curiousjim
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| What would you save in a fire? Depends on how much time I had to get out. First and foremost I’d make a bug out bag for my wife, my dogs and me. Then would come what ever she told me to pack. And as far as my two rigs, I’d grab some old ARC equipment and some vinyl and CD’s th... | |
| What were your top musical discoveries of 2024? @alan60 Esbjorn Svensson is now on my 2025 list. Thanks! | |
| Would you rent a $14,000 DAC for $75 per day? Depending on if it was already broken in and how much shipping with insurance was, I might give it a try. But I really don’t want to pay $75 a day to burn in something or pay an additional $500 in shipping costs. See if anyone within a couple ho... | |
| Shameless Poll: Pearl vs Ohm vs Zu I had a pair of Ohm F’s years ago and loved them. Depending on your room size, I would recommend getting the Ohm 2000’s. | |
| ACTUAL MUSICAL SOUND VS. MEASUREMENTS With only one caveat, I have always let my ears do the talking. That caveat is, does the amplifier has enough umph ( watts and current and stability ) to run the speakers I have at the time. Other than that, I don’t care. | |
| ARE SUPER EXPENSIVE STREAMERS REALLY WORTH IT I have a BS Node N130 with a separate linear power supply and I have a Aurender N200 streamer. When plugged into the same DAC, they sound very much alike, but there’s a huge difference in presentation. The N200 sounds cleaner and you can hear ind... | |
| Tune of the Day Sea Level, https://youtu.be/yX2_zkbuWOw?si=qAXKlO5SZHlZ7eJf | |
| Audiohifistore.com is a SCAM Thanks for the warning. Although I’m sure surprised that they are still in business or that someone hasn’t taken matters into their own hands. | |
| Streamer output options If you’re running usb out of a computer there’s a possibility that power might be running through also and that can add a bunch of noise, but if you’re running out of a streamer that’s set up for using usb as it’s preferred output like Aurender, t... | |
| Tune of the Day Le Roux, Take A Ride On A Riverboat. | |
| Tune of the Day String Driven Thing, Heartfeeder. | |
| Tune of the Day Elton John, Harmony. | |
| Tune of the Day LRB, One For The Road. | |
| Tune of the Day Affinity, Night Flight. | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Affinity, Affinity. 1970 |