stuartk

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Jazz for aficionados
@curiousjim Whatever you do, be sure to check out "Smokin’ at the Half Note".  
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@shtinkydog Si; (como todos), ando como payaso, de vez en cuando.     
Speakers sound too bright.
Maybe borrow a pair of speakers with soft dome tweeters?   
ICs with slim RCA Barrels?
@bbroussard Thanks. As mentioned I’ve opted to try Darwin, due to their slender barrels. Got a good deal on a pair used at a show.  @dseltz Are those made of wood? If so, I can see how they’d be relatively easy to adapt.  
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Nunca he visto eso, tampoco...    
ICs with slim RCA Barrels?
@mulveling  Thanks. I guess I should've kept those old Cheetahs, after all !  ;o/ I'm going to try Darwins, as recommended by @nonoise   
ICs with slim RCA Barrels?
@audioman58 , @dynacohum : thanks for your suggestions.  @gemoody  Some Schiit designs are hard to reconcile I agree. Sometimes it seems like they can't make up their minds who their target customer base is.     
A great, great talk by Robbie Robertson on all things The Band.
@onhwy61  I agree that the personal stuff is just a distraction but in terms of the factors involved in producing succesful artistic/musical interactions, I'm very interested. Not that a line can easily be drawn between the two...  
ICs with slim RCA Barrels?
@nonoise  Sent PM  
The DAC Scam - Almost everyone believes the hype
@raysmtb1 Ah, OK. The picture now makes more sense!  ;o)  
ICs with slim RCA Barrels?
@jl35 Thanks for the clarification. @nonoise Thanks for the link. Every little bit of savings helps, especially since I'm also in the process of upgrading ac cables!   
ICs with slim RCA Barrels?
@nonoise  Thanks. Looks like all their ICs are silver. The Jotunheim is a pretty dark-sounding amp so it would probably work out.   
ICs with slim RCA Barrels?
@jl35  Which Audience ICs are you referring to, please?   
The DAC Scam - Almost everyone believes the hype
@raysmtb1 Are any of the DACs on your list, aside from the SpaceTech, tubed? If your preference is for tube DACs, then it’s understandable that all SS DACs could conceivably sound relatively the same, by comparison.  
The DAC Scam - Almost everyone believes the hype
@facten   Nothing is definitive about anything in audio everyone hears differently, may have different system objectives , etc. so what works for one person doesn't mean it will work for anyone or everyone else.  Exactly. Nevertheless, there ...