stuartk
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| AA for us If chasing sound is an addiction and buying gear is the drug, what exactly are you trying to "medicate"? | |
| Jazz for aficionados @curiousjim Can't say I'm surprised. Glad the experiment vindicated your upgrade choices. | |
| Jazz for aficionados @frogman As I handed him a few dollars I said to him: “It sounds really good, man, but you know that spot in the tune where it goes down a……” He interrupted me and seeming a little annoyed said in a gravelly voice “I know, I know man, but I mak... | |
| Perhaps useless, but today is National Dog Day........ @thepigdog I hear they’re a very popular late night entertainment among the staff at Buckingham palace, after the royals have gone to bed... | |
| Perhaps useless, but today is National Dog Day........ @whart My wife and I don’t have kids -- we have dogs -- and they add immeasurably to our quality of life. As such, they are certainly worth celebrating! To circle this back around to audio, TEK Audio (service facility for Jay’s Audio and a hand... | |
| End of a long quest to vanquish sibilance. For the sake of completeness, I can't definitively claim that the sibilance couldn't have been eliminated utilizing a different speaker while retaining the pavers. However, given that the sibilance disappeared with my current speakers, I didn't ... | |
| Battle of the Older DAC @incoming A quick Google search brings up names of audio clubs in N. Zealand: Auckland Audio Society Wellington Audio Club Sound System Community NZ (Facebook) Perhaps you could borrow a DAC or two... | |
| Six DAC Comparison @vthokie83 Yes it would, you'd want to keep the oven controlled crystal oscillator in the Jay's transport as the master clock Great! Thanks again for your patient explanations. | |
| Battle of the Older DAC @incoming Yes; the best option is to hear a dac in your room, especially if it is acoustically less than optimal. There are quite a few dealers who offer trial periods and return policies (without restocking fees). FYI, you will have to pay sh... | |
| Six DAC Comparison @vthokie83 Thank you for explaining. If the clock in a dac is, for example, a Femto, wouldn't it be advantageous to utilize the Jay's connections that bundle the digital data and clock together in order to utilize the Jay's superior clock? | |
| Six DAC Comparison @vthokie83 QUESTION: My Jay's CDT2MKIII has an OCXO. How does such a transport affect DAC clocking ? | |
| YouTube Indicates What the Future is For Audiophiles - Interesting Demographics. I'm guessing most of us had "ah ah" experiences when young with component systems. I doubt many in subsequent generations have or will. | |
| Jazz for aficionados @curiousjim the Hegel is a SS integrated and the PS Audio’s are tube input and SS output on all three pieces. Yes; I know! That’s why I’m interested. ;o) Are you aware the trio released a subsequent 2 CD set ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?... | |
| YouTube Indicates What the Future is For Audiophiles - Interesting Demographics. @rooze Oh, I see... thanks for the clarification. You’d think the industry would want to somehow adjust its marketing and business plan, knowing its aging customer base will only be around for a few more years. | |
| Jazz for aficionados @curiousjim I’ll be interested to hear what you decide. |