coltrane1
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| Integrated amp recommendation Save some money, buy a Willsenton R8 tube integrated. It’s well tested on the audio market. Great KT88 tube amp that will drive your speakers with ease. Check YouTube for the Willsenton R8 and thank me later. Amazon carries them, in black or silve... | |
| Opinion: Modern country is the worst musical genre of all time @thespeakerdude, Excellent post, and I heartily agree!!! | |
| Opinion: Modern country is the worst musical genre of all time I’m black. I’m also a jazz musician as my jazz archtop photo and name suggest. I have also invested countless hours studying jazz history. I suggested that jazz was created by black people because what were the odds of the most disenfranchised cre... | |
| Opinion: Modern country is the worst musical genre of all time How many here can argue the complexities of “jazz.” Frankly, unless you’re a musician educated in jazz, who can truly play, it’s beyond your comprehension. So in essence, there’s no argument to be had. There’s no racism in stating jazz was create... | |
| Opinion: Modern country is the worst musical genre of all time @bdp24, thank you for the recommendation, I’ll check them out. But the only soul hit I’ve heard in 25 years is Leave The Door Open, by Silk Sonic. Coincidentally, it had a hip and complex chord structure for an RB tune. It was truly more complex t... | |
| Opinion: Modern country is the worst musical genre of all time And how can anyone say, “I don’t like jazz.” How can you ‘not like’ what you don’t understand? If you haven’t ever played an instrument in your life you don’t have a clue what’s going on! If you don’t know what a chord, or chord change is, you’re... | |
| Opinion: Modern country is the worst musical genre of all time Least you have a Country genre. Real Soul has been dead for decades. No song writers, no industry. My guess is the recording industry figured it’s such a small percentage of people that listen, like jazz, we won’t bother with them. Heck, is there ... | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? Wait a second. I just purchased a used Dennis Had Inspire 3.1 tube preamp for $1k. So why would anyone purchase a SS preamp? A tube preamp is far more expressive. But then again, you’ve got to own both, I do. | |
| 50 years of Hip Hop- How Come? @curtdr, hip hop no. I was commenting about What’s Going On as commentary music, like rap and hip hop. Perhaps even angry to those who misunderstood it. Still, a classic album in the RS top 10 ever. | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? @decooney, good for you! That’s funny because I’m originally from Sacramento. All the great audio technology came along after I moved away to Seattle. I believe Coda is still nearby as well. I’ve been searching for a Forte 4a or Coda 01p for the l... | |
| Do I buy an upscale TT? @solypsa, Greetings! I live in Lake Stevens, a quiet country community of about 15,000 people, 45 minutes north of Seattle. Life is very good! Retired and loving every day I wake up! :) | |
| Made in USA Let the China bashing continue. Who knew that there’d come a day that China would produce very good audio equipment. That day has arrived. Overseen by western or European standards, yet built in China. Ever heard of the great Willsenton R8 tub... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? I could listen to all the jazz recordings one time each for the rest of my life, yet still not come close to listening to all of them. Tonight it’s the late great Hank Mobley’s Workout LP. A great and overlooked album. Mobley was a great artis... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @mytthor, an Oracle? You are very privileged! I owned a MK3 at one time, but wanted a Mk5. Never did I know that the cheapest time to own one would be in 1999. A Mk6 was even available here for as cheap as $4500 here on AG 6 years ago. The seller ... | |
| 50 years of Hip Hop- How Come? @perkri, Many in this group probably thought Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On was too radical to listen to. Hilarious indeed! |