jonwatches1
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| Is Rap a valid musical form? @mglik - tell us what you think; I’d be really interested in how *you* hear the same pieces of music (and you might conclude that they all suck) Addendum: 1) Kanye’s delivery is “eh” on that track. But the lyrics and overall structure are so ... | |
| Is Rap a valid musical form? @stuartk @larsman - the John Mayer reference could be qualified something like “as an objective/technical matter…”. Trust me, I listen to 100 songs by Jerry for every one by John Mayer (basically, his rendition of “Free Fallin”, which is actually ... | |
| Is Rap a valid musical form? @larsman , ok, maybe I said that for a little effect 😂. But let me remain sacrilegious and point out that John Mayer is a better singer, musician and songwriter than Jerry Garcia, by, like, 1000%. He’s still not Jerry, nor should he want to be I... | |
| Is Rap a valid musical form? Fun topic If music is defined by melody, harmony and rhythm, then somebody needs to go tell Bartok, Schoenberg, Coltrane and Thelonious Monk. Because they didn’t care about any of it ( @stuartk ) (I love the dead, but Jerry Garcia is just a folk... | |
| Is Rap a valid musical form? Yes I like the story of your journey (I will come with “5 songs for listening, if you haven’t listened to hip hop”) | |
| Suggestions for an integrated upgrade please +1 @panzrwagn All of his suggestions can also easily be serviced if there is ever an issue One idea could be a new Benchmark AHB2 + Benchmark DAC3 HGC - form factor would be same size as one integrated amp, and you hit both amplification and DA... | |
| Efficient speaker: Zu, Tekton, Volti, Klipsch, Fleetwood? @ladok Here are a few ideas, based *solely* on sensitivity specs, and that haven’t already been mentioned above (I have no experience with any of them - it’s just a list of makers) Avantgarde - Zero model Coherent Cube Audio Fern & Roby ... | |
| Doesnt resistance mean same as impedance?? @millercarbon thanks for the helpful answer | |
| DAC Question: Delta-Sigma vs R2R @larsman - really good question. so, I probably overstated things for effect. I am sure the 2017 Chord Hugo would still sound better than the 2022 $300 dac. It’s an interesting question how the 2017 Chord will compare to a $300 dac in 2025, pro... | |
| DAC Question: Delta-Sigma vs R2R I’m just a caveman lawyer, but…technological obsolescence keeps me very cautious on anything digital that is expensive…My thesis is that a simple $300 DAC released last month is probably better than a five-year old $3,000 DAC. So, I buy simple, ... | |
| Class A: Accuphase vs Pass Labs house sound? My understanding is that Accuphase prices in the US are much higher than ROW, because the distributor is Lord Voldemort, or something like that (Accuphase gear in Canada seem to be priced like Luxman). I wonder (a) if the distributor thing is tru... | |
| I'm not all in on digital systems because I'm not all in on DACs I’m just a caveman lawyer, but…technological obsolescence keeps me very cautious on anything digital that is expensive…I have a thesis that a simple $300 DAC released last month is probably better than a five-year old $3,000 DAC, and so I buy simp... |