stuartk
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| Jazz for someone who doesn't like jazz. You're welcome.If you like Jazz on the bluesy side, as franklinb66 suggested, there's lots to explore ! ! ! Like Gene Ammons, Stanley Turrentine recorded a lot of bluesy stuff.Cannonball, too. An entire thread could easily be dedicated to this ge... | |
| I'm here for the sharing, not the snobery @erik_squires:Thanks-- I appreciate your response !I agree that making claims/assertions without backing them up helps no-one. And it's not that I don't employ reasoning when it comes to audio-- it's just that, in the end, I make final decions bas... | |
| I'm here for the sharing, not the snobery @eric_squires:"I'll support inclusive, fact based discussions and those who are intellectually curious every time I can". OK. I'm a creative person-- I have a studio art degree, have played guitar for many decades. I enjoy creative writing, photo... | |
| The Absurdity of it All @mijostyn: many thanks for the detailed response. I've grown to accept my system's limited bass response (monitors without a sub). If I had a dedicated room, I'd treat it, but that's not an option at this point. @tonywinga: " Making decisions abo... | |
| Who is your overall favorite guitarist? I don't have an overall favorite... how could I? When I'm in the mood for Hendrix, he's my favorite. Likewise, Freddie King, Grant Green, Ralph Towner, Jeff Beck, Otis Rush, Emily Remler, Richard Thompson, Peter Green, Sonny Sharrock, Duane Allm... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? slaw:FYI: Snowy White played most of the solos on "In the Skies". He's put out plenty of his own recordings, if you like his style. A remastered, expanded version of "The End of the Game" was recently released, which features some of P. Green's mo... | |
| The Absurdity of it All cd318: I'm in agreement with your observations. I rarely "listen to monitor" except when evaluating potential purchases I usually find upgrades very stressful although I've managed to make good choices. Having to re-establish system synergy after... | |
| When did you most enjoy the music? ...OK-- obviously, some kind of gear is required for listening at home-- what I meant was, I'd never want my enjoyment of music to be conditional upon availablity of "audiophile quality" sound. I've always found music- listening to be a freeing ex... | |
| When did you most enjoy the music? My 7 year old self most enjoyed music in '63, listening to "Love Me Do" on WABC under the blankets on a transistor radio on a winter night...My 16 year old self most enjoyed it, on a rooftop in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, under the stars, liste... | |
| Best Bang for your Buck DAC ? Seems to me you first need to clarify what type of sound you're after. Do you favor resolution? Neutrality? Musicality? I'd suggest you find a way to demo a few different DACs in your system before settling on anything. The differences can be fair... | |
| What is an audiophile? Are you an audiophile? @william53b:"No. I have thought a lot about this, and I love music more than the gear. I want the best music presentation I can afford, both precision and dynamic range, it greatly enhances the listening experience. But when I compare my thoughts ... | |
| Your Top 10...Are the majority from when you were a teen? I was in High School from '70 - '74 and while I still occassionally pull out old favorites from that era-- Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers, Hendrix, Derek and the Dominos, Santana, to name a few-- Jazz (1950's to present) has comprised 75% of my li... | |
| Jazz for someone who doesn't like jazz. Since you like Van's "Astral Weeks", you might check out Tim Buckley and John Martyn-- these aren't Jazz artists-- they're "jazzy" singer-songwriters. . . A couple tastes: Tim Buckley:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWbRWJOocbY&list=OLAK5uy_n0... | |
| What do you have on order RIGHT NOW. Acoustic Zen Absolute 75 Ohm digital cable... expecting it to arrive Monday. | |
| What is an audiophile? Are you an audiophile? My first thought was "this is complicated".Then I read frogman6's post.No contest, for me; I could live without my system but a lifewithout music is no life at all ! |