stuartk

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Mattresses, not stereos is where the money is
Embeddings controls  🤣  
Jazz for aficionados
@mahgister  Wish I could say the same.  Still, there are a handful that are not overly "ornamented" in this regard that I enjoy.   
What’s the best DAC < 6k (system specific)
@hysteve Look at a used Aqua Acoustics R2R DAC. I have the La Voce mk2 which was about $3200 a few years ago and it remains in my LR system. It is one of the best sounding DACs I have ever heard. R2R DACS=analogue sound As it happens, I have... 
Jazz for aficionados
@mahgister  "and he does not makes noise at all ... " Perhaps, in the not-so-distant future, someone will develop an AI tool that removes all the grunts, groans, moans, etc. from Jarrett's recordings ;o)  
What to do with a large collection
@rvpiano  Did you ask your local Friends of the Library org.? They often have book and music sales to raise money.  This has nothing to do with the library collection.  Various charities have book/music sales. Independent radio stations, too.  ... 
Contemporary Classical Composers - new discoveries
@mahgister  Sorabji is intriguing. Will explore. Thanks!    
My New Year’s Wish for my fellow audiophiles.
@2psyop  "Borderline obsessed" ? What's that ?  ;o)        
Jazz for aficionados
@wharfy I was lucky to catch Les in concert in '76.  He was a master at blending Saturday night and Sunday morning -- a supremely soulful artist and a dynamic performer.  @curiousjim  This is the first performance by him I like. He's actually ... 
Indispensable Tool!
@nonoise The Ayre disc intrigues me. I’m willing to spend $20 to try it, despite the cat-calls from the peanut gallery. I consider myself lucky in that a dealer friend brought over a bunch of ICs when I was first getting into audio. He just sai... 
"The Mystery Of Sound Is Mysticism"
@mahgister  Anyway we are all already enlightened but we dont know yet...We need some help ... I'd say you have talent for understatement   ;o)   RE: Gary Thomas, I have never heard didgeridoo playing like this!   
"The Mystery Of Sound Is Mysticism"
@mahgister  A mystery ask for an initiation and a transformation from the inquirer ... I don't know if this is relevant but one of my teachers used to remind me "You are not doing awakening. Awakening is doing you! "  
Jazz for aficionados
@ho249  I don't usually care for big bands but I do enjoy that Booker 'N Brass album!   And for fans of the Griffin/Lockjaw Davis partnership, check this out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIFvEz_3FXo  
Jazz for aficionados
Happy New Year! Explosive detonations around our neighborhood were, for a change, mercifully confined to a merely a half hour or so. Good thing, as the quantity and intensity was way up from last year. 💣  
"The Mystery Of Sound Is Mysticism"
@tylermunns  Yes -- that was the interview I was thinking of. Thanks for providing the transcript (more accurate than my hazy memory) !  ;o)    
"The Mystery Of Sound Is Mysticism"
@mahgister  ..Greatest creations are not so much usually channelling, as instead elevated consciousness level and communication or merging with the part of ourself more higher called the " higher self"  I suppose, for those who otherwise have ...