rok2id
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| Fremer lays an Ostrich egg... Your review of your amps is just as incomprehensible as fermer's. What does DRY mean? Dynamic detailed? Neutral? And if you have to have the perfect cd with the perfect music and the perfect performance, for your system to COOK, then maybe fermer ... | |
| Underrated jazz greats 'Water from an Ancient Well' is available on Amazon. Ibrahim was A.K.A. 'Dollar Brand'. Check under both names to see all his stuff.Some people are not so much underrated, as they are not popular. And this can be for various reasons. Appearance, a... | |
| Fremer lays an Ostrich egg... "the sound flowing out of your speakers. Everyone (including ordinary people with ordinary hearing) who have heard my system thinks it sounds "really nice". "I realize you are distressed, upset, and seeking support, but let's keep those 'ordinary ... | |
| Fremer lays an Ostrich egg... "but they do not "sound flat and uninvolving". amps don't generally do that anyway- speakers do"Watch it, Watch it. you are getting close to heresy!! Everything can cause everything!! Even wire. | |
| Fremer lays an Ostrich egg... "According to Mikey, the amps basically suck. no life. no harmonics. uninvolving. flat. they measure great for the most part, except for some anomilies outside of stuff the human ear can detect anyway"This is an outrage!! Through all of the undese... | |
| Power Cords - Just Say Yes There are a few people on audioigon who have extensive experience and backgrounds in electronics and audio equipment. I have noticed that they are not the 'true believers' when it comes to wire. I would suggest you check out their systems, then st... | |
| Dave Brubeck "Nice calm smooth jazz. Very good for background music during dinner conversation. It does not have annoying loud parts that disrupt conversation."Review of an Oscar Peterson CD on Amazon. He gave it 5 stars. Shows how we can all say the same word... | |
| What makes a good piece of audio gear ? Rleff:"Rok2id what do you mean by saying " high quality components is not"I was speaking as to what to look for in a piece of high end gear, once you get past the spec sheet The build quality will be rather obvious and a person can make an informe... | |
| Dave Brubeck Sabai:First, this is not an argument. It's a discussion. I made a promise not to argue anymore and I have kept it. I don't even think you and I have a disagreement. Let's start over.The OP started a thread about Brubeck. I weighed in with a short ... | |
| What makes a good piece of audio gear ? There are no secrets or magic involved. It's a mature industry, and has been for decades. A great piece will be one that meets your particular requirements and will be very reliable. Build quality is real, high quality components is not. All else ... | |
| Dave Brubeck Charles1dad:I agree with everything you said, and it was well said. Thanks for your input. Love your system, and your pictures, I have Ella singing in a club, with Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington on the front table looking mesmerized! 1949 NYC. | |
| Dave Brubeck Sabai:"The group played in jazz clubs in every major city and toured in package shows with such artists as Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzerald, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz. The Dave Brubeck Quartet repeatedly won top honors in trade m... | |
| Dave Brubeck Sabai:"they all liked what I was doing. Charlie Mingus, Miles Davis, almost all of the guys that really had made it and were experimental people, experimenting, liked what I was doing. So what do I care if some critic doesn't like it? I'd care if ... | |
| Dave Brubeck O-10"Rok2id, a jazz collection of the artists you have, would be incomplete without Bobby Timmons. He did a lot of work with Blakey, and I'm sure you have tunes composed by him that were done by other artists."I have his stuff that you mentioned, ... | |
| Dave Brubeck Orpheus10:"Onhwy61, if you think it's jazz, then it's jazz. While the music I brought into this discussion is "definitively" jazz, recently, music from other parts of the world that incorporates our jazz, and possibly our musicians, is more intere... |