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Pre/Pro for $2K
At anywhere from $1k-$1200, the Ref 20 is the best deal going. Excellent performance, upgradeable, features most of what's even available in todays processing. You can't beat the performance for the price! Interconnects. Buy yourself some used Au... 
You got to show me something more!
"Any decent jazz pianist can play circles around a classically trained player." Frogman "Give me a break. You can't possibly believe this. If you do, you obviously haven't listened to the great classical pianists." Frogman: Let me elaborate on m... 
Talon Roc subs - worth it?
I own M/L CLS IIz's. I've not heard the Roc, but I'm very content with the synergistic mesh created with a Genesis 900/CLS IIz combination. The 900 is the fastest subwoofer I've heard, and owned. Given that you're faced with the objective I was, n... 
Sonic Frontiers Line 2 Vs BAT VK-30
Well, I've owned the Line 3, and the VK30. The Line 2 doesn't have near the power supply development that the BAT VK30 has, so, for even money, I'd select the VK30. But on average, I've not found the 30 to be priced as low as the Line 2 on the us... 
Are you Guys Rich or What!?
As Danny DeVito says, use "other peoples money." Over 4.5 years I've been able to build a fairly decent system of components at no cost to me. How, you ask? Simple. Buy a piece here, resell it, buy another, etc. There are a number of good buys at... 
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"I can think of few things that musicians hold in more disregard than the use of a giant's name in vain. Calling oneself Coltrane is, if you really understand Jazz and the mindset of it's practitioners a drag to say the least." Frogman: Some of y... 
Ken Burns' JAZZ starts Monday on PBS!
"Coltrane: You have now become the mind reader you recently accused Dekay of being. My agreement with the "live and let live" posts refers to people listening to what they want because they enjoy it." We are in total agreement here. I fail to unde... 
You got to show me something more!
"Coltrane: You have now become the mind reader you recently accused Dekay of being. My agreement with the "live and let live" posts refers to people listening to what they want because they enjoy it." We are in total agreement here. I fail to und... 
Ken Burns' JAZZ starts Monday on PBS!
"I'm a little late to the party here and in "you got to show me" thread but would agree with many of the "live and let live" posts." Yes, you are late, but that doesn't matter. But that doesn't explain your comment above. You've jumped on board th... 
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"Learning about jazz On a long thread last month regarding jazz recordings, I made a number of posts. Rather than try to recap my comments, let me quickly offer than I have been an avid jazz enthusiast since high school (late 1950's), and have tau... 
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"I'm a little late to the party here and in "you got to show me" thread but would agree with many of the "live and let live" posts." Yes, you are late, but that doesn't matter. But that doesn't explain your comment above. You've jumped on board t... 
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Coltrane: Actually yes, you did make a blatent attemp at dweedling. So now we have established that you are capable of self denial and that I am capable of being a big prick. Dekay: Man, your comments suggest you to be a serious mind reader. It a... 
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"I wish we had a lot more about the individuals and what influenced them musically. I've watched the entire series. I suspect you'll receive a lot more of what you might be looking for in the later episodes. 9 and 10 are a must see. "If you have... 
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"Mama let that boy play some rock and roll, jazz is much too crazy, he can play it when he's old..." Doucet from "The Deuce is Loose" So is that what drove Parker and Coltrane, two of the most influential musicians ever to pick up an instrument, ... 
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"The best jazz musicians I ever met all had classical training and there is no question that classical music IS the most technically challenging. Show me any jazz musician who can compose or play counterpoint like Bach. Jazz musicians are imitator...