stuartk
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| 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 ! | |
| Why Does All Jazz Sound The Same? OP-- it's unclear whether we ought to take your post seriously or regard it as an attempt at humor... or is this ambiguity precisely what you intend? | |
| Jazz for someone who doesn't like jazz. Great-- you're making progress, getting clearer! Jazz is a huge genre-- like an ocean, with so much to explore. It may take some time to discover what really turns you on... I've found the journey well worth it. Check this out this version of F... | |
| The Absurdity of it All I meant to say "Arguments over whether the hobby is more about "music appreciation" or "gear appreciation" could be seen as an expression of the discomfort that can be generated by the tension OF this convergence". | |
| The Absurdity of it All @cd318"I very much enjoyed youir post. You mention both "passion" and "critical faculty" and it occurs to me that perhaps the defining hallmark of this hobby is a convergence of right and left brain activities. Arguments over whether the hobby is ... | |
| Jazz for someone who doesn't like jazz. If Kind of Blue "makes sense " to you, now, perhaps you might explore other late 50's recordings by Cannonball, Coltrane, Miles and B. Evans.Just bear in mind that Kind of Blue is an unusual album-- not only because it emerged at a point when impr... | |
| The Absurdity of it All @cd318" "...absurdity and audiophilia seem to clearly go hand in hand." This could explain a lot, in terms of what goes on in these forums! . | |
| Jazz Club..... Nice.... Jazz is a genre of enormous depth and breadth-- more than enough to explore for several life-times. You might want to do a bit of reading in order to get an idea of the stylistic trends involved. Also, I'd suggest you sign up for a free Spotify ac... |