simonmoon
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| Female vocals I somewhat agree with the OP. When did it happen, that the use of the term, "female vocals" has almost become a genre in the audiophile world? I love female vocals, but it has become almost synonymous with a sort of 'not quite jazz', lightweight... | |
| Is There Just One Single Album That Does It For You, Completely? Just One. I can’t even come close to picking only 1 album; even 10 would be impossible. I listen to 3 major genres, and quite a few subgenres within each genre. And within each genre and subgenre, there is music that I rate just as highly as in any other c... | |
| BEST little know Jazz Album that you ever heard? @cundare2 The threshold issue here is: "What do you mean by ’jazz’ "? Ellington, Mahavishnu, Wynton, Alice Coltrane, Keith Jarrett, Sun Ra, Sinatra? And are you including boots? But here’s my two bits: In the 1970s & 1980s, I collected a l... | |
| BEST little know Jazz Album that you ever heard? @tylermunns Thanks for the heads up. I will check the show out. Only some of my list I would consider avant-garde. Maybe "progressive" would be the best description for most of my list. I got to say, though, I am constantly surprised on how fe... | |
| Margules Audio Magenta SA 2 Speakers question I am a fan of the brand. All of their products seem to offer a lot of sound quality for the $$. I owned their phono stage for a while. It was the best under $1000 phono stage I’ve ever heard. But it would only do MM, and I decided to move to MC.... | |
| BEST little know Jazz Album that you ever heard? By the looks of the responses so far, it seems as if the majority of my collection would be "little known jazz albums". For me, jazz is a growing, living, evolving art form, and I am always seeking out musicians making new music. I don’t look at ... | |
| "I'm a believer" @kennymacc In all my personal experience in this great hobby of ours, IMHO, there is no other item in high end audio that fall under the "Rule of Diminishing Returns" like loudspeakers. I have to disagree. I don’t think that diminishing r... | |
| Upgraded X-over for Buchardt S400? I’ve upgraded so many crossovers and interal wiring over the years, I’ve lost track. I can’t remember a single time that the process did not yield appreciable improvement. I can really appreciate companies like Buchardt, where they are up front ... | |
| Does a particular musician’s songwriting and artistry speak to you above all others? So, so many, in several different genres and subgenres. Defends on my mood, for sure. Robert Fripp - While King Crimson is usually known for their somewhat angular, intense music, Fripp could compose some achingly beautiful songs, too. The Nigh... | |
| Does a particular musician’s songwriting and artistry speak to you above all others? So, so many, in several different genres and subgenres. Defends on my mood, for sure. Robert Fripp - While King Crimson is usually known for their somewhat angular, intense music, Fripp could compose some achingly beautiful songs, too. The Night... | |
| Big speakers, are they really the best way to get great sound? In the right room, yes, large speakers are the best way to get the most accurate sound. I have had quite a few opportunities to hear large speakers: Von Scheikert Ultra 11, large Wilson's (can't remember which), Acapella Audio CAMPANILE, Acora ... | |
| Anyone Know the Band Playing on T-Mobile Commercial? Thanks, but I don't use my phone for this kind of activity, only computer. I wouldn't go through this hassle but it's a cool song and, by now, I'm sort of obsessed. That's too bad, because Shazam would be able to identify the song in just a fe... | |
| Pictures at an Exhibition I am partial to: Fritz Reiner - Chicago Symphony Riccardo Muti - Philadelphia Orchestra Seiji Ozawa - Chicago Symphony | |
| Whats playing on your system today? All Traps on Earth - A Drop of Light (2018) Pure, unadulterated prog! Complex, emotional, great musicianship, beautiful melodies. | |
| What do/did you do for a living? Right out of school for EE (never finished my degree), I was a technician at tech companies in Chatsworth Ca. I then went into retail management in the audio industry for about a decade. Worked at one of the most high end car audio shops in LA (i... |