 
Sonus Faber Amati vs. Wilson Sasha V (and perhaps vs. Focal n3)
@soix @ghdprentice  Sonus Farber, recommend and use only Mac equipment in all their demo rooms and I have heard from a couple of people that they tried what the rig they currently had an it didn’t sound anywhere near as good. I have been looking ... 
Help with high end bookshelf speakers
@renosteve What’s your budget? What speakers do you currently have? The PS Audio FR-5’s are fairly inexpensive and the Borreson M1’s are not. Help us give better advice.