stuartk
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| Looking for Blues with High Fidelity "Come On Home" by Boz Scaggs is more bluesy R&B than Blues but it's a terrific sounding disc and the playing/singing is excellent. | |
| Looking for Blues with High Fidelity I've never approached Blues listening with SQ in mind but you might look into Robben Ford and Ronnie Earl as artists whose recordings possibly offer better- than-average sonics. Try "Handful of Blues" by Ford and "Healing Time" by Earl, to start... | |
| Has your system evolved in the past 10 years? 10 years ago, I had a Jolida tube integrated (EL34) and Jolida tube CDP, with Silverline SR17.5 monitors. I upgraded the integrated to SS Wells Majestic and replaced the CDP with a Sim 260D transport feeding an Aqua LaVoce S2 DAC. Last spring,... | |
| Transport Question @pesky_wabbit "the sensory denial politburo tends to prey on the naive" Unfortunately, yes. Perhaps we can say "inexperienced", given that "naive" can have a pejorative connotation ? They hold little sway over those who've already experienced... | |
| Transport Question Telling newbies they cannot, of all things, depend upon their own ears is supposed to help them? | |
| Transport Question @charles1dad It apparently is novel, for some ! ! ! ;o) | |
| Transport Question @lak Yes. And certain people have a very strong ego driven compulsion to repeatedly make assertions easily refuted by simply utilizing one's ears. | |
| Decisive moments your your audio journey The last time I bought gear based solely on a showroom demo. I vowed never to make the same mistake again and I haven't. | |
| Is Old Music Killing New Music? @mapman : "One of the nice things about streaming is it enables exploring music that otherwise might go unheard. You don't have to buy to listen and you can let the service decide what to play next that you might like....you don't have to even ... | |
| Is Old Music Killing New Music? @mike_in_nc : "Going back to music, studies have shown that one’s musical tastes are fixed by age 30. I think that with effort, one can expand them, but it’s not always easy. Still, I feel sad when I see an educated person listening only to the p... | |
| Emotional connection @chayro ... and if certain botanicals were involved in the initial listening experience(s), the "imprinting" might have been even deeper than it would've been otherwise! ;o) | |
| CD transports; do they really matter Charles; Have sent PM | |
| CD transports; do they really matter You and me, both, Charles! Even my wife remarked at how good it sounded. Just wish it was in a standard size case. I guess Europeans have a thing for miniaturized audio. . . | |
| CD transports; do they really matter @charles1dad: Thanks, Charles; that's very encouraging! I've e mailed Jay's re: availability of spare drives. I'd still like to move to a top-loader but naturally am wary of the infamous "boat anchor syndrome". If I had the $, I'd just buy ... | |
| CD transports; do they really matter @charles1dad : Lucky for you that placement is easy! I don't see a CDT3 on the Jay's website-- there's a CDT2 MK3. . . is that what you mean? I know they'll supply replacement lasers but not sure about the actual drive. If I bought the Jay's,... |