frogman
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| Jazz for aficionados You’re very welcome @curiousjim . Fantastic player who doesn’t get mentioned nearly enough. https://youtu.be/H9ptavf96_k | |
| Sat front row at the symphony... @viber6 I couldn’t disagree more. Yes, following a score is a great thing and, sure, sitting up close one can hear MORE of the individual details, but not necessarily more details which in a good hall are all there and in proper scale. In fact, ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Ok, I’m relieved. My jaw hit the floor when I read “More fusion”. I should’ve known. Anyway, a new favorite piano player: https://www.facebook.com/Jazzcorner/videos/joey-calderazzo-trio-mikells/5372610389506959/ | |
| Sat front row at the symphony... The idea that “the conductor’s perspective” (location) is best is flawed. Good orchestral composers and orchestrators are keenly aware of and exploit the fact that instrumental sounds blend to create specific desired colors and textures when heard... | |
| Big orchestral sound in pop, rock etc. Check out “The Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic”. When I first read about this project I thought “Uh, oh!”. Why mess with a good thing? Boy, was I wrong. Richard Carpenter produced, orchestrated and conducted The Royal Philharmonic in a rew... | |
| The Good Stuff https://youtu.be/up4_6UKrcxE | |
| Good old days Good to hear. | |
| Good old days Any progress? | |
| The Good Stuff You may be interested to know that “Dance to the Music” is one of only two or three Pop or Funk songs to feature the clarinet (!). Great stuff! | |
| The Good Stuff https://youtu.be/oT6wl3Gs_Tg https://youtu.be/3gvAcft6pPk https://youtu.be/1KapoxYYKS0 | |
| Law Of Diminishing Returns? @ghdprentice +1 An entirely personal thing. The original post is a perfect case in point. No audible difference between the two mentioned systems?!?! No way! Of course there is, and that difference may be very significant to someone else. No disre... | |
| Ray Charles - "Rap is not music" “transparency” (Cambridge Dictionary): *** The characteristic of being easy to see through *** | |
| Good old days I stand by my previous suggestion about the relocation of your listening chair. I would also suggest that Audio Nervosa is a manifestation of a certain personality type (I am one of those) that needs to have things be just so. It is the quest fo... | |
| Jazz for aficionados All is well, pjw. Thanks. Hope all is well with you. Nice clips! | |
| Good old days **** relocating myself in the listening space, so that imaging is not a factor, may help considerably. **** If one gets to the point where one is ready to go back to listening to music on a simple radio, then why not simply think of your rig as a... |