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| What was your first music that you paid for? At 10 or 11 I bought an album with Beethoven's 5th and 9th symphonies. I distinctly recall travelling to Chicago from the suburbs to go to a museum with some neighbour kids. Somewhere in downtown Chicago was a small record store. I think that it m... | |
| The best CD Player for the money Tcscata,You didn't say which CD player you have. | |
| Spanish Guitar I just listened to Ottmar Liebert's Solo Para Ti. This is the first that I've found from the above recommendations. Both my wife and I much enjoyed this CD, and having Santana as a guest musician was also a treat. I hope to find some of the more t... | |
| Spanish Guitar Thanks for the suggestions. I will be looking for some of this music.John | |
| "The Law of Diminishing Returns"??? Some musing about this thread...An interesting article (The Tyranny of Choice) in the latest Scientific American Mind brings a different twist to this question. The author, Barry Schwartz, suggests that there are two categories of people with resp... | |
| Music for the spirit and the soul Thanks for all the suggestions! I've managed to find/order a few of these cds (e.g., El Cant... and Gorecki's 3rd) and absolutely love them. Unfortunately, it sometimes takes a while to obtain less popular music, especially here in the Canadian Ro... | |
| Jazz CD suggestions for evening ambience Both of these are nice in the background, but also excellent for focused listening. If your customers notice this music, it may bring a smile. Pat Methany - One Quiet Night (or others by Methany)Charlie Haden and Pat Methany - Beyond the Missouri Ski | |
| Why so much???? 1) How much is too much? --- I don't believe that there is a "too much".2) To those with so much...Why? What's your rationale? ---I have many different moods and musical interests that are filled from listening. Classical is good in the morning or... | |
| Music for the spirit and the soul Thanks for the suggestions. I look forward to listening to some of the recording that were mentioned.John | |
| Best female vocals on CD A newer person who has an outstanding voice is Vienna Teng. She has two cds (I believe) that can be purchased. I like her Warm Strangers cd best, and on this there are several tracks which I find to be outstanding - Anna Rose, Passage, and the Ath... | |
| Santana Since starting this thread, I've purchased Welcome, Abraxis and Blues for Salvador - they were all on sale for $9 canadian. (Santana 3 wasn't available.) Of these, I most enjoyed Blues for Salvador. It's exactly what I wanted at this time --- grea... | |
| Santana Thank you jwong.On the Supernatural CD the cuts I liked most included: Da Le YaleoAfrica BambaMigraThe CallingOn Shaman I most liked:AdoumaAye Aye AyeSidewaysIt seems that these are all more blues/jazz influenced than many of the other tracks. Wha... | |
| Santana Thanks for your responses | |
| Enjoyment I just looked at the systems of the persons who responded to this thread and to the fidelity thread. In most cases, there appears to be some thought and money going into the equipment selection. I would assume that the purpose of each person's sys... | |
| Fidelity Some thoughtsWebster's dictionary indicates that one of the definitions of "fidelity" is: EXACTNESSThe degree to which an electronic device (as a record player, radio, or television) accurately reproduces its effect (as sound or picture).The defin... |