stuartk
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| Looking for a line conditioner OP-- maybe give a budget next time. Recommendations here from from $175 to $25,000. . . Forget "apple to apples" or "apples to oranges". Here, we’ve got Apples, oranges, dragonfruit, papayas, lychees, mangosteens, cactus pears and tangerines all i... | |
| Surge protector Yes; that is fantastic, indeed. So, a happy ending, at least! The fact that every audiophile has a different system, hears differently, has different tastes and different experiences with different gear can complicate the process of choosing whos... | |
| Mood @whitestix I embrace lubricants for a variety of enhancements in my life Careful you don't slip and crash into a speaker or land face down on top of a hot tube amp! @noromance I don't want to hijack this thread so I will PM you. | |
| Surge protector I’ve decided not to worry about a new surge. It was the first one I had in my house in the 50 years I’ve lived here. I’m keeping the speakers plugged into the wall. I’d most likely do the same thing in your shoes, given the particular chain of ... | |
| Surge protector @rvpiano Can you give us an update re: what has occurred since your 5/16 post ? | |
| Mood ...and it sets me off into critical mode I can relate to this. | |
| Mood If it's my mood, then typically, I'll end up playing multiple disc's without feeling gratified by any of them... and end up switching off the system. Sometimes the system sounds especially good and I tend to assume it's associated with power, alt... | |
| What is the Best Sounding Stand Mount Speaker in the world? @curiousjim Maxima Amator is a floor-stander. Electa Amator 111 is stand mount. Is that what you mean? Have you heard them? | |
| Tracks that bring out the best of YOUR digital system @motown-l Apologies - yes, Dianna Krall. The snarky whale song post was funny. I do have thick skin to go along with my thick brain. Glad you took it as intended-- humor-- rather than as a personal attack. ;o) | |
| Jazz for aficionados @curiousjim That's a good one but the only Jazz recording of his I've heard. Let us know what you discover! | |
| AC cords for Hegel H390 that do not color sound? @jafant Will PM you. | |
| Tracks that bring out the best of YOUR digital system RE: I think you meant Diana Krill right? I didn't realize her vocal range extended into the "whale-song" range! | |
| Jazz for aficionados @acman3 Wayne was always an angular player .... who wrote many accessibly melodic themes the average Jazz lover could whistle. | |
| Jazz for aficionados @jafant Are you familiar with Ginger Baker’s "Coward of the County"? If not and you enjoy Ron Miles, check it out! https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ginger+baker+coward+of+the+county+full+album @curiousjim For me, there’s not eno... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @curiousjim I'd never heard of her so I listened to several tunes from that album. What is it you don't like? |