frogman
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| Rock musicians with musical education. The school of hard knocks will always be relevant. Actual performance experience is necessary no matter how much innate talent a musician has. Having said that, while it has become almost "in vogue" to suggest that a formal music education someh... | |
| What are the current useless terms in this "audio world" I may have missed it, but after 128 responses no mention of what is, without a doubt, the most useless term in Audio; or, at least the most misused term in Audio:”ACCURATE”Accurate, compared to what? The term is, more times than not, used to descr... | |
| Audiophile virtues Never felt the need to read Harley’s book; nor, any other book attempting to “teach” me how to listen. All seems pretty obvious to me, but that’s just me. Strike your own personal balance between your love of music and quest for better sound. ****... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Re recent comments about the minimalist movement (Glass), evolution in music…..and television. If one gives any credence to the notion that any art form’s relevance can be judged (some would say should be) by how well it portrays the time of its c... | |
| Rock musicians with musical education. simonmoon, thank you for your mention of “Aranis”. Excellent band new to me. Great musicianship in this very interesting brand of chamber/prog with nods to Piazzola and Glass and some humor for good measure. For anyone interested:https://youtu.be/... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados I welcome your thoughts about Satyagraha. *** I loathe no composers, or musicians, Ervin Nyiregyházi for example ,or any other musician 😊 even if i had my own taste, choices, or habits...Loathing reflect more about us than about the music itself..... | |
| Is today’s contemporary music lacking? For those who don’t believe that pre-year 2000 popular music represents the pinnacle of the genre and that nothing of value has been produced since, here are just a few of the great and unsurpassed chart toppers from the 60’s-90’s:https://youtu.be... | |
| Can You Hear Me Now Two out of ten…..sounds about right. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Shi#! Very sad news. Amazing player and amazing individual. R.I.P | |
| An interesting demonstration Watched the video. First thing that came to mind: with recording industry professionals like that, is it any wonder why so many recordings sound the way they do? And the choice of music for the “examples”? Good Lord! He lost me early on with t... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Something different. Very talented young Cuban pianist/composer. Not as much improvisatory depth as the great Gonzalo Rubalcaba, but I find something unique and unpretentious in this guy’s playing and compositions. Amazing rhythmic solidity and cl... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Well, at least it seems that we both prefer red over white. If that is a Rioja in that glass, surely it’s a done deal 😊 | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? nandric, presumptuous I know and no Slavic brother to be sure, but am I friend enough? 😊I have searched for one in good shape for some time. The 1mv output is perfect for my current system configuration and gain structure. If I qualify kindly pm... | |
| Jazz for aficionados …and by the way, the criteria for the list that I plagiarized was “born in or spent their formative years in Philly”. | |
| Tiny bridges everywhere, but why? Wait! If this is your “first complete system” then wait. Wait until you have lived with your system as is and first develop a solid understanding and appreciation of its sound. Fine tune speaker placement, make sure all plugs and jacks are very... |