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| Coltrane. Can we talk? As others who have read my posts know, I've been a pretty serious jazz buff for more than 40 years, have taught a course in jazz appreciation, and have been priveleged to hear many of the jazz greats "live" in a club setting. The first time I beca... | |
| Best Movie Soundtrack Many of the better soundtracks have already been listed, so I'll just mention a few I like that could be overlooked:1. "I Want To Live" -- jazz soundtrack by Gerry Mulligan for the movie starring Susan Hayward2. "Chariots of Fire", with music by V... | |
| BEST brand for Classical Recordings? In my earlier post, I recommended a book, but did not have the title exactly correct. The name of the book is: "The NPR Guide To Building A Classical CD Collection", and it is written by Ted Libbey. It was re-printed in 1999. The book does an exce... | |
| Blu-Tack where to Buy? Office Depot and other large stores with writing supplies have a type of mastic that is very similar to BluTack, but much less expensive. I have used it and it makes an excellent substitute for about 1/3 the cost. | |
| BEST brand for Classical Recordings? Jorge: If you are just getting started building a classical musical collection, here are a couple of suggestions. First, look for a book titled "The NPR Guide to Classical Music", or words to that effect. One of the main music critics has evaluate... | |
| Changing Amps?? Are you Sure?? Hi, Frap: Your thread reinforces a point I have made repeatedly in these forums: that next great upgrade often turns out to be DIFFERENT, not necessarily better, than the unit it replaced. I've tended to stay with good equipment for relatively lon... | |
| Best smooth jazz albums? Hi. Frogman has already made the point I intended to make: why not listen to some REAL jazz. For most serious jazz enthusiasts (which I have been since the late 1950's), the term "smooth jazz" is an oxymoron. In short, smooth jazz isn't -- isn't j... | |
| Marsh A400 vs Bryston 4B-ST I have a Bryston 4B-ST, and it should have more than enough power to drive your Stratus Gold's. The Marsh A400 is rated at 200 wpc, while the Bryston 4B-ST is rated at 250 wpc. Both amps have fairly conservative ratings, however. The lab test meas... | |
| What is Phase and how does it work? The simplest and most common reference to "phase" concerns speakers. If a speaker system is "in phase", it means that the drivers of both speakers are moving forward at the same time -- i.e., the drivers in both speakers in a stereo pair are movin... | |
| Jazz and the Hammond B Well, Jimmy Smith has a new release called "Dotcom Blues" that got a very nice review in the current (April) issue of Stereopiles. You should also listen to Jimmy McGriff's work, and an artist from the 1960's named Larry Young who did an album or ... | |
| Toslink vs. Coaxial Hasaw: You will probably get some widely varying opinions on this subject, but I have done a lot of A-B tests with both co-ax and TOSLINK cables, and can hear almost no difference between them. At the present time, I have a Pioneer Elite DV-37 DVD... | |
| long term disappointments? Elgordo: Your problem with the Vandy 2Ce Sig's was unfortunate. I have owned them, and currently own a pair of Vandy 3A Signatures, and have thoroughly enjoyed all of my Vandy's. I noted in the current issue of Sterophile (April) that the Vanderst... | |
| tips for Vandersteen 3A sig Hi, Flying: all good suggestions so far. I also own Vandy 3A Sig's and love 'em. I think mine are clean, fast, and very dynamic -- properties you seem to want more of. It seems to me that there are three possible factors that could affect your spe... | |
| Dustcovers.. on or off... Take it off -- take it all off!! | |
| Percussion I've been an avid jazz buff for more than 40 years, and have a large collection of recordings. I'd be pleased to offer some suggestions, but I am not clear what you mean by your post. Please define what you mean by "jazz percussion", and what your... |