stuartk
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| Jazz for aficionados @botrytis I’ve played guitar for 50 years (just to entertain myself -- I found out early on that gigging was not for me) so I don’t have to depend upon my system to have a deep connection with music. Nevertheless, I still enjoy good audio, just... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @curiousjim You're welcome! Wish more artists' websites emulated H.Hancock's. @botrytis Sounds like a healthy approach to me... | |
| No discussion about the Synergistic Pink fuse? With so many differing opinions all I can say is this is a very confusing topic... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Yeah, "Head Hunters" was the first H. Hancock album I encountered -- checked it out from the local library in ’75. Soon after that I was seduced by Blue Note album covers into exploring that label’s offerings. "Maiden Voyage" was the first H. Hanc... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @acman3 I’d forgotten I’d seen the Heath Brothers until I saw this ! Must’ve been late seventies in Santa Barbara -- don’t recall the venue. Stanley Cowell was on piano. I seem to recall them being on a mission to demystify jazz, make it more ac... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @curiousjim You might enjoy perusing the discography on Hancock’s own website -- it has the covers displayed graphically. Click on each cover for notes. This is an entertaining and very easy way to research his recordings all in one place. Not ... | |
| Benchmark Media Systems. Right or wrong Why is it that such opinions are most often delivered with a large helping of condescension? It's as much about the writer's "wisdom"(ego) vs. "audiophools" as it is about the gear-- perhaps more. | |
| Guess who has new speakers in their lab? Let's see... Jay, of all people, acquires more, really expensive audio toys. What a surprise! Apparently, we're supposed to get REALLY excited about this. Why? For no reason other than it's Jay, apparently. No harm in being a fanboy, I guess.... | |
| ribbons vs domes and sibilance @tonywinga Thanks. | |
| ribbons vs domes and sibilance @tonywinga Thanks for going into detail. You provide percentages for contribution of room, electronics and cables. What percentage would you guess is associated with power conditioning? @nonoise Good to know. | |
| ribbons vs domes and sibilance @tonywinga Yes -- I understood that much. ;o) What I was hoping, given you knowledge, was that you might be able to make some suggestions re: brands/models/designs/topology or specs. Or is this too system/room dependent??? | |
| Anybody have Experience with Alta Audio Alyssa Speaker @tjraubacher So, what's next in your search??? Are you lucky enough to live near to a Joseph dealer who has Pulsars in stock? I'm not ;o\ I contacted Joseph and was told they have no dealers in N. CA ! | |
| Anybody have Experience with Alta Audio Alyssa Speaker @csmgolf It sounded like the midrange driver did not correctly meet the tweeter making vocals seem recessed / distant / veiled. There was a suckout that just didn't work for me. The Stereophile measurements of the Alyssa not only show the sucko... | |
| ribbons vs domes and sibilance @liquidsound This is a particularly interesting subject for me, since I have been experiencing sibilance in one form or another with my last two sets of speakers. I empathize with your scenario. Sibilance sucks. I'm also in search of a soluti... | |
| Dickie Betts died earlier today at 80 years of age I recall an interview in which he said "my sh*t is so simple, anyone could play it". Such humility from a guy who was able to convincingly share guitar duties with Skydog! No small feat! I’ve always regarded his solo on Stormy Monday as a masterf... |