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| Is Modern Jazz an Oxymoron? TomcyThe music you are describing sounds a lot to me like free jazz and there are plenty of really good contemporary straightahead players right now as some have mentioned and I am not really a fan of free jazz either as it sounds too discordant | |
| Does Power Cord Require Burn-In To Sound Good? I definitely noticed the burn in phenomena with my audio quest power cables: monsoon and blizzard | |
| Is Modern Jazz an Oxymoron? Jazz is my favorite musical idiom and I listen to it about 80%. I find the newer players to be very exciting and thought-provoking, such as Kamasi Washington etc.I still listen regularly to the old stuff but there’s so much great new material out ... | |
| Tube Amp lower power vs higher power and cruising volume JMP,congrats on your purchase. I’ve owned a PL Dialogue integrated a couple of years and am very happy and impressed. The thought that went into the design is superlative and so is the sound. I agree with recommendations not to switch amps as you ... | |
| Lumin D2 with SBooster MikeI have owned a T2 a couple of years and I’m very happy with it. For the extra cost adding the linear power supply to a D2 I would just bite the bullet and go for the T2. I was in the same quandary you are describing and I’m very happy I went w... | |
| What are your experiences with upgrading power cords on KEF LS50 wireless? Sorry but I do not own the speakers that you mentioned. However, I am a believer that power cords do and can make a difference. I am of the school that if I hear a difference it must be a difference I like and if I hear no difference then I don’t ... | |
| To Roon or not I also own a LUMIN T2. The LUMIN app is decent but the deal breaker for me was artists in my library do not list alphabetically. I am a happy Roon user now and appreciate the easy access to new music and a more robust GUI. I could not hear any son... | |
| Speaker cabels for dark sounding speakers? Simna, What are your speakers? None of us can help you without that information | |
| Wish I had put more emphasis on cables earlier Speakers first, wire last | |
| Upgrades that met/exceeded your expectations and those that felt short Adding Audioquest power cords to my rig was a component type improvement | |
| What's the best and/or favorite piece of equipment you've owned? And do you still own it? My von Schweikert db99 loudspeakers | |
| Negotiate good price Dill and MC, I agree completely | |
| How many power supply devices do I need? Good humor MC | |
| Need Tubes Upscale Audio or Viva, I have had nothing but good experiences with both. | |
| Desire to try tubes There is no best tube sound. If you are able, I strongly recommend you audition some tube products to see what kind of flavor you prefer. Some of us like tube amplification that is somewhat solid state like while others prefer the glow or burnish... |