stuartk
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| Jazz for aficionados @frogman Jackie Maclean is a great example of a player who played so sharp (above the reference pitch) that it can be uncomfortable to listen to. Eric Dolphy, on the other hand, used idiosyncratic intonation of certain notes for great expressi... | |
| Mobile Fidelity 24k CDs @goofyfoot Thanks. I read the Stereophile review of the ASR -- intriguing piece! Did you choose it particularly due to synergy with the Quads or...? | |
| Jazz for aficionados I'd be disappointed, should you conclude my ears are "unreliable" ;o) Just kidding -- personal taste need not be validated rationally. | |
| Jazz for aficionados @mahgister In that case, I very much hope you find him to your liking! | |
| Mobile Fidelity 24k CDs @goofyfoot OK; now you've got me wondering what else comprises your system, aside from the Quads... Care to elaborate? | |
| Ruminations On CD Players @soix Thanks for the clarification but the apology isn't necessary. I didn't take it at all personally -- I was simply attempting to be humorous, which doesn't always translate well in a medium where non-verbal cues are absent! It's all good. ... | |
| Mobile Fidelity 24k CDs @goofyfoot Yes; that out-of-pitch Dona singing is pretty awful. However, beginning around '76, I think (I could be mistaken) her singing was much more on key and I enjoy her contributions to the band, from that point on. "Personally, I’m excit... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @mahgister "rolling" is the integration of melody, rythms, harmonies, IMPROVISING playing micro tonal gestures in ONE single expressive event ... Ah, OK -- I think I get it, now. Thanks for the further explanation. When I listen to Evans, I... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @mahgister I see him in person when i was 20 years old...In quebec city... Lucky you! And my wife and I love Quebec -- especially the Charlevois region. As it happens, my Boucher acoustic guitar is built in the province. But "rolling" do... | |
| Ruminations On CD Players @soix I’d never dispute the advantage you cite! In fact, I’m finding it’s been harder and harder to find CDs I want to buy. This has in fact been going on for some time. But this is not for lack of trying! I spend a lot of time on spotify lookin... | |
| Mobile Fidelity 24k CDs @goofyfoot I should've said revealing instead of "bright". My mistake. I've only heard one pair of Quads and they certainly weren't bright or cold. I haven't heard that many systems, overall, and as it's happened, those that were significantly m... | |
| "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". @bdp24 The Brown Album is a top 10 favorite of mine and "Lipstick Sunset" one of my favorite tracks off "Bring the Family". It's too bad that same group didn't click when they went into the studio to record "Slow Turning". Can you imagine how Co... | |
| Ruminations On CD Players @vonhelmholtz A bit over a year ago I decided to take the 4K I was going to spend on a top transport and upgrade my streamer/server and I’m very happy with the results. My music is on an internal Aurender SSD and backed up to a Synology Raid ne... | |
| Jazz for aficionados When its "roll" the reference is not only to the balancing movement of the player body, but to his ability to improvise a CONTINUOUSLY transformative rythm who do not swing but who rolls one beat into another new one without end... Elvin Jon... | |
| How serious are you? Some guys care about sports or big trucks or fancy guns. Those things mean nothing to me. I'm into music. Same here -- both listening and playing! |