stuartk
Responses from stuartk
| If the DAC is the same, how different do CD transports sound? In my room, paired with Aqua La Voce S2, Jay's CDT2MKIII transport yields far more detail and noticeably more bass than Sim Audio Moon 260DT transport. I found the degree of improvement disproportionally high, given the price difference. Whether ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Thanks, @mahgister Am enjoying your suggestions... Some may be challenging to find on CD but I will look. @curiousjim Arturo O' Farrill +1 | |
| Jazz for aficionados I like this... and it’s reasonably affordable on CD, no less. Thanks, @mahgister ! Any chance you might list some other Japanese Jazz CDs you like? | |
| RIP Tom Jones I recall his TV show and the schmaltzy top 40 hits but check out this guest spot with CSNY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIDzA0YDso8 | |
| If I love Elvin jones I'll love.....? The only one that I can think of that comes close is Blakey. Check out the title cut from "Free for All" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJBLA39spc4&list=OLAK5uy_nJOp9u0pWGGTEbPU_rtQN35yOkuJ9WCd0&index=1 | |
| Jazz for aficionados @pjw81563 OK... more on intonation. When the guitar player on that Handy Monterey album plays two notes that are "rubbing up against one-another" in a blatantly out-of-tune fashion at around 13:36, my ears/brain instantly rebel. I like "Karuna... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @pjw81563 A small jazz ensemble comparison example showcasing the alto saxophones of McLean followed by Phil Woods OK -- it only takes seconds to hear the difference. I like both but when listening to McLean, I'm not focused on his intonation... | |
| Immersive Audio and How to Achieve It @kota1 As I'm a music lover first and foremost, what I'm "immersed in" is the music -- melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, emotion -- rather than the sonic presentation. A more true-to-life sonic presentation certainly makes listening more enjoyabl... | |
| "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". @bdp24 Another disappointment from the group was their sole Little Village album. Yeah-- the fist and only time I listened to that, I thought "WTF is this?" I'm not familiar with "The New Basement Tapes" but then again, I was never a fan of... | |
| Immersive Audio and How to Achieve It @kota1 I watched the video. Is the difference between us that I view immersion more in terms of the capacity of the listener while you seem to view the listener more as a passive factor, with technology facilitating immersion? Or perhaps we def... | |
| "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". @bdp24 Explanation: I read an interview with Hiatt in which he stated that his intention was to record Slow Turning with the Bring the Family group; that in fact they went into the studio and began running down the songs but that the band was n... | |
| Immersive Audio and How to Achieve It @kota1 I know when I'm immersed and when I'm not -- I most certainly do not require a scientist to perform or validate such assessments for me. | |
| Are your listening levels healthy? Doing damage? If you need to turn it up loud to sound good, then your system needs work. I have some damage from when I was young and couldn’t afford a good system. Agreed. I have some damage from guitar amps and at 67, have no desire to incur any furth... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @mahgister You’re welcome! If I could listen to one trumpet player, it would be Woody Shaw. Fortunately, there are many recordings by him to enjoy. @alexatpos Jazz that focuses mostly on rhythmic vamps without the addition of strong melodic ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados RE: trumpet Charles Tolliver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mxBzTTNUlc&list=OLAK5uy_k0aNVb-Dchy6sC9KoKFGggaCW_tSXjLPw&index=2 Woody Shaw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J1gMDQFjpA&list=OLAK5uy_liWnpjzgXK2F1tZbsmZY3Ml7Q_hYfhiQE... |