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curiousjim

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Tune of the Day
Post Toastee https://youtu.be/DTVrARcw8d4?si=GS6YskBQvTJ-Xf2W  
Jazz for aficionados
Listening to the Tyshawn Sorey Trio for the first time. So far, I’m finding their style just okay. I listened to Continuing and just started Mesmerism,  and it has a bit more life to it. What do you guys think?  
DarTzeel’s new direction
Yup, and the talking heads are already talking it up. It’s the greatest thing since sliced bread. And it can be bridged so you can buy two!  
Jazz for aficionados
@acman3  Wow, Jaco with frets on his bass. 😁 Blast from the past!  
Looking for a narrow baffle small footprint speaker
The Sonus Farber Serafino G2 speakers list for $26k. They’re 4ohm and 90-91 db sensitivity.  
Tune of the Day
Jay Ferguson,  Snakes On The Run. https://youtu.be/ABMEdOTOfrM?si=X_igXzyxOnqS4S8a    
Does anyone on AG truly care anymore about objectivity & sincerity of Magazine reviews?
I stopped getting all the magazines.  Now I ask questions at my local hifi shops and on Agon.  I also watch a bit of YouTube and ask the YouTube reviewer’s questions if I have any.  
Tube Amp or Tube Pre Amp
Check out the BHK series preamp and amps from PS Audio.  Both are Hybrid with tube front ends, so you can roll tubes til you find a combination that you love.  
???What's The LEAST Expensive "End Game"Amplifier You've Ever Heard???
While I have bought a used set of PS Audio, BHK300’s and their Signature preamp, I still have a Hegel, H390 integrated and if bought used is one heck of a deal!   
Looking for my End Game Speaker
 Know you said sealed box, but Why not look at Sonus Farber? I just switched to the Amati G5’s and am very pleased. I usually listen at lower volumes and the Amati G5’s midrange and bass are definitely there without being overwhelming and the high... 
Tune of the Day
Tool, Schism. https://youtu.be/MM62wjLrgmA?si=ZqPxtmqN-th4_vBT  
Tune of the Day
Frozen Ghost,  Should I See.  
Tune of the Day
RTZ,  There’s Another Side.  https://youtu.be/yPZqtlrQz_k?si=Sz4FrVVrq_l9xkNE  
Jazz for aficionados
I just got “One Night With Blue Note.” It’s the historic all-star reunion concert that resurrected Blue Note back from the ashes in 1985.  The show includes a very young Stanley Jordan, Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Art Blakey, Joe Henderson, ... 
Interconnect Break In?
I have been looking at different IC’s recently.  The first thing I do is plug them in and listen for maybe fifteen minutes,  write a few notes and then remove them from my main system and put them in another system (in the basement) and let them r...