curiousjim
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| When did you most enjoy the music? I’m still enjoying music. I recently put up a post asking for recommendations of new to me jazz artists and have been happily listening ever since.All the best.JD | |
| How many vinyl albums do you own you listen to? I had about 2000, but after moving three times in four years, I reduced that number to about 600 of my favorites. I also have about 1450 cd’s and SACDs that I’ve ripped and put on a NAS. Music plays in this house 3-7 hours a day.All the best.JD | |
| Wilson Audio Specialties Chronosonic XVX loudspeaker!! only $300,000.oo rib61,I just use 18 gauge lamp cord on mine. ;)JD | |
| Small Footprint SS Power Amps Check out PS Audio has a cute little guy called the Sprout. I used one for about a week and and was happily surprised at how good it sounded.All the best.JD | |
| Diffuser or absorber behind listening position....and is it worth doing?? Hi @chorus, I was just looking at the OC 703 panels yesterday. How are you using the panels? I Was thinking of making a frame out of 2x2 and hanging them on the walls. If they work, I can replace the 2x with nicer frames and my wife can pretty... | |
| Found a pair of Acoustat Sprctra3 's #dlucas,The Spectra 3’s can produce some wonderful music, but you have to ask yourself how much time and money do you have to restore them. On the back, there should some black rectangle boxes, something like 5”x5”x18”? If those transformers aren... | |
| What is this feature? My ARC preamp has a mute switch and my Cheap A**ed Denon has a user preset for the volume. I set it once and never needed to touch it again.JD | |
| How loud are you typically listening? Lately I’ve been listening to jazz as I’ve been working on the new to me house, so it’s been 80+. When I’m sitting listening, it’s normally 65-75db.JD | |
| Stereophile's 2021 products of the year Okay,So what do the Stereophile haters read to learn about new products?Just curious.JD | |
| For all you Vinyl lovers! Thanks for posting this yogiboy. I bet his speakers sound amazing!JD | |
| If you had access to a time machine, what concerts would you go back to see? If I could go back, I’d go see Pink Floyd. JD | |
| Schumann Resonator Stable Schumann frequency Generator:7.83HZ Schumann Wave Ultra-low Frequency Pulse Generator,It emits the ultra low frequency which provides a stable "ambience" within which you listen to your stereo with more perceived claritySchumann Resonances&... | |
| SQ vs. Music I have two systems. The HT system is hooked to my server and has a Sony multi player attached in case I want to listen to a CD. It’s on at least 40 hours a week. When I want to listen with my eyes closed and a smile on my face, I listen to the ... | |
| rule of thumb: how long do you leave a tube preamp on versus turning it off then back on? When I’m done listening for the day, everything goes off and goes back on an hour before for warm up.all the best.JD | |
| The Hub: Acoustat X: 'stats with tubes! I still have mine. I did have some updates like the fuses were replaced with magnetic hydraulic circuit breakers and the sleep circuit was replaced switches. Oh and I added tube risers as the pc board was showing signs of heat and replaced the rca... |