stuartk
Responses from stuartk
| Favorite Tribute Albums? @charlespearcw My personal favorite performance from Way To Blue: I love the gospel flavored arrangement highlighted by the vocals of Krystle Warren and Jazz pianist Zoey Rahman. I can see how hard-core Drake fans might find it diverges too mu... | |
| 2025 Audio System Wish List Time! @livinon2wheels Well, that certainly puts things in perspective. Not sure if these qualify as refurbished and they'd require a road trip: https://www.ebay.com/itm/176637086301?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&campid=533838... | |
| Favorite Tribute Albums? @immatthewj Glad you enjoyed Aretha’s version. Given that her arrangement is so different from the original, perhaps it doesn’t make sense to compare them. Perhaps Paul might say they're "chalk and cheese". @onhwy61 I will have to look fo... | |
| Hegel hum? @dwest1023 My 390 is dead silent. Even putting my ear right up on it. Mine too... | |
| Rudy Van Gelder: Genius or just lucky? On CD, I prefer DuNaan’s recordings to RVG. Check out list of DuNaan’s recordings on Discogs. | |
| Would a stereo Sim Audio Moon 861 amp be as powerful as 2 McIntosh 611 monoblock amps? @yyzsantabarbara Thanks for your response. A disappointing audition of the Mojo Mystique XSE has challenged my previous conviction that a warm sounding DAC would be the right fit for me. In the past, I’ve noted your enthusiasm for Schiit DACs s... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @acman3 Thanks! Will do. | |
| Favorite Tribute Albums? @wncrob I always thought NG had written "More Than A Whisper". I especially enjoy this version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd79mrNr9oM @unreceivedogma Note I said "not that often". I didn’t say "never". | |
| Would a stereo Sim Audio Moon 861 amp be as powerful as 2 McIntosh 611 monoblock amps? @yyzsantabarbara Having a separate preamp allows you to get a great DAC such as the new Schitt Byggi coming out in Aug 2025 for $3500 Schiit loves to brag about parts and technical data. I'm not an engineer so such info tells me little about ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @acman3 I haven’t listened to him extensively but I’ve had difficulty engaging emotionally with what I have heard. Whether rightly or wrongly, I’ve come away with a sense that he’s rather cerebral. Of course, this is not to say he’s not a master... | |
| Favorite Tribute Albums? @densely It’s often enjoyable to hear a different approach to a song without judging whether it surpasses another performance in some way. Sure. But afterwards, for better or for worse, it’s my nature to compare and contrast. @immatthewj ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @tyray , @mahgister You're welcome! | |
| What do you do when the music’s not speaking to you? @jmalen123 Yes; dogs have a way of inviting us to drop into the present moment, at which point we forget everything else... | |
| What do you do when the music’s not speaking to you? I ask myself if perhaps I’m looking to music to meet or stimulate some internal need or desire that might be more effectively achieved via a different avenue. This may or may not apply to you. In other words, a variation on: Do something else?... | |
| Favorite Tribute Albums? @immatthewj Linda Ronstadt? Can’t argue with that! And of course, L.R. and Emmylou have been long-time friends and recording/performing partners. |