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| Hear my Cartridges....đ¶ Late to the party and away from Agon. Sorry, guys.  Itâs been a very hectic time as the live music scene opens up again,  finally!  Will offer some thoughts later this evening.  Best to all. | |
| Are Quicksilver power tube amps in the same league as VAC, VTL, BAT, ARC, ...? **** But to your OP question: âYesâ. ****âŠ.. another reasons why, when Atmasphere speaks, I listen.Btw, one of the nicest sounds I have ever heard from a stereo system: classic QS 60W monos driving Quad 63âs. | |
| Bad recordings and high end audio Excellent post! Â I agree entirely. Â | |
| Fidelity vs. Musicality...........Is there a tug of War? douglas_schroeder has it right. Â Fidelity IS musicality. Â Musicality in this context is more than only the purview of musicians; it is also a componentâs ability to more faithfully reproduce the details of what comprises that purview. Â Some gear d... | |
| Tube Amps, Magnapans and Impedance Of course, my experience only:There is something very right about Maggies and a good tube amp(s). Much is always made about Maggies liking a lot of power. There is some truth to that; however, âlikingâ is not the same as needing; and âneedingâ is ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Thanks, pjw. But, why ânot a coincidenceâ? I thought that your suggestion was that there were reasons why both disciplines coincided. Â I was curious what those might be. | |
| Jazz for aficionados ****Â Its no coincidence that the golden age of jazz - 1935 through 1965 - was also the golden age of boxing. ****Intriguing comment, pjw, please elaborate. Â Thanks.Btw, to be clear, I hope my comments donât give the impression that I am a Buddy Ri... | |
| Ella Many of Ellaâs recordings with just piano accompaniment are great. Â However, hard to overlook two with band that are on many âbestâ lists, âElla in Berlinâ (with quartet) and âElla and Basieâ (big band). Â Highly recommended!With piano only, âElla ... | |
| why do so many discussions turn contentious? He just told you, donât respond. | |
| Jazz for aficionados âbirds of a featherâ ?!Certainly as far as public persona was concerned. But, musically? I donât see (hear) it. A drummer who in spite of his virtuosity also had a certain âsignatureâ in his sense of swing that to my ears was very different from M... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Good comments, Mahgister!To be clear, for me the names on the list donât seem improbable at all. Not only is each of those musicians a virtuoso of one kind or another, they also fit what I understand to have been Milesâ constantly changing broad a... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Tony Williams was no âdrummetâ!  đ | |
| Jazz for aficionados **** Gotta wonder if he ever expressed being spellbound by geniuses other than Hendrix. Anyone know? ****Based on what Iâve read and on hear say:Gil EvansClaude DebussyMike BloomfieldTony Williams, reportedly his favorite drummet.Sly (âSly and the... | |
| Bad recordings and high end audio No problem with disagreement. However, I suppose it depends on what one considers âbetterâ and what oneâs priorities are. If, for a given listener, âbetterâ means being able to hear more of how the recording was micâed, mixed, musical interplay am... | |
| Bad recordings and high end audio **** Good recordings will sound better and poor recordings will sound a lot better than they would on a bad system. ****noromance is exactly right. The comment is particularly true if one considers that the sound of what is a âpoorâ recording to a... |