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| BEST little know Jazz Album that you ever heard? @celtic66, thank you for the heads-up on "NHOP Trio Live." I did not know this one, but I sure am enjoying it now. I knew of Pedersen and Wakenius from their work with Oscar Peterson but did not know their work elsewhere. | |
| Happy Holidays and Your Favorite Tips? If your posts typically run to more than 20 lines, experiment with brevity this year. I personally skip long-winded posts and try not to write them myself, though it is my natural tendency to be verbose. Your readership will increase in inverse... | |
| Question/Help Needed: Boomer who is totally inexperienced with DACs and streamers. Fellow boomer here as well. The advice of @arize84 is, in my experience, sound. When I needed to move into the streaming world, I went back to the dealer who had sold me my kit in the late 1990's, and he hooked me up. I am currently using a Lin... | |
| Mahler 8th Symphony Solti - Chicago - 1971 Stunning performance and unbelievable (for 1971) recording that is still stellar in 2023. Oh my goodness. | |
| Is There Just One Single Album That Does It For You, Completely? Just One. I will go with the original set of instructions. Miles Davis – Kind of Blue Incidentally, I am really glad not to be faced with that dilemma. | |
| Have we lost civility and respect on Audio forums? @calvinj - I think you uncovered a core issue there - one’s inability to consider the possibility that they may be wrong. I believe humility is a waning virtue in our society. Partially because folks cannot separate the ideas of humility and humil... | |
| BEST little know Jazz Album that you ever heard? Another that might be considered “little known” as a jazz album, but certainly not unfamiliar in terms of the music it contains is “A Charlie Brown Christmas” by the Vince Guaraldi Trio. ‘Tis the Season! | |
| BEST little know Jazz Album that you ever heard? Possibly more "difficult to find" than "unknown," but "Long Yellow Road" by the Lew Tabackin/Toshiko Akioshi Big Band. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? ZZ Top: Tres Hombres, Deguello. | |
| I Cried Today Thank you for taking the time to write and post that. | |
| Have you found your "End-Game" speakers yet? I have. And it feels so good!!! @skinzy - Thank you for launching this thought exercise for me. Winning the lottery at this point would probably result in: A tithe Retiring Ensuring kid’s education is funded. Taking care of a couple of friends in need. Building all the wo... | |
| Does a particular musician’s songwriting and artistry speak to you above all others? Bach Bernstein Mahler Ellington | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Voces8 “After Silence” | |
| Have you found your "End-Game" speakers yet? I have. And it feels so good!!! Yes. Linn AV 5140, passive crossovers removed. Now "Aktiv" via digital crossover inside Akurate Exaktbox-i with dedicated amplifiers for each of the six (2 x 3) drivers. I have no desire to tinker further. Very, very pleased with the sound. | |
| LIST ALL YHE SPEAKERS YOU HAVE OWNED THEN TILL NOW! Realistic Mach One (1981-1999(?)) Linn AV5140 passive (1999(?)-2021) Linn AV5140 active (2021-present) Klipsh RP600M (2021-present) (second system) |