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| Larry Coryell at Jazz Showcase in Chicago Some of Coryell's best work has actually been recorded over the past eight years. He did a few albums for CTI to try and get some radio airplay as part of the "smooth jazz" genre in the 1990's. Ultimately decided to be true to himself and pursue t... | |
| It's Hammond B3 Organ Day I really like After the Rain by John McLaughlin, which features Joey Defrancesco on the B3. | |
| Pat Metheny Fans, Great Suggestions Please ?? By the way I have always found Offramp to be an excellent sounding CD. As far as I know there is only one CD version of it and I don't really have any complaints about it. I think it holds up to audiophile scrutiny, as do most of the ECM recording... | |
| Pat Metheny Fans, Great Suggestions Please ?? The new Secret Story sounds good but it is sort of a hard sounding recording. It has a edginess or shrillness to it. It might just be the sounds he is working with. It is an amazing album but from an audiohpile standpoint I find that it can be a b... | |
| Why do digital cables sound different? In my experience, not only to different digital cables sound different, they actually have distinctive sounds. For example, I have a Goldmund cable that is consistently bright sounding, and a transparent Audio reference cable that is consistently ... | |
| Pat Metheny Fans, Great Suggestions Please ?? By the way, there are remastered versions of Secret Story, Still Life Talking, and The Road to You on the Geffen Label but there are no remastered recordings of the ECM recordings that I am aware of. | |
| How do you negotiate a cure for wrong audio view I don't understand why audiophiles constantly write themselves off as suffering some kind of disease. Other enthusiasts do not have these kinds of issues, it seems.Frankly, I think what some audiophiles lack is perspective. The best way to enjoy t... | |
| Jazz artists for late starter. Wes Montgomery (Guitar) | |
| Pat Metheny Fans, Great Suggestions Please ?? To Original Poster:Actually, that is not a lot to ask from Metheny. There is something to like about all of Metheny's work, but the following albums are in my opinion is finest works. You need to hear all of these albums in their entirety to even ... | |
| Why do dealers do this? I am 28, I have been involved in the audio hobby for about 15 years.My high-end audio dealer is my favorite retail store and that includes all types of goods. As a 17-18 year old kid I took up a lot of their time. I probably made a purchase one ou... | |
| What has been your most satisfying component? Switching from a Goldmund DAC to a DCS Delius and Pucell Upsampler was the most satisfying upgrade I have made because it addressed a lot of underlying issues with the source. | |
| How different between B&W 804s & B&W 805s???? I think that is the right way to go. Please let us know what you think of the 805 with the new amp. | |
| How do you determine how much to spend on speakers Don't use price or allocation formulas to build a system. The key is balance, synergy, and value.You won't know where to allocate your funds until you are actually auditioning units. A good dealer should have units at a number of different price p... | |
| Starting over Headphones are the way to go, without a doubt. I like the Sennheiser HD600s ($350) or the HD650s ($450) and the Pro-Ject Headbox SEII ($300) amp. Then get yourself an iPod or a computer with a decent soundcard, anything that gives you a pure outpu... | |
| How different between B&W 804s & B&W 805s???? Let me supplement my previous response by also saying that the 805, 804, and 803 are very demanding speakers when it comes to components. You can never good wrong with upgrading your front end components before your speakers, especially when you h... |