frogman
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| Does it have to sound good for you to like it? Exactly! We “audiophiles” (frankly, I hate the term) need to stop getting so defensive at the suggestion that very expensive audio equipment and the obsession with all its trappings are necessary for the appreciation of the music. It is not. It su... | |
| MC-MM-MI CARTRIDGES . DO YOU KNOW WHICH HAS BETTER QUALITY PERFORMANCE? REALLY? I agree completely with lewm’s comments. The “outstanding quality of real live music compared to electronic reproduction of music is the dynamics of the former”. And not just as concerns the wide amplitude one hears in live music, but how the dyna... | |
| Eminent Technology Et-2 From Scratch **** No, Guess Ill check for pressure holding in the cylinder. For starters **** Not without a proper pump, you won’t. Are you saying that you have all the parts except for the pump? First, take a look at this diagram and confirm what parts you d... | |
| Does it have to sound good for you to like it? As has been pointed out, this topic has been beaten to death many times and not just on this forum. On this forum, the OP has asked what is essentially the same question many times over the years; in a variety of different ways and approached from... | |
| Does it have to sound good for you to like it? No. Great recorded sound is the icing on the cake. I still love cake; icing or not. | |
| Jazz for aficionados **** Jazz has never been stationary. **** Exactly! It evolves. It builds on what came before and the lineage is always there to be heard. (Given the topic at hand (Rock/Jazz), I can hear coming the footsteps of our contributor with the appropria... | |
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| Jazz Hands **** What’s the worst thing about the Alman Brothers? Greg’s damn keyboard! **** True, but it’s all relative, isn’t it? Not a “bad” player, but certainly the least accomplished instrumentalist in a band of great (Rock) instrumentalists. However, ... | |
| The Good Stuff Wrong alley, I guess. Some things never change 😊 | |
| The Good Stuff Good to see you on here, ghosthouse. Came across this lady very recently. Thought it would be up rok2id’s alley. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Yes, nice record! | |
| Jazz for aficionados Keep in mind that this is in the context of the preponderance of the fusion of Jazz and Pop/Rock/R&B over the last four to five decades. Some genres may not be our cup of tea, but core musical values apply to all genres. ”There are only two ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Ask most music lovers what music genre the saxophone is mostly associated with and the answer will probably be “Jazz”. Serious Jazz aficionados (not here 😊) have a tendency to short change David Sanborn’s importance in the overall scheme of things... |