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| Jazz for aficionados Off the top of one's head is good; like first impressions. | |
| Jazz for aficionados As with most things of great value, music, the artists and their personalities can be very complicated; how and if that personality is reflected in the performance is equally complicated. With some artists their work is an open window into their p... | |
| U-Discover Mag Lists The 50 Greatest Jazz Albums You know, as this sort of inevitably incomplete list goes, this is probably the best one I have ever seen. Pretty comprehensive from a chronological standpoint except for the fact that (and also it's main glaring omission) there isn't a single rec... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Schubert, while I don't agree that Frank Sinatra was a bad joke, I don't think you are delusional nor full of it. I never cared much for Sinatra's musical persona but recognize why he is considered so great by so many. He had a very straightforwar... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners What I heard the first time that I put that little Cracker Jack Box cartridge on my ET was something that specs (as valuable as they are) seldom explain. The music MOVED! Sounds simplistic, but it's something that is hard to describe and very obvi... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners ****I had only a half hour, but here's the quick impression: harmonically richer and warmer; loss of resolution and less articulate bass. I'm unsure about the extent of the latter two since I didn't have time to dial in vta.****Banquo363, thanks f... | |
| Infrasound??? Interesting topic. Infrasound is generally considered to be frequencies below 20hz. 20hz was established as the lower threshold of human hearing for, more than anything, practical reasons since this threshold not only varies substantially from ind... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Sad news this week. Buddy DeFranco passed away at the age of 91 this past Wednesday. A fantastic player he was the first clarinetist, and certainly more than anyone, to convincingly take the clarinet out of the "swing" mold and into bebop.https://... | |
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| 6L6WGC/5881 Tube choices for Amp Thegoodarcher, I believe that the "W" is a military-spec designation re tighter tolerances, but same electrical characteristics and interchangeable. I am sure someone more knowledgable here can give a more detailed explanation. The Svetlana's in y... | |
| 6L6WGC/5881 Tube choices for Amp My Manley 200 mono's use eight 6l6GC/5881 each. Since purchasing the amps several years ago I have used NOS GE's, NOS Tungsol 5881's (expensive!), Sovtek's, and Svetlana Winged C. To my ears, and IN THESE AMPS, the GE's are excellent overall if sl... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Schubert, don't short change yourself; you are an astute listener. When I said that jazz doesn't need saving I meant it as a counter to the mistaken idea that quality jazz is not being produced by new young musicians; that the quality is dying. Th... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Another example of the health of jazz. One of the very best of the new crop; and certainly the best on the baritone.https://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=7Uvo2I2cyjgMerry Christmas to all! | |
| Jazz for aficionados Acman3, fantastic clips! Why some insist that jazz needs saving is beyond me. There is an entire crop of young players pushing the boundaries while keeping the connection to the past and it augers well for the future of the music. At the very leas... |