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curiousjim

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What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Great album!  
Tune of the Day
Great cut!  
Aurender Music Server and CD Transport comparison
@blakcloud  My first thought would be to order the 9000CDT from someplace like Crutchfield.  If you don’t like it, send it back. Jay’s is good stuff, but you can’t send it back if you don’t like it, just like Denifrips.  
Tune of the Day
Billy Joel’s first new song in 17 years.  
Tune of the Day
   
What qualities stand out in really good solid state preamps?
@hilde45  Have you ever considered a hybrid preamp?  I just bought a PS Audio BHK Signature preamp and it has a couple of 12au7’s for the input and mosfet’s for the output. Only had it a couple of days, but I am really enjoying it so far.  
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
   
Luxman leaves me wanting
Two years ago I wanted to down size a little by going from separates to an integrated amp. After a couple of months of research, it was down to Luxman and Hegel.  I ended up buying the Hegel H390 to power my KEF Reference 5’s. The Hegel is quiet. ... 
Jazz for aficionados
Curtis Fuller, Minor Vamp.    
The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"!
Hi Terry, Does it have balanced input and what is the price? Thanks.  
What is going on here? Streamer or DAC?
Streamers are basically computers and need to be rebooted once in a while. About once a week, I reboot my modem, router, tv, streamer and dac and haven’t had a problem in years.  
Jazz for aficionados
What do you al think of Fantastic Frank Strozier?   
Jazz for aficionados
@pjw81563  I appreciate all your suggestions and listen to most, if not all of them.  Man I wish I had more than a Sony Walkman and later an IPhonr 4s when I drove.   
Jazz for aficionados
Yogi Berra Explains Jazz: Interviewer: Can you explain jazz? Yogi: I can't, but I will. 90% of all jazz is half improvisation. The other half is the part people play while others are playing something they never played with anyone who played tha... 
Tune of the Day