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| HDCD: What do you like? Erik Friedlander/ Topaz: cello, bass, alto sax, percussion. All the musicians on this one are obviously very accomplished players (and listeners). The harmonics from the bass and cello, the juxtaposition of attack and decay, and the richness of to... | |
| Paul Dresher - worth exploring Saw the Dresherensemble way back in 97 at the Music Recital Hall at Sac State, a couple of the pieces were premiered there and to my knowledge have not been released on CD. Channels Passing, from Dark Blue Circumstance was played there. The work h... | |
| Paul Dresher - worth exploring WOW, it's great to see Dresher pop up on this site. Few musical experinces hold a candle to taking in the Dresherensemble live in a good room. An amazing extension of what Zappa, Stravinsky, and King Crimson were into. It's some of the best stuff ... | |
| Progressive talk Yeah, just picked up the 1st Neu (w/Hallo Gallo), it's a beutifully crude buzz. Another great one (and sonically a little jucier) w/ the same guitarist (Rother) would be Harmonia-Deluxe. It's really kind of a Cluster record w/lazy lysergic guitar ... | |
| Dedicated AC lines??? I used 2 conductor twisted, stranded, silver plated, teflon insulated and jacketed 8AWG copper wire into a Power Port, (had to ream out some plastic on the outlet to accomadate 8AWG). Sometimes (often) my system sounds too bright. Didn't notice th... | |
| Progressive talk Davej857 is an extremely well informed consumer of German psycho active riffage and rightly states that labels and categories are trivial. The Crack in the Cosmic Egg book is a useful (but flawed) map if you want to check out some of the great war... | |
| rock/jazz fusion Buckethead smokes on alot of stuff (Transmutation is one of the best) Jonas Hellborg Octave of the Holy Innocents,is spiff too. I guess Buckethead toured w/ Buns & Hoses, but The Cure? What record is he on? The Jazz is dead stuff is tired old ... | |
| Wall Outlets? Whats the difference? Hi Whknopp, I wanted to try the JPS AC wire for my dedicated line, but at $18 per foot for a 55' run I went for an alternative. Getting 8AWG into the power port was a(probably unnecessary) pain in the arse. If it looks like there's a good possibil... | |
| Rock albums that sound good on your system? Most major label rock stuff sounds like poop (no matter how much it gets polished) when it gets put next to:Can-Ege BamyasiGuru Guru-s/t, or KanguruHarriet Tubman-PrototypeKollektiv- s/tMassacre-Funny Valentine, or MeltdownMelvins-BullheadPolytown... | |
| Quality of recording vs Musical tastes I guess anyone who has been addicted to music for a couple of decades or so is likely to have expanded or changed their musical tastes to some extent. Alot of times before buying if I suspect good (or poor)recording quality I'm influenced as a con... | |
| List of Unlabeled HDCD's I've noticed that a lot of non HDCD's easily whomp quite a few HDCD's. Some HDCD's are amazingly well recorded though. I have a couple of great ones that are not labeled (HDCD) and are not on the list:The Other Quartet-Sound Stains (KFW297)(a bit ... | |
| getting a little obsessed with my first purchase The Snell recommendation sounds like a good one, haven't heard the Zephyrs, but know they're highly thought of by some well informed 'philes. With smaller speakers (pretty much the only way to go w/ your room size), good stands are important. Not ... | |
| Tweaks Don't do like I did and try to cut corners by using astro turf, it sounds completely hard and artificial. Might bleach it to see if it will sound less colored. Thanks for the tip about the flamingos, they brought out alot of subtle nuances in my s... | |
| Help with an Amp in the 1500 ballpark used Haven't compared as many amps as some of the regulars who make this such an excellent site, but I have listened to the Levinson 27.5 extensively and I like it a lot. I think a Coda 11 is more immediate and sensitive in handling attack and decay. I... | |
| Ear Candy: Most startling recordings. - Vincent Cortois,Translucide (Enja 9380 2) Shockingly realistic cello attack, lots of subtle decay as well. The occasional guitar feedback and loop effects are gritty, but delicate and obviously very carefully put together. The trombone flatulenc... |