martykl
Responses from martykl
| The State of Jazz Personally, I'd look to Steven Sondheim (and a handful of others) for the "standard" songbook of tomorrow. This is the community of songwriters still working the classic elements of songcraft in IMHO interesting ways. However....Adventurous contem... | |
| Is it speakers or my rock/metal music? Plus help ? A fair part of what you're hearing in that room will depend on where the speakers are placed (relative to the wall behind them and the side walls) as well as where you're sitting. There's probably a range of sweet spots within there (which will de... | |
| My most memorable ROCK moment I'll go with three categories:Per Rockadanny, memorable fistfights.Two fights - one on stage (Ray Davies and Dave Davies of The Kinks swinging away at each other before an almost totally empty Capitol Theater in Passaic, NJ) and one in the crowd. ... | |
| Seeking some guidance on Sinatra Sinatra at the Sands (w/Count Basie). Not particularly an original pick, but it's a great record IMHO. | |
| Exemplary active nearfield speakers under $1k? I use small M Audio monitors in my home studio and a larger pair in my kitchen as a Sonos zone. Neither is truly an audiophile type product, but both are good performers that do yeoman's work in their respective application and IMHO represent exce... | |
| subwoofer Bass in Systems I'm in the subs plus Audyssey camp. In my case, I use a pair of 12" Rythmik subs with Ohm 100s or Magnepan MMGs. I just let Audyssey do its thing and seamless integration is never an issue. Bass is sufficiently extended that none of my music meani... | |
| Italian speakers:Sonus Faber,Chario,Diapason,Opera Upscale Audio in Upland, Ca has Opera and Sonus Faber. The problem with the brand comparison you seek IMHO is that SF has changed its "house sound" pretty radically over the years. I've had a pair of Minuettos in my office for over 20 years and a ... | |
| Musician's Challenges Tostado wrote:Of course a good artist will always find a way to put the music over the technique.Generally agreed, but I'd put it a little differently: a good artist will always find a way to put technique in service to the music.IMO, your point r... | |
| Most underrated composer of 20th Century? I would have thought it bombastic, if this was about overated Stravinsky would be on my short list.Not terribly surprising. Your list of overrated music would likely be far more interesting to me than your list of underrated music. But personal pr... | |
| Most underrated composer of 20th Century? With regard to the ultimate merits of minimalist music (tho without any suggestion of equivalency and - further - without any personal judgement one way or the other):I wonder what kind of critique this crew would have provided after the premier o... | |
| Most underrated composer of 20th Century? Western classical music has always had a heavy European bias, for clear historical reasons. Are the most underrated composers of the 20th century likely to still be mined in those waters?Mapman is asking the question that - as a person whose inter... | |
| Alt Country/Folk, American roots Oops - Brian Henneman of Uncle Tupelo/Bottle Rockets. His brother, Tom wrote "Waiting on a Train" IIRC. | |
| Help me choose amp for 2-channel HT AFAIK, there are only two products out there designed specifically for high-end two channel music as well as audio only, high-end 2.1 channel HT use. There may be others available, but I'm not aware of any.The first is from Nad (sorry - I don't kn... | |
| Alt Country/Folk, American roots A lot of good choices so far (Hiss Golden Messenger being my personal favorite among them), but there are a few names that I'd add.First - since the OP mentions Uncle Tupelo/Son Volt/Wilco among his reference points - I'd suggest a quick listen to... | |
| the greatest pop song ever? Since "White Christmas" was nominated due to its standing as the #1 seller (and half the Michael Jackson catalog would qualify on a similar basis), I looked at the top 25 all-time best seller list for other potentially good choices. For the benefi... |