stuartk

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What is the Best Sounding Stand Mount Speaker in the world?
@curiousjim  Maxima Amator is a floor-stander.   Electa Amator 111 is stand mount.  Is that what you mean? Have you heard them?      
Tracks that bring out the best of YOUR digital system
@motown-l Apologies - yes, Dianna Krall. The snarky whale song post was funny. I do have thick skin to go along with my thick brain. Glad you took it as intended-- humor-- rather than as a personal attack. ;o)      
Jazz for aficionados
@curiousjim  That's a good one but the only Jazz recording of his I've heard. Let us know what you discover!    
AC cords for Hegel H390 that do not color sound?
@jafant  Will PM you.    
Tracks that bring out the best of YOUR digital system
RE: I think you meant Diana Krill right? I didn't realize her vocal range extended into the "whale-song" range!     
Jazz for aficionados
@acman3  Wayne was always an angular player .... who wrote many accessibly melodic themes the average Jazz lover could whistle.   
Jazz for aficionados
@jafant Are you familiar with Ginger Baker’s "Coward of the County"? If not and you enjoy Ron Miles, check it out! https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ginger+baker+coward+of+the+county+full+album @curiousjim For me, there’s not eno... 
Jazz for aficionados
@curiousjim  I'd never heard of her so I listened to several tunes from that album. What is it you don't like?   
Jazz for aficionados
@acman3 The music may be really good but I experience the timbral combination of piano and banjo to be rather unpleasant. Your ears are "bigger" than mine.  
Jazz for aficionados
@curiousjim You mean Frankfurt, I presume... ;o) Glad you enjoyed it! It’s certainly one of my favorite solo Jazz piano performances of those I’ve heard. BTW, if you haven’t done so, already, check out the Live At Maybeck series of solo piano... 
A.I. Rock & Roll travesty
Just what we need... another means of facilitating greed. AI need not take the form of "rebellious" robots or cyborgs to take us out. Just look at the damage that's been done so far via misinformation!  We'll kill each other off soon enough. No... 
Sam Ash closing
I’ve never lived near a Sam Ash but G.C. never impressed me much. Limited inventory and poor customer service have been the norm, in my experience. I once went into my local store and told them I was shopping for a short-scale electric. The respon... 
Jazz for aficionados
@curiousjim  When I watched the doc, it was largely in English.    
Jazz for aficionados
A short Petrucciani documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5HNAgi23AE        
Jazz for aficionados
@curiousjim Do not neglect this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLewsblH64M It’s also known as "Complete Concert In Germany". I have a special attachment to my copy, having bought it in Paris. Another live recording -- this one a trio: ...