stuartk
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| Why Do You Listen? A Poll Question "Human ears don't lie. If you've been listening a good music, you ears can't stand a bad sound/music. " Exactly how I feel. Good music based on what I like MUST sound great, otherwise I don't listen to it. Can't do it. I so do not relate to th... | |
| RIP Robbie Robertson R. Robertson and Robert Hunter were on parallel tracks for a good while. The Band, Stage Fright, Workingman's, A. Beauty and much of E. 72 are cut from the same cloth. Together, these comprise some of my favorite music, period. It would be trag... | |
| Mobile Fidelity 24k CDs @tattooedtrackman I've found mofi cd quality is quite variable. You never know whether the extra $ will yield better sound quality or not. At this point, I've become rather cynical about the brand. Although I can't afford gear at the level of A... | |
| Animals and audiophiles My rescue Pyr mix doesn't ever display discomfort but I don't exceed 75 db peaks in our large space. She will occasionally opt to climb the stairs to the first landing but I can't be sure she's actually trying to escape the music. Great to know t... | |
| Why Do You Listen? A Poll Question I don't understand why you present this as an "either/or" polarity. It's not. And why the urgency re: polling? | |
| Jazz for aficionados @pjw81563 I attended a show at Yoshi's with Tyner, Lovano, Bobby Hutcherson, Billy Higgins and Charnett Moffet a year or two before that show you mention. I've always enjoyed the pairing of Tyner and Hutcherson. Have you Heard "Land of Giants"... | |
| Who has the Sickness, the Phile or the Non-phile? @mahgister Because music is one thing , acoustic is another thing... They can blend or they can be set apart... Some people need the two , some need only one, and some people dont need any of the two... Sometimes I'm convinced I'm an audio... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @pjw81563 Actually, Tyner had 3 brilliant recording sessions 1970 - 73 that I would also describe as challenging yet accessible. Two other 70’s Milestone Tyner recordings worth checking out: Focal Point https://www.youtube.com/results?searc... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @curiousjim I’m wanting to thank you again for suggesting the Penguin Jazz Recordings book. You're welcome! | |
| And Awaaay We Go! If I had the $ to spend, I’d no doubt have a different opinion but as things stand, such extravagance is far, far removed from my experience. Audio ala Harley is so clearly a rich man’s activity, like yachting. I find little of relevance and due... | |
| If you want lame advice DON'T do this! @mahgister A living room room can sound good with no apparent defect... Then you can live with it without doing any acoustic treatment ...It will be just ok... It will not be optimal... "Not optimal" is "OK" with me; my system is "good" enou... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @pjw81563 I don't know what you mean by "wobbly"..Maybe you can define it another way. I'm speaking of intonation -- whether one plays pitches "in tune" or slightly flat or sharp for reasons of expression. | |
| If you want lame advice DON'T do this! @kota1 I do not have a dedicated room -- my system’s in our living room. Nor did I enter this hobby in possession of an engineering mind-set. I’m a creative person/music lover who’s discovered my listening experience is enhanced by a nice system... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @mahgister Any great musician if it show off , even if it is a genius repel me... I can admire them but not to listen to them many hundred times ... But the one i listened hundred or thousand times are the one who sing a song , and dont need ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @pjw81563 tonality can vary in its presentation from minor to complete dissonance. Yes -- this is indisputable. And you are correct -- Eric Dolphy does not engage in "chaos". Nevertheless, I find I do not enjoy his playing, at this point. Wh... |