orpheus10

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Jazz for aficionados
Ghosthouse, and Rok, since the both of you are so into the deeper meaning of "Watership Down", I sincerely wish you guys would clue me in on this deeper meaning.I watched the movie, looking for this deeper meaning but didn't find it; won't be the ... 
Jazz for aficionados
Jafant, here is something for those of us who are word challenged; it's a movie.       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1n8E3ntWUgEnjoy the movie. 
Jazz for aficionados
Christmas songs for jazz aficionados;            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnS8BbMGMe8Merry Christmas! 
Which songs or musical standards have haunted you?
This thread has gotten the most amazing results; it seems that the same songs have haunted us all. Although the way I used that word "Haunted" is ambiguous, it still worked, because it got the answers I was seeking. What's even more surprising i... 
Jazz for aficionados
Today is Wednesday 21 December 16, three days before Christmas, and all my Santa Claus stuff is complete. Now everyone in the household is out doing last minute shopping.Being home alone is a good time to record vinyl to computer play list. The... 
Jazz for aficionados
Merry Christmas Alex, Rok, Ghosthouse, Frogman, and everyone else.Alex, that Kenny Burrell may not be the only Christmas album I have, but it is most certainly the best Christmas album I have.Happy Holidays to everyone! 
Rogue Cronus Magnum 2 tube rolling
The Mullards are my favorite tube as well. 
Jazz for aficionados
2-11-2016 10:09amGhosthouse, in some ways, jazz is almost like a religion, especially the standards. Since I'm one of the leading proponents of this faith, I consider it sacrilegious when an artist defiles one of the sacred tunes by playing it all... 
Jazz for aficionados
That picture on the album cover of "Giant Steps" is vividly painted on my memory, I can still remember when I bought that LP.Someone commented negatively on the "stereo imaging" of that LP. When that LP was made "Stereo" was relatively new, and t... 
Jazz for aficionados
This is the absolute ultimate in jazz; it's required that you hear through the worst recording ever made in order to make this distinction.If only a better recording could be found.                        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0PwxDtN22Y 
Jazz for aficionados
Frogman, those were some marvelous tunes that were in line with this thread, and in the spirit of the holiday; it can't get any better than that.Merry Christmas to you, and everyone else on this thread, and the Audiogon Forum. 
Class "A" sound, as related to Stereophile.
I had no idea room treatment was so important before now. Let me explain; I had a room imbalance, my right channel seemed to be louder than the left.The first thing I did was increase the volume in the left channel, but something was still wrong.... 
Jazz for aficionados
Randy, nobody has any original recordings of Buddy Bolden!I have been curious about Buddy Bolden every since I heard Nina Simon sing about him on one of her albums, but I never sought any information or went any farther than that before today.He w... 
Class "A" sound, as related to Stereophile.
Dave, I always like to mention everything anyone does to improve my enjoyment of this hobby in any way, and what suggestion of theirs that I heeded, which made my life easier."The digital gauge is much better and less likely to damage your stylus ... 
Class "A" sound, as related to Stereophile.
Dave, if this much sounds that good, what will a little more sound like? I got the answer to that question just a few minutes ago; "Horrible"! This treatment will let you know in a hurry when you have done something wrong, and the good thing is,...