mghcanuck
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| Good Jazz/Vocal Reference CD Recommendations? For vocal jazz, I would add the different, yet excellent disc by Susanne Abbuehl entitled "April" on the ECM label. Interesting selection of well-recorded tunes by a singer with a stunningly pure alto voice. Very nice.Also on ECM, any of the last ... | |
| Preamp Recommendations Welcomed Thanks Steuspeed.I guess I should have mentioned that my budget is around $1,500 give or take a few hundred.Max | |
| Is anyone using viritual dynamics armorned wire? Craig aka Garfish:I too would like to install the VirtDyn wire for a dedicated line in our new home, but I don't think I want to go the route/expense of a sub-main. If I do this from the main to the outlet, should I leave the armor on or not? What... | |
| Speakers for NAD C370 I am bi-amping with a C370 and a C270 driving a pair of KEF Q5's, in a narrow room about 11'x17'. The NAD 541i is the CD player. I've been really pleased with the overall presentation of the Q5's through the entire frequency range, with a beautifu... | |
| Ray Brown, Monty Alexander, Russell Malone CD A great disc, as is the bonus disc. Love Ray Brown. "Live at Sculler's" is excellent. Also have a double CD offering from Concord that is very enjoyable.Telarc recently released another double CD, of which one is Ray's last recording before he pas... | |
| The Best Inexpensive Wines Available Now 1999 The Seven Surveys, Grenache-Shiraz-Mourvedre blend, by Lehman from downunder, about $13-14, this is very enjoyable and has aging potential, great fruit, concentration, depth.2000 Perrin Nature, Rhone, around $9-10, excellent bbq wine | |
| Have you ever deceived your wife-audio purchase chalkme, that's priceless, LOL.I'm thinking of upgrading my amp and pre. We recently had our second child and let's just say sex has not been a concern for some time. Now I'm thinking I may be able to withhold it in order to convince her about the... | |
| Bybees for just mid/highs and also Bass??? Rlxl,It sounds easy enough, but what about with my KEF Q5s that have the tweeter and mid mounted together concentrically? I guess I would have to take it out to see if there is a single + lead or not. Also, I'm not entirely clear on your instructi... | |
| Need inexpensive power line conditioner guidance. The computer tech. who services the LAN at my office originally trained as a sound engineer. He feels that computer power products such as the ONEAC are a great bang for the buck and are just as well suited to audio applications as computer uses. | |
| Your favorite Jazz album - w/in last 5 years Dave Holland Quintet - Not for Nothin', saw them twice during their tour following this release, awesome | |
| Who's Your Favorite Bass Players; Why? Dave Holland - solidity and virtuosityRay Brown r.i.p. - swung and drove like no other, his blues are impeccablePalle Daniellson - some great contributions to Jarrett's European quartetCharlie Haden - balladesque and lyricalJaco Pastorius - should... | |
| Who are the Jazz Cats on Audiogon? Jazz is probably the most extraordinarily diverse music form, with many idioms to choose from and enjoy: trad, swing, be-bop, hard-bop, cool, west coast, vocal, free, avant-garde, contemporary, fusion, acid, smooth, funk, nordic, latin, cuban, etc... | |
| Apple's Music Store - The Future of Music Dmcewan, I meant to put a question mark after "The Future of Music", to indicate my wondering what the future of music storage/reproduction holds for those of us who look for quality. I have very little interest in burning, ripping, MP3's and so o... | |
| best monitor available? I've listened to the KEF Reference 201's at a local dealer. The sound is clean, airy, accurate, musical. Does not reach the lowest regions in bass, but great overall tonal balance. Wide soundstage and sweetspot thanks to Uni-Q driver incorporating... | |
| Best drink while listening to your rig? Jond & Cpdunn99,I'm fortunate, in more ways than one, to be married to a woman whose father (and grandfather) is a wine collector. My father-in-law's cellar, which was augmented by the grandfather's upon the latter's passing, includes a few bo... |