mrtennis
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| musicianiship--when is it bad or good ? tobias, i think you misinterpret my position.i believe all questions of quality in the realm of the arts is purely subjective and opinion based. whatever standards exist are still based upon opinion.if i am trying to decide upon a cd to buy, a boo... | |
| Music to make you laugh by there is a lot of program music that the composer intends to be humorous. here are some examples:mozart "musical joke"strauss "til eulenspiegel's merry pranks"some music of jean francaixsome music of francis poulencsome music of darius milhaudsain... | |
| musicianiship--when is it bad or good ? hi ellery: communication can be neutral and you the reader then decide if you like what is being described.my own style of communication is one of detachment from that which i am experiencing. i try to report what i observe and let the reader deci... | |
| musicianiship--when is it bad or good ? hi tvad:do you rememebr a performance of a brahms piano concerto with glenn gould and leonard bernstein ?the conductor made a stetement about the interpretation of glenn gould with which he disagreed.whenever standards are set up by experts, there... | |
| musicianiship--when is it bad or good ? if i am attending an orchestra concert. i would describe factually what i heard. the tempos were too fast or too slow. certain performers were not in tune. their instruments sounded sharp or flat. the musicians did not sound like an ensemble. some... | |
| effect of tubes in cd players i wish i could quantify the word small. i will try to explain it in two ways.consider qualitative terms such as small, large, salty, sweet, as thresholds.basically subjective in perception, a difference which is mall has to exceed some expectation... | |
| Best speaker for small 12x14 room 50 WPC tube amp there is no bets speaker, but i urge you to look into an eminent technology design with planar magnetic tweeter.i can't say you will like it, but it costs around $900, and in a small room, 50 watts is probably sufficient.move them away from the wa... | |
| Telling Left from Right on unlabeled RCA cables i have a suggestion.select an lp from your collection which has a passage coming out of the left or right speaker.interface the longer connector with the left channel.listen. if channels are correct, put a peace of masking tape labeled "left" onto... | |
| Request recommended cables for my system. i have auditioned many cable products. there is something special about chimera labs products. this is my reference cable. i am a fuss pot when it comes to sound.his design and materials used are quite interesting. go to his web site and look into... | |
| Donald Fagen's Nightfly - Love it or Hate it? lyrics are irreverant and music is very bumptious. good stuff. | |
| musicianiship--when is it bad or good ? perhaps, what i was really asking about was artistry not musicianship. but the context was for solo performances, or for a conductor.if an artist deliberately takes liberties, including wrong notes, tempos, plays sharp or flat, some professional m... | |
| The best CD Player for the money there is no best cd player for the money because there is no best cd player. this maxim applies to all components.the designation "best", encompasses many variables. the variables and the priority attached to each is a subjective judgement.without... | |
| effect of tubes in cd players my experience with tube rolling and components produced in 2005 and 2006 is that, with the possible exception of very low powered amps, the changes in sound are small.it is my belief that manufacturers design circuits which are insensitive to tube... | |
| JADE AUDIO Cables if neutrality is your goal, try chimera labs copper cable. | |
| A question regarding "tubes" the bat rolls off the treble ??? no way. the bat tube amp is very open and detailed, verging on the edgy. i have heard bat systems many times and have asked the questions why don't bat amps, preamps and cd players sound like tubes.however, the rea... |