rok2id
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| Top 10 Jazz recordings ever It could be that I am so impressed with Wynton because of his knowledge of and his ability to 'Explain,' the music to others. Esp the young. he talks then demonstrates on the trumpet. I think he is at his best in an ensemble, such as the Orch at L... | |
| Top 10 Jazz recordings ever "Wynton Marsalis might be the worlds best trumpet player, but he's one of the worst "music makers"; only aficionados understand that contradiction."It's not a contradiction, it's just incorrect. I implied the opposite about miles. I felt his playi... | |
| Fed up with people making noise at classical shows We got it fellows. | |
| It was 44 years ago that... "Parlaphone released the Beatles 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'"A day that shall live in Infamy! | |
| Fed up with people making noise at classical shows I assume your systems and ears can 'resolve' these things. hahahahhahaha sorry, couldn't resist. | |
| Fed up with people making noise at classical shows I was speaking of a recording. That means you hear it every time you play it. It's like the audience being between you and the player. Thats a little different from being in the mood and moment at the club live. Violinist breathing, I would not ev... | |
| Fed up with people making noise at classical shows This problem is not limited to classical venues. Live Jazz recordings suffer from noisey / indifferent audiences also. Esp those recorded in clubs. A good example is 'Ahmad Jamal at the Pershing.'His performance of 'Poinciana' was magical, but the... | |
| Is upgrading worth it? "I bought a system to listen to my music on. I don't buy music to listen to my system. There's a difference."Well Said!! | |
| Is upgrading worth it? "high quality audiophile approved music "For once I am speechless. | |
| Some tables have soul and some not "Both BMW and Lexus are good engineering, but the former usually has soul and the latter has not. Mercedes is somewhere in between. "Then the answer is obvious. If it's extremely reliable, it does not have soul. If it breaks a lot, it has plenty o... | |
| Henry Kloss, Tomlinson Holman, Saul, and others? The greats of the industry would not be welcomed on today's high-end forums. I wonder what they would think of the entire 'high-end' audio scene. | |
| Power Cords Snake Oil ?? "I wonder if the people who can't hear improvements, be it power cords, fuses, wires etc,really take the effort to really listen and evaluate the sound of their systems?"This applys to me. You miss all the music listening for wire. A lot of good d... | |
| Analog turner with strong reception http://ham-radio.com/k6sti/xdr-f1hd.htmthe link above has a very comprehensive test and review of the sony. The tester states that the sensitivity is the best he had ever seen. Also, you can read a review in The Audio Critic. Pete called it the be... | |
| Best CD I've heard so far 2011......... Orpheus10:Speaking of music, a few good ones.Bach Concertos - Julia Fischer / ASMFLabi Siffre - So StrongCannonball Adderley Sextet - Dizzy's Business | |
| Best CD I've heard so far 2011......... "Rok2id, even a stopped clock is right sometime."And some clocks are right all the time. |