stuartk
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| CD transports @mdrone: In fact, this "rabbit hole" has been extensively discussed. Search the archives. I compared the Pro-ject CD Box RS2T transport to my Simaudio 260DT transport and in my system (Wells Majestic integrated /Silverline SR 17.5 monitors/Aqua ... | |
| Why spend more than $25 per piece of equipment on vibration reduction? One possible answer: because there are more effective alternatives to Vibrapods. You will, however, have to experiment for yourself to discover what sounds good to you, in your system and whether the results are worth the asking price. I've tr... | |
| Listening without interpretation...is it impossible? Perhaps Master M will have something to say about this... | |
| Listening without interpretation...is it impossible? I don't mean to suggest this state of affairs is inevitable and inescapable, though. There are plenty of traditions and practices that are designed to bring attention back to the present moment. | |
| Listening without interpretation...is it impossible? "If this application to audio is accurate, it indicates that what we hear and how we listen are profoundly influenced by how we talk about it, argue about it, interpret it". Well, this doesn't just apply to audio but to every moment of our lives... | |
| Is Rap a valid musical form? @atlvalet: "A lot of you old blokes are doing it wrong. You’re trying to listen to hip hop through your single ended triode amps. What trash. Get yourself an 80’s era boom box, put that on your shoulder, and strut around your retirement community... | |
| Is Rap a valid musical form? @jonwatches1: Look-- when you make preposterous assertions, chances are, you'll elicit less than charitable responses. Could I have been more polite? Yes, but but you were already on a roll, building upon your frankly absurd comparison between... | |
| Is Rap a valid musical form? "If music is defined by melody, harmony and rhythm, then somebody needs to go tell Bartok, Schoenberg, Coltrane and Thelonious Monk. Because they didn’t care about any of it" Right. Whatever you say, chief. | |
| Is Rap a valid musical form? @whipsaw: Hey-- fair's fair-- you were right and I was wrong! | |
| Is Rap a valid musical form? "But let me remain sacrilegious and point out that John Mayer is a better singer, musician and songwriter than Jerry Garcia, by, like, 1000%" Sure, by all means, point out your OPINION-- we've all got 'em ! | |
| Is Rap a valid musical form? @whipsaw: "It's grossly inaccurate to suggest that Rap incorporates rhythm alone. Anyone who asserts that hasn't the slightest idea what they are talking about. It is true only of some Rap" You are entirely justified in calling me on my ignoran... | |
| Is Rap a valid musical form? I stand by J. Garcia's comments on this topic, not because I'm m a deadhead (believe me-- I'm not) but because they make sense to me. Garcia asserted Rap is not music because it lacks two of the three essential qualities of music-- melody and ha... | |
| New In 2022 ...especially because I actually prefer the later, post-psychedelic material. | |
| Share albums where EVERY SINGLE song is good "Records where every single song is good", according to whom? | |
| New In 2022 @jafant: That Electric Lady Studio boxset sounds interesting. How would that differ from the First Ray of the New Rising Sun complication, I wonder? My history isn't so good-- would that boxset included Band of Gypsys material ? |