alexatpos

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Jazz for aficionados
Speaking of sax...and the players called Sonny, two of them, not mentioned so oftenSonny Red, album 'Out of the blue' from '59.-'60.https://youtu.be/dUd9vE_Ug6khttps://youtu.be/L-LwKvALyZ4https://youtu.be/NxQ--y4jMGsSonny Criss, album 'This is Cri... 
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Few years back I bought sacd player, Dcs Puccini with clock and when I listened to native dsd, it was better than anything I've heard on red book.The Dcs has a 'switch' that can 'turn' pcm on dsd, when listening cd's.Since allmost all my music is ... 
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Orpheus, my father is about your age (b.41.) Before the start of all this, he used to walk miles, daily. (pedestrian to the core, never even owned the car) Just recently, for few days he did not leave the house. Nothing wrong with him, he is not b... 
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Keegiam, here we use a sort of funny expression, that translated goes like this: 'After I caught myself in a lie, I learned not to trust anyone'...Not meaning to go in a long rant, but looking at the state of public affairs, in my country, it is p... 
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Thank you, guys.Again, very sweet. If you ever decide to breathe summer air near the sea, just let me know...https://youtu.be/EqhjDAWJr4s  
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Thank you, Frogman, that's very nice from you.I am close to begin lying about my age,hahttps://youtu.be/llfd-vMMr9U 
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Orpheus, glad you like it. Except for that other album with Gene Ammons that I have posted,I am not sure how is the sound quality of the others and there are not many of his albums as a leader, anyway.He seemed to be gifted but tormented soul, as ... 
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Possibly the angriest band in the world at The Open Door, Greenwich Village (1953) - Charles Mingus (double bass), Thelonious Monk (piano), Roy Haynes (drums) and Charlie Parker (alto saxophone) https://scontent.fzag1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/... 
Sound quality impact - preamp vs power amp?
I have a small 30w A class tube pse amp with matching preamp (same manufacturer) and speakers that do not drop bellow 7.9ohm.Same 'small' tubes in amp (12ax 7) and in preamp.The impact on sound is much more felt with choice of tubes (same small on... 
Late Night Jazz
https://youtu.be/Uz559yOmCcYhttps://youtu.be/wWaH2PSREWohttps://youtu.be/_5nHhzWm_OY...and hundreds of other pages on Jazz for Afc.thread... 
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Rok, somebody told me that this might be your car?https://scontent.fzag1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/135014335_3813330028730934_4389294096485271385_n.jpg... 
Pathos amplifiers comparison
I've had Pathos Inpol 2 first driving SF Cremona Auditor M and than SF Guarneri Homage.Also, during that time had an opportunity to try Parhos Classic amp as well, as one of my friends brought it to hear it with my set up.I have never listened the... 
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Will start the new year with a post of another fine, but now quite obscured player of the bop era,whose album I’ve just managed to get. Its been said that his career has been cut short due to personal issues.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo_Marm... 
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https://scontent.fzag1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/133808336_3803023813094889_4317009247604764229_n.jpg...The sign on photo says it all....and still you persist..... 
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https://scontent.fzag1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/133423255_2950254435193323_5994387496528723111_n.jpg... Thelonious Monk, Howard McGhee, Roy Eldridge and Teddy Hill in front of Minton’s Playhouse in New York City September 1947. (Photo by William...