simonmoon
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| Kind of Blue @audioman58 How about Mike Olfield Tubular bells 1&2 is this considered Jazz ? this was considered a classic for its time ,what category is that in ? No, no, no! Not even close to jazz. It is firmly in the prog-rock genre, or progressiv... | |
| Kind of Blue Big jazz fan here! Not a big KoB fan, though. I like Sketches of Spain, Silent Way and Bitches Brew much more. Here’s a few more. Note, that my tastes in jazz (and music in general) is toward more progressive forms. So, YMMV. John Coltrane - A ... | |
| Maurizio Pollini R.I.P. I was a big fan. His support for modern music was a big part of my love for him. I saw him with the LA Phil back in the late 80's playing a Bartok piano concerto. | |
| Wool Blankets as Room treatment As @kijanki said above, they will only help with a very narrow range of problems. Quite a few materials, that are thick and heavy, that we can barely blow air through, are completely transparent to entire ranges of audible frequencies. So, those... | |
| Are You a Swifty? I am not a fan at all. But then, I am not a fan of pretty much all forms of mainstream pop, rock, hip hop, country, etc. Not that I hate it, but even the best crafted pop songs, with creative catchy melodies and hooks, good choruses, bridges, et... | |
| electronic music I'm seeing many good recommendations, so far, but nothin listed is actually classical music. Modern classical music in general, and modern classical that uses electronics more specifically, tends to be quite avant-garde, atonal, and pretty "tho... | |
| Best HIFI Stores LA/Orange Venice Audio is probably worth checking out. Venice Audio Audiogen in downtown is also probably worth checking into. Their range of brands is small, but they carry TuneAudio speakers, very high efficiency. As well as Diapason Speakers, also pret... | |
| What songs do you listen to to test a system's midrange performance? I will come back later with some music recommendations. But thought this might be of interest to you. | |
| How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you? Not very important. The best speakers I have ever heard, and the best I have ever owned (not in the same set, I could not afford the best I've heard), have all not been very efficient. My old Koss Model 1a full range electrostatic speakers were... | |
| New In 2024 When I see the title of a thread, "new in 2024", I will only list actual new music. No reissues, archival material, etc. Too much great new music to keep up with, to spend time and money on endless reissues. Mary Halvorson - Cloudward / brand n... | |
| The D'Appolito, MTM Configuration I used to own a pair of the Aria 5 speaker kits back in the late 90’s. This was back when Focal still sold raw drivers to us DIY’s. These were probably the very first D’Appolito kits available. I built them from scratch. Not being a woodworker, ... | |
| Need Guidance for Next/Last Pair of Speakers If you don’t mind a very small amount of assembly, you should check in the Pure Audio Project Trio 15. Pure Audio Project The enclosure bolts together, then drivers are mounted and wired up. All with tools included. Besides saving a bit of mone... | |
| Songs you use when auditioning gear Since I previously talked about what I look for in a good recording, and why; here are a few examples. These first few are mid to late 20th and 21st century classical, and tend to be atonal, angular, and kind of "thorny" sounding, so musically, Y... | |
| Using PA Speakers In A Home "Audiophile" Application! @toddalin If you are ever in Southern California, you need to come to my house and hear what PA components set in the right cabinets can do for imaging and soundstage, clarity, and precision of instrument and vocal placement. Some of the "PA" ... | |
| Using PA Speakers In A Home "Audiophile" Application! @deep_333 The culprit is largely PA electronics, imo. For example, I’ve tried Crown amps on my hifi rig and the soundstage flattening is immediate. I have also observed it when trying out Mcintosh hifi amps (not meaning to offend any Mcintosh u... |