mghcanuck
Responses from mghcanuck
| Best drink while listening to your rig? How could I forget about Port. Preferably a 10 or 20 year old Tawny or a LBV, and for a special occasion a Vintage, accompanied by Stilton and/or walnuts. Mmmmm......Wdhsvbgod, I recently sampled a 1998 Cabernet Franc from Chateau des Charmes, ver... | |
| Best drink while listening to your rig? Single Malt - The Balvenie Double WoodBeer - Creemore Springs AleWine - never met a red wine I didn't like, well more or less, I enjoy a variety | |
| Shanling CDS 100 music hall 25 or Cambridge D500SE Hey Mattew,I auditioned the 541i and the D500SE and preferred the NAD, which is what I have at the moment. The Cambridge didn't sound as full to me.As for the Shanling versus the Music Hall, they are the same machine. However, in Canada the Shanli... | |
| Recommend upgrade for NAD C541 Hi Lennychen:Not sure if you have the most recent 541i, which I just inserted into my system a few weeks ago. Anyway, I am running a NAD C370 and the NAD C270 in bi-amp configuration with the C370 driving the highs and mids and the C270 driving th... | |
| Let's forget about being politically correct Dammit you guys, I think my head's going to explode. And I was looking forward to a relaxing long weekend (Good Friday and Easter Monday are holidays for many up here in the Great White North), but now this stuff is going to be running around my m... | |
| nad 370 upgrade You could try bi-amping by adding the C-270, as I did with my system. I'm quite pleased with the result, more detail, clarity and air throughout the frequency spectrum. However, I have Kef Q5 floostanders (with the C-370 driving the upper/mids and... | |
| Best CD player under $500 used? I just added a new NAD 541i to my system a couple of weeks ago, for about $410 US. It has 24/96 Burr-Brown D/A chip, HDCD, remote, digital out, etc. and sounds great IMHO. | |
| Recommended CD of Cuban music Timwat got it right, that should be Rubalcaba, not Rubacalba. | |
| Recommended CD of Cuban music I am a little apprehensive about posting here, given the rather intense debate above and not really knowing a lot about Cuban music, but... My wife and I really enjoy the Charlie Haden album "Nocturne", which is really a collaboration between him ... | |
| Most achingly-beautiful music Richards, glad to see a Pat Metheny title in there. I'd also add the last two tracks from Still Life Talking. 'The Moon is a Harsh Mistress' from Beyond the Missouri Sky, which is a really a Charlie Haden/Pat Metheny duet release.'Hejira' from Jon... | |
| Live Jazz Trio Recordings KEITH JARRETT TRIO - with Jack DeJohnette and Gary Peacock. The two most recent releases are in the free jazz mold and a bit of a challenge for the listener, but well worth the effort. Other KJT releases from the early 80's to late 90's offer a wo... | |
| Shipping between Canada and the States It can be a little complicated. The importer/purchaser in Canada will be responsible for paying the federal Goods and Services Tax (7%), Provincial Sales Tax (anywhere from 0 in Alberta to 11% in Newfoundland), as well as customs duties (typically... | |
| Best Sax Jazz Charles Lloyd's releases on ECM over the last few years are really good. The latest is the double CD called "Lift Every Voice", a very fine effort. | |
| Live Jazz Trio Recordings Ray Brown Trio - Live at Scullers, with Benny Green on piano and I forget who on drums, excellent.Pat Metheney Trio - Bill Sewart on drums, Larry Grenadier on bass. | |
| Best Sax Jazz A couple of younger sax players:- Chris Potter: with his own groups or with the Dave Holland Quintet, I really dig this guy, he has a very musical style and mixes it up a bit with alto, soprano and tenor, as well as flute and bass clarinet, as wel... |