mapman
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| Has education expanded your listening tastes? "As for any comparisons of these Ikons to present day rock composers, I think it is a stretch."Frank Zappa? :^)One of my favorites who is way under the radar of many is former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett, who has successfully been dabbling on ... | |
| Denon DL-103 "one of the...." Listening to mine now. Fabulous! No desire to change. | |
| Bolero:why can't my system reproduce snare well? El,Well, if you recall it live in a good venue, then you have an excellent frame of reference for what it can sound like.Unfortunately, recordings seldom sound exactly like any particular live performance. So many factors impact what you hear live... | |
| Has education expanded your listening tastes? ..not to mention the similar very early influence of Mahler as a revolutionary modern day classical composer.Also wanted to add that in addition to education and emotion, spirituality has always played a huge role in the most popular and enduring ... | |
| Has education expanded your listening tastes? I've read where the public response at the time to bombastic new compositons from Shoenberg, Stravinsky and such early in the 20th century were the first public signs of teh phenomenon that eventually lead to rock and roll, which followed in the s... | |
| Why aren't new vacuum tubes as good as old ones? I have no clue but based on what I know from what I hear I am with the wolfman on this. New tu.bes are not all gloom and doom like most new things are often regarded to be by audiophiles. I'm sureI can guess which side the sellers of expensive NOS... | |
| Denon DL-103 "one of the...." One of mine, FWIW. | |
| Bolero:why can't my system reproduce snare well? The Evelyn Glennie version of Bolero on THis CD prominently features percussion instruments, including snare and drums, compared to many others. | |
| Has education expanded your listening tastes? "You guys all seem to be well versed in classical music, so can anyone explain the DIFFERENCE between the old stuff and 20th Century Classical music. Why does it sound different. What changed?"I'll take a stab.CLassical music prior to 20th century... | |
| Has education expanded your listening tastes? Music is an intellectual and emotional pursuit always in all cases, to some extent, some more than others obviously, probably ever since cavemen started beating on whatever they could, I would say.Hard to separate the two....So I would have to ans... | |
| Most underrated composer of 20th Century? I am a big believer in the concept of Yin and Yang. THere are many things in nature that are both beautiful and dangerous at the same time. PEople learn to appreciate the beauty while avoiding the danger. Many might walk up to teh edge of a cliff ... | |
| Bolero:why can't my system reproduce snare well? Also intro to "Take the Money and Run" by Steve Miller Band. | |
| Bolero:why can't my system reproduce snare well? "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" by Paul Simon has a lot of prominently featured snare drum rolls in the mix . | |
| Most underrated composer of 20th Century? Maybe the core of Rock and pop culture in general also serves a more redeeming second purpose by helping to bring all those baser elements out into plain view where they are easier to deal with, rather than be hidden where they might strike withou... | |
| Why aren't new vacuum tubes as good as old ones? I wonder which the world will run out of sooner, good high quality NOS tubes that are years old or oil?I hope the suppliers of modern tube technology get their act together sooner and better than those making the new vinyl seem to be doing.I have ... |