stuartk

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Grateful Dead "Wake of the Flood" 50th anniversary 2 CD due September.   
Randy Meisner Has Died
I was never a huge Eagles fan but he was clearly very talented: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMSeyp0p09w    
DAC contest: Border Patrol Sei or Chord Qutest?
For a variety of reasons, this is a truly bizarre thread. If an OP isn't willing to answer perfectly reasonable questions, what's the point?       
Jazz for aficionados
@curiousjim  👍    
Will China become the poor man’s dealer for high end audio?
this thread was destined to be a dumpster fire from the get go let's just enjoy the music and be thankful for lots of choices for excellent gear from all over the world, ok? +1 Witnessing all this yelling and screaming back and forth gives me... 
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@macg19  Got it. Thanks!     
Jazz for aficionados
@curiousjim  Michael Carvin is certainly not a name that comes up, often!   I had a duo album he did with Jacki Mc Lean, at one point -- back when I listened to vinyl.  The main reason I switched to CDs was that a lot of Jazz had gone out of pr... 
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@macg19 That looks promising. Thanks.  Amazon sells similar units with lower power ratings.  I'm curious why you chose the 250 watt unit.     
Best place to live for good quality power
I live in a rural area. It's free of penguins, so far but perhaps the Polar Vortex will change this. Each home in this neighborhood of large parcels has its own transformer and the nearest sub-station is about a 15 minute walk. Line from pole to ... 
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  @51514brad It’s a sad state of affairs. Yes, and I don’t expect it will get any better until a sufficient number of people reach the conclusion that the benefits of compromise outweigh those of fighting and demonization. Of course, the for... 
Please recommend decoupling footers for DAC
FWIT, my experience has been that steel balls have a tendency to result in fatiguing highs, if that's what you mean by "raspy".     
Dust Removal
@nonoise I remember how things used to be, as you describe. I suppose every generation tends to believe things were better "back in the day" but the evaporation of what was once called " common courtesy" is truly lamentable. At the same time, I... 
Dust Removal
@nonoise Unfortunately, one guy’s Dark Age is another guy’s Golden Age. How can humanity move forward if a large percentage want to go back... and if one guy’s forward is another guy’s back? In a rural area such as this, prone to both intense ... 
Dust Removal
@nonoise  Sneak some speed bumps on the road about 50' on either side of your home overnight and feign innocence when asked about it. Hah!  I really wish I could get away with that -- we get mighty sick of the jerks who use our private road as... 
Jazz for aficionados
@pjw81563 Ok thanks @stuartk for the Toshiko Akiyoshi suggestions. You’re welcome!