rok2id
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| Jazz for aficionados ***** honest question: what exactly are you trying to accomplish with a possible foray into audiophilia; or, at least, some new gear? Functionality or sound concerns, or curiosity? *****Honest Answer: Probably Curiosity. Can all these 'audio... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ***** Rok, for a tube preamp, I recommend a CJ PV-10;*****After thinking about things, I realized that my stuff is not as old as it seems. The amps have only been played 1/3 of the time. However, my 14 year old Marantz SACD player is making lou... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today’s Listen:John Coltrane -- AFRO BLUE IMPRESSIONS2CD set. Total of 9 tunes. Recorded in Sweden and during a European tour in 1963. Before you say you have heard these before, trust me, only the titles have remained the same. Sort of like album... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ***** Sorry but this also raises the question; how old are your HK and Marantz amps? If either is 10 or more years then even though they work they may not be up to their designed performance.*****OP, you just condemned my entire system to the scr... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Miles vs Cannonball:Does the 'Music Business' enter into this talk of whose album is it?i.e. Legal requirements or personal commitments to appear on sessions? Whose name goes on the top etc... This happens a lot in Hollywood, or used to.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Listen:John Coltrane -- BLUE TRAINThe big guy on Blue Note. So not surprisingly, this is one of his better album covers. Another Van Gelder recording. With / Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers, "Philly" Joe Jones ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados The Frogman,I will take it out on the patio before I turn it on. :) Just in case there is smoke and sparks. I did fire it up several years ago and everything worked perfectly. Even the meters. It was built before the throw away society was... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ***** Have you tried the Oppo directly into the M-60?*****I will try the oppo & yamaha.. What do you think of Parasound? Would that be an upgrade from what I have now?Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados ***** What amps are you using now?*****Harman kardon HK 3490 and Marantz PM 7200. I have a Yamaha M-60 that has been in the closet for a long time.Keep in mind that I am not a member of the ’mega yacht’ crowd.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados The Frogman:***** I think that you would be surprised at how much more music you might hear with a good amp driving your Polks.*****You got my attention with the mention of Timbre. What would you consider a good amp? I'm in a buying mood, orde... | |
| Jazz for aficionados OP,Differences in Audio Amps:Ran across a cartoon, but can't get it to this thread:Two bums / homeless guys laying on the street between trash containers. One says to the other, "once I had a family, a good job, owned my own home, then one day... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Cassandra Wilson:She is hard to classify. I have a few of her CDs but don't think of her as a Jazz artist. She is not a Blues artist either. If she still lives in Jackson, that might be the problem. Better get herself to NYC. :(Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados ***** a 14 year old stabbed that young lady in NYC multiple times.****I have the solution, but it's draconian.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados OP,Wise One and Spiritual:Spiritual was just that, spiritual. Loved them both. Had he lived longer, I think he would have become a solo act. Do you ever get the feeling that he thought the group was holding him back? On 'lush life', thre... | |
| Jazz for aficionados It is Sunday. render unto........ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEKJzPeEAOM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iINVehn3-f4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tiyUt1SNaU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juPdr8nxA6U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U... |