stuartk
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| An Artist's Pinnacle . . . excluding Classical, about which I know little. | |
| An Artist's Pinnacle @jasonbourne52: Miles Davis is one of a very small circle of artists whose oeuvre displays multiple peaks. | |
| An Artist's Pinnacle @larsman: I'm speaking specifically of the original 3 LP "Europe '72' album. The vocal overdubs are common knowledge and very easily verified, now that the warts and all Europe shows are available (or were) in their entirety. The consistently ... | |
| An Artist's Pinnacle Three more... Wishbone Ash: Argus. I've sampled a few other W. A. titles, but to my ears, nothing else comes close. The fusion of lyricism and power make this an underrated Rock (no-- it's not Prog) masterpiece, IMHO. Fleetwood Mac: Then Play O... | |
| An Artist's Pinnacle Three examples spring to mind, immediately The Band's second album. For me, this is their best collection of songs and studio performances. Music From Big Pink sounds less artistically mature and Stage Fright is disappointingly inconsistent (attr... | |
| The Audiophile Community Has a Problem: Part Deux The Saga Continues? Recently, we needed our electrician. He, like many in the trades and in this conservative-leaning County, votes red while I'm at the other end of the political spectrum. As usual, we discussed various issues and as usual, we were able to keep thin... | |
| RCA interconnect recommendation You're welcome, smaarch1. I just ordered a pair of A. Zen Absolute Coppers from The Cable Co. lending library to try out as a potential replacement for my current A. Zen Silver Reference RCA IC's. If I like them, I will be selling my Silvers. ... | |
| Considering the Pro-ject Box CD RS2 Transport ? You might want to read this, first. FYI: the unit I returned is now available at TMR at an "open box price, for anyone looking for a deal on this transport. | |
| Introspective of this forum: "Does the Audiophile Community Have a Promlem?" I Say yes!!! "...the spirit of the age is one that seems to promote division rather than unity.. Still, we are responsible for our actions" +1 | |
| RCA interconnect recommendation @smaarch1: You have to listen for yourself-- no-one can tell you what will be best. I've found The Cable Co. very useful in this regard. Also, direct sales company's such as Audio Art offer good value and a return policy. | |
| Better CD Sound: The Search @beeswax: "I don’t know what happens to the Bryston BCD-3 now that its chip manufacturer has burned down, but I can vouch that the player is superlative and at a slip under four grand a worthy value". I wanted to buy one and Audo Advisor said B... | |
| So much music that we never hear! @dayglow: "Many need to dig deeper in there collection and discover other artists" +1 ". . . you would think Miles Davis is the only competent jazz musician". . . . or that the (relatively) light-weight Patricia Barber and Diana Krall are the... | |
| Mingus That one is a pretty strong "dose"-- not exactly a casual listen. I definitely have to be in the right frame of mind for it. Charlie Mariano's playing is particularly intense He's undervalued as a player. | |
| Acoustic Zen Matrix Reference II vs. Absolute Copper IC's @tomic601: Thanks! | |
| Acoustic Zen Matrix Reference II vs. Absolute Copper IC's @havocman: "...unless it's a hybrid cable that has both the OCC single Crystal silver and copper, silver by itself can be a little bit bright unless your equipment is very neutral sounding". Agreed... but keep in mind when I first checked out t... |