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Jazz for aficionados
O10,Man, oh man, oh man, THANK YOU for the Eddie Fisher clips. I’ve never hear of this guy and like you said, I got lost listening to these clips. You made my day.-- BobHere’s a mighty fine clip of the Steve Gadd band grooving hard. (Just had to c... 
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jzzcourier,Great last post.  Thank you!Bob 
Preparing for Montreal Jazz Fest, who would you want to see live?
I second Joey Alexander.  I'd love to see this kid live.  If he shows up within 300 miles, I'm going.I would also throw a vote in for Lauryn Hill.  Maybe too far on the R&B side for you, but she's the real deal.The other standout for me is Chi... 
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frogman,Thanks for posting the Freddie Hubbard clip.  And don't feel you have to  apologize for the audio quality; the music speaks for itself.I've never heard this before and I enjoyed it immensely!--Bob 
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rok,The first time I heard Bitches Brew I was about 19 and still living at home.  I had a high end system even then.  Pioneer speakers, Radio Shack amplifier and an AR turntable.  I put the record on, was suitably stunned.  I left before the first... 
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Anybody ever listen to the M.O.B. Trio?  I can't find anything on YouTube but here is a link to some samples.  I've got a couple of their cds and like them very much.  A bit out there, but very accessible.http://www.allmusic.com/album/loose-mw0000... 
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Man, I love this thread!Rok, Herbie Hancock's Butterfly---  First heard this tune live at the Paramount Theater in Seattle.  I was completely knocked out.  I'd never heard anything so wonderful and to this day it is one of my favorite songs.  Chec... 
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frogman:Here's another for you.  Me'Shell Ndegeocello singing "Make Me Wanna Holler."  A very powerful tune.Bobhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHEZPzsEnDA 
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Digging the last 25-30 posts.  Love, love love Byrd, Roy Hargrove and James Brown.  Just finished ripping almost 2000 cd's and finally have time to listen.  James is funky.  Seriously so.  I've heard him live twice and his band starts the gig like... 
Spotify Premium vs Tidal ... opinions?
ghosthouse,Thank you for your reply.  I've been ripping my cds for the past month to an external hard drive attached to my Macbook air using dbpoweramp.I have a Peachtree Grand Integrated that has onboard DACS and they go out to my beloved Quad 28... 
Spotify Premium vs Tidal ... opinions?
hmmmm... so ghosthouse is happy with USB and cerrot says to keep away from it.  This hi fi business is confusing.  I realize it's almost entirely subjective so here's the question;If I'm happy with the sound from my transport to dac would I be hap... 
Spotify Premium vs Tidal ... opinions?
Sorry in advance for my elementary question;To what device do you stream to to get the best sound quality?  Also, I have a Macbook and an Apple TV.  I want to replace the Apple TV with something better.  Thanks in advance,Bob 
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I love this thread.  Read a lot, learned a lot and have learned about players I knew nothing about.Thank you all.Back in 1969 I was in high school, and had a crush on Margo.  Margo's older brother was a senior and probably the coolest human on ear... 
Going to rip 2000 cds. Which software?
Update:I've begun ripping my cds.  I'm using a MacBook Air with an Apple Superdrive and an external hard drive both attached via USB.  I am using iTunes as the software.Settings are AIFF with error correction on.My first couple of cds ripped at ab... 
Going to rip 2000 cds. Which software?
Wow!  You guy are great.  Thank you for your help!Right now I've got three choices:1.  Use my MacBook Air with an external drive2.  The Naim UnitiServe3.  Get a streamer that runs off a nasNumber 1 is the least costly.Number 2 is the easiest and a...