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| Jazz for aficionados stuartk, Cambridge Audio also makes a Dacmagic 200 for $399. It is both a headphone amp and will plug into your stereo. You can't do both at once, but who wants to? Again, you could use your computer as a front end interface for spotify, Tidal, or... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Stuartk, try to find Debussy's Preludes and Images for piano. Many people think that Arturo Benedetti is the best pianist for this. He is brilliant and exacting. Pierre-Laurent Aimard has a bit more emotion. Phillipe Entremont leans into emotion. ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados stuartk, I don't know what a PM is. Sorry, although I worked in the computer industry for many years, I left it around 2,000, and I fall behind. Spotify is streaming and has a lot of music. Qobuz has more classical music and jazz, I think, but I ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados stuartk, I left you a long post above but forgot to put your name on it. I am now listening to Judy Collins singing Dylan's Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues. One of my favorite all-time cuts. | |
| Jazz for aficionados In regards to your audio setup, I suggest your next purchase be a streamer that will both play through your stereo and offer a headphone jack. Then you can listen through a decent set of headphones. There are a number of reasonably priced streamer... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Fair enough about "live" music. I listened to music on a $100 Sears Silvertone stereo in college and enjoyed it well enough. I am sure there are faults I overlook in my system, although it sounds close to live to me and my friends, who aren't real... | |
| Jazz for aficionados stuartk, BTW I don't think Patricia Barber and Diana Krall are equivalent, although I like them both. Diana Krall has some of the best recorded CDs I've ever heard. It doesn't sound as though you care that much about reproduction, but it makes a d... | |
| Jazz for aficionados stuartk, I think I'm getting an idea of what you might like. I thought of recommending Paul Desmond, but I have a feeling you've heard him and he doesn't have the complexity you're looking for. In that light, I might recommend Alice Coltrane and P... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Stuartk I’ve Qobuzzed all the Freddie Hubbard I can find. I like the two I have on album more than any others, which is a good thing. I’ve upgradded my rig lately and it sounds very good on vinyl. It’s difficult to listen to CDs and stream, althou... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Stuartk, since Freddie Hubbard plays trumpet on Hear No Evil (great choice! Along with Herbie Hancock!) I will suggest a couple of Freddie Hubbard albums which are among my favorite jazz albums: Red Clay and First Light. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Stuartk, I listened to Wayne Shorter's Speak No Evil. Love it. I went to see what it would cost used on vinyl. I don't want remastered because it has been digitized and Qobuz has it at 192khz, which is close to vinyl and probably as good as remast... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Stuartk, yes I think you are right about tuning one's ear to complex melodies. I'll stream some Wayne Shorter and see. Can you stream music? | |
| Jazz for aficionados Stuartk, in the sense you're talking about it's a bit like listening to classical music. I am now listening to a Ravel string quartet. Ravel incorporated jazz into his later classical pieces. He came to America to hear jazz. He and Debussy had a h... | |
| Jazz for aficionados stuartk, yes you're right about the fusion aspect of Flora Purim. But I like it. I think Tania Maria might also have some of that. I like music you want to dance to. I can also listen to more cerebral jazz, though. With Flora Purim see if you can ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Tyray, thanks for the Brazilian site. I'll check it out. I bought the Black Orpheus album when I was in high school in the early sixties. The film blew me away and then I went out and bought the album. I took it to college and played it all the ti... |