ejr1953

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Subwoofer cable recommendations
I went thru this process a few months ago, when I received a pair of JL Audio F113V2 subs.I enjoy Wireworld cabling for my interconnects and speaker cables and bought a set of their "Oasis 7" cables with RCA connectors to use with my former Velody... 
Best recordings to demonstrate soundstage?
Diana Krall "Girl in the Other Room", Beck "Morning Phase". 
Modern Jazz (as in recent) Music Suggestions
Chick Corea, Christian McBride, Stanley Clarke, Diana Krall, Marcus Miller, Lee Ritenour, Ray Brown, Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, Jeff Hamilton Trio, Ray Brown, Bob James, Keith Jarrett, Esperanza Spalding, Pat Metheny, Norah Jones to name a few. 
Firefox freezes when using Audiogon
I am a Google Chrome - Andriod user, no problems with Audiogon on either. 
What's your profession? Age?
I'm a 62 year old software engineer/consultant/business owner with a music audio system which was about $70k. 
Noticed the Patriot Act's effects on PayPal?
I haven't experienced dollar limits with PayPal.  One of my dealers told me that, using their "friends and family" feature too often, he was nailed by PayPal (not the government), as they caught on to him being a dealer, so I started sending him p... 
So many variables with audio
Audiophiles often have very strong opinions and aren't shy about sharing them.  Some of those opinions are rooted in a high amount of "judgementalism", but this is a hobby, and if you like something that some other "expert" doesn't like, I wouldn'... 
Whats the weirdest concert you ever attended?
Frank Zappa, 1975. 
Scotch? No thanks. Whats the best Vodka.?
Grey Goose, then Svedka. 
Opinions on the Tandberg 3012
Wow!  Hadn't heard the name "Tandberg" in a while.I worked in a Tandberg dealer in DC in the 1979-1981 era, had a TR2080 for quite some time, enjoyed the sound very much.  In 1980 my wife & I took a trip thru Scandanavia, stopped and toured th... 
Would someone explain what "up sampling" means and how it can affect the sound?
I'm a "computer geek", so when I bought my current DAC, I was concerned as well when I read that it upsampled to high resolution DSD as part of its way of operating.I concer with mapman: " Just listen to the DAC and don't worry about upsampling." 
Im over Tidal
I have my laptop/music server connected to my Comcast router with a wired ethernet connection, as it's on the very far end of the house and the signal is not very strong or consistent, no one's fault, just a long distance from the router.Having sa... 
Speakers for Heavy Metal
Back in the day I worked at a Klipsch dealer (and met Paul once) and though I was not a big fan of his speakers, they are "the bomb" when it comes to rock and roll.  So I agree with some of the other postings about snagging a pair of Cornwalls.  I... 
Anyone Used REW-Room EQ Wizard?
HEW,Thanks, one of the best I've seen on REW!  I hope to have the microphone by the weekend and will see what I can find out about identifying the problems with the bass in my "man cave". 
Anyone love TIDAL lossless streaming like I do?
We have both Tidal and Spotify Premium.The sound quality from Tidal is definitely better (44.1k/16 bit is markedly better sounding than 320k MP3).  When I go to find albums, not all of them are available on Tidal, same with Spotify, but maybe to a...