learsfool
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| Jazz for aficionados Rok, you open up a whole new discussion when you bring up film music. Definitely the most underrated aspect of film to the general audiences. Music has made the difference in so many great films. Some filmmakers even liked to have the music writte... | |
| Greatest Composers of All Time Audiozen, your statement in your first post today is incorrect. Wagner is the most written about figure in classical music, by miles. In fact, at one point, he was the third most written about figure in the Western world, behind only Christ and Na... | |
| Klipsch Cornwall III with Bryston 4B SST2 / BP17 ? I would strongly agree with Viridian and Mapman - this would be WAY more power than those speakers would ever need, and I would add that this would really be contrary to the design of the speaker to put that much power through it. I'm not saying y... | |
| Why does most new music suck? Wow, this thread has been much more interesting than I first thought it would be. I must strongly agree with Frogman's last post. I especially agree with "We live in a time when standards are being given less and less importance. It is much more i... | |
| Why does most new music suck? Frogman, you are killing me. Especially since I must admit that you are absolutely correct. But did you have to say it? :) | |
| Best overall Stravinski - Rites of Spring... I second Frogman's suggestion of the Stravinsky recording on Columbia. Also, another great one is Montreal's with Charles Dutoit conducting. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Hi Rok - to answer your questions about reverb in concert halls is not necessarily easy. What I assume they mean by those particular numbers is how long a chord, say the last chord of a big piece, will ring in the hall AFTER the musicians have act... | |
| Problem with Turntable leveling? There is also sometimes a natural pull, since there are magnets involved. It may not be enough to actually have a detrimental effect on your sound, it just depends - too many variables to make a guess. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Rok, if you live in the middle of Texas, you wouldn't have to go too far. There is a little bit happening in both Austin and San Antonio, but there is better happening in the DFW area, and some in Houston as well. Try Googling jazz clubs in all of... | |
| Prima Luna PL1 That should be a great combo - I drive a pair of Klipsch Cornwalls with a PL Dialogue 2, myself. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Totally agree with Orpheus and Frogman's comments on Ella. Simply the best jazz vocalist for me, hands down. Knows exactly when to scat and when not to, and does it with the technique of an instrumentalist. Speaking of singers with the technique o... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Hi Rok2id - would learning more be a double-edged sword? As Frogman said, it might, however what you appreciate and enjoy, your enjoyment of will only increase. Also, you would never have to listen with the kind of critical ear that a professional... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @Rok2id - I would like emphasize something Frogman said - "I think that the point is how little most non-musican music lovers/audiophiles understand, how much there is to learn (if wanted), how much learning can improve appreciation, and that ther... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @Orpheus - that's a nice story. By the way, I have never heard of a repairman who was not a musician - not all of them ex-professionals, of course, but all of them played something at some point, at least in high school. They have to be able to pl... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @Orpheus - I appreciate your passion for jazz. What I don't get is why you think I am having trouble "accepting" anything?? I was merely trying to explain to you the kind of work it takes to become a professional musician of any kind - my comments... |