curiousjim
Responses from curiousjim
| Room Too Dead Can’t you spread the drapes a little at a time? Also as others have said, add bookshelves, CD racks, anything to diffuse the sound. All the best. | |
| Does an upgrade make sense? Another vote for looking at getting a better DAC and then maybe a Subwoofer or two. I have one SVS SB 2000Pro one the wall behind my listening position. My speakers are 8’ in front of me and the subwoofer is about 7’ behind and it blends in so wel... | |
| Tune of the Day Ray Manzarek, Bicentennial Blues. Great Tune! | |
| Tune of the Day Supertramp, Rudy. | |
| Jazz for aficionados @mahgister I spent Four hours working on my computer today. The computer is plugged into a 25 year old receiver that is using a pair of small bookshelve speakers that are at least 30 years old. As a near field system, it sounds great! If you... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report John Coltrane Quartet, Crescent. With McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones! | |
| New In 2023 Steven Wilson, The Harmony codex. | |
| Pink Floyd Aficionados I have the CD. I’ll pop it in later and see what I can hear. | |
| Where do I go from here? @patrickalston What a great room size! Obviously there have been many advances in tech in twenty years, besides a DAC and a streamer, there’s no hurry to change anything else. What is your budget? I’m sure we can help you far exceed it.😁 I hav... | |
| Hiatus @rvpiano As I’ve aged, I can’t sit still that long anymore, although I try for one album a day. Having said that, I have music playing 4-8 hours a day, even if it’s just on ear buds. I do still love finding that album where I can sit, close my... | |
| Let's Talk DAC's @desperado915 I’m not sure you are going to do any better than the Aries in your price range. A different sound yes, but all around, no. Until you get to the Pontus ll. I bought a Pontus ll a couple of years ago and haven’t found another DAC t... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @acman3 ”We’ll be back with more stuff.” Said Chuck Barris when he went to break, used to crack me up along with when Gary Owens was on the show. | |
| Jazz for aficionados @stuartk I got started listening to AD too late. Listened to 1 1/2 albums and went to bed. I have a feeling it’s going to take a while.😁 | |
| Jazz for aficionados Starting my day with The Gerry Mulligan Quartet, What Is There To Say? Thinking Coltrane next. | |
| Tune of the Day Chris Rea, Working On It. |