stuartk
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| Jazz for aficionados @curiousjim In retrospect, it made little sense for me to have mentioned Waldron in the same post as Cables and Barron, as he’s very different, stylistically. I’m afraid I allowed myself to get overly carried away by my own personal enthusiasms ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @pjw81563 I've read that Pepper regarded Cables as his favorite pianist | |
| Jazz for aficionados @curiousjim A few I like (all on Spotify unless otherwise noted). . . S. Cowell: "Live at Maybeck" is solo and one of the more traditionally-programmed, "inside" recordings of his that I'm familiar with. "Angel Eyes" is another pretty str... | |
| HDCD vs the Newer SHM-CD, BluSpec, UHQCD, etc @sfcfran With all due respect, if you haven't tried a Jays or equivalent, it's very doubtful you've ever heard how good redbook can sound. | |
| Jazz for aficionados @mahgister Great to have you back ! @curiousjim Auger is seriously underrated. Perhaps this is at least partly due to the fact that his music is somewhat difficult to classify. "Second Wind" is probably my personal favorite. I also enjoy ... | |
| Why Do Cables Matter? @kinarow1 If you can't hear a difference between cables, why worry about this? | |
| Happy Accident @wyoboy I have nothing against stumbling into something good! @mijostyn The system is in our living room. We have large windows but I have no desire to remove them as we live in a conifer forest and I enjoy the view too much. My wife would ... | |
| Best Amplifier & Speakers combo? If you are dead-set on Cambridge + KEF, then specifically ask about Cambridge + Kef. If you want other suggestions within a certain price range, forum members will need more information. What do you have now and which aspects of the system’s pre... | |
| Integrating speakers into contemporary decor - can WAF ever be overcome? It's one thing if your partner believes there's no speaker she could live with, based on limited knowledge of the possibilities and another thing if she's flat out unwilling to accept that audio is a passion for you and cannot simply be "sidestepp... | |
| Happy Accident @12many "... it really depends on the speaker and the room" Yes! @antialiased I don't have the background to debate you on the basis of physics. All I can say is that others have found this not to be the case, me included. I trust my ea... | |
| Why do we listen to sad songs? Interesting article! Can't speak for anyone else but music and audio systems that fail to engage me on an emotional level hold little appeal. I can appreciate formal aspects of a piece of music and get excited about good sounding gear but those are secondary, left bra... | |
| Happy Accident @antialiased I can't help but wonder how many music enthusiasts, having followed the conventional "equalteral triangle" wisdom, are (unknowingly) falling short of maximizing their listening enjoyment. | |
| Poll: Most impactful component I bought the speakers I've used for the past 17 years based on a forum member's recommendation. In the meantime, I've moved from a CDP to separate DAC + transport, upgraded all cabling and upgraded integrateds three times. I haven't felt a need t... | |
| Have a reflective Memorial day. @onhwy61 +1 Exactly! | |
| what cd player ? Another possibility: TMR has a an open box Rega Apollo CDP listed for $1133.00 and if you don't like it, you can return it. https://www.ebay.com/itm/334892481766?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&campid=53383818... |