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| Jazz for aficionados @ghosthouse Thanks for asking about Lage. I agree with @acman3. Lage can play, it seems, almost anything effortlessly, without showing off. And acman3 is correct; his tone is great. He gets quality sound out of his electric instrument without sill... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Listening to Julian Lage's new album "Modern Lore". He continues to amaze with his versatility. I saw him last year with Chris Eldridge playing songs from the "Mount Royal" and "Avalon" albums. Money well spent. | |
| Need some Amp help - a little new to properly powering speakers @moskaudio You are wading into a subject that will reveal different opinions fairly quickly. I try to get as much quality wattage as I can into my speakers without endangering either them or my hearing. My reasoning is akin, I think, to what you a... | |
| Best Jazz pianist I don't believe in "best" for musicians...it isn't a competitive sport, like baseball or football, swimming etc. But, I highly recommend Alfredo Rodriguez. Quincy Jones initially produced his first albums and now co-produces with Rodriguez. I saw ... | |
| How does a Transport effect sound? @audioengr If I understand you correctly, you are saying that putting the Synchro-Mesh between any transport and DAC, will essentially turn the SQ of the transport (not the DAC) into something roughly equivalent to dCS, MBL, Esoteric, MBL. Is that... | |
| Steely Dan CDs @tuffy72561 Can you tell me what label this is on please? | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? Muriel plays piano Every Friday at the HollywoodThey brought me down to see herAnd asked me if I wouldDo a little numberAnd I sang with all my mightShe said, "Tell me are you a Christian child?"And I said, "Ma'am, I am tonight.""Walkin' in Memphis... | |
| Steely Dan CDs @mr_hosehead It is true. This is how I ended up trying to separate wheat and chaff. But the chaff is actually pretty good. | |
| How does a Transport effect sound? @audioengr I like the compact "Same bits, different Jitter. Bits are the data, Jitter is in the timing." Steve, what stand alone transport do you think sufficiently handles jitter such that the synchro-mesh is redundant, if any? And I second the i... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Billy Cobham--SpectrumThis CD SQ varies greatly from track to track IMO. Quadrant has no depth, Cobham's cymbals sound artificial and the EQ seems, well, wrong. Anyone else have this experience? I'm listening to the US Atlantic (Re)Master series U... | |
| Steely Dan CDs I have found that, for the most part, the MCA recordings are superior to what followed them. Gaucho in 5.1 is a must have if you have surround sound--and its 2 channel is great too IMO. Having said that the Gaucho MCA is very good. Can't Buy A Thr... | |
| to bi-wire or not? @vinylbliss I own Joseph Audio speakers and I kind of "bi-wire" them. Before I did so I asked Jeff Joseph if he recommended it. He said he didn't think it made much of a difference. I like the effect, but the way I'm approaching it is not transcen... | |
| Cardas Clear Beyond Power cords @garebear @guidocorona @biggy79 FYI I heard from Cardas dealer today that Cardas has shipped my CCBXL PCs. Hopefully, we will hear soon enough how the new XL compares to CCB. When they arrive I will burn them in for about 500 hours before I commen... | |
| Nordost Odin or Valhalla 2 Prices rising doesn't necessarily mean industry is "growing." Clearly there are different ways to make money on goods. One is to treat them as luxury made to order items understanding that the market will be relatively small, the cost of "raw" mat... | |
| Quincy Jones Interview +2 onhwy61 |