stuartk
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| What new gear have you just bought? @wolf_garcia OK. Thanks. Maybe down the road but, based on your post, not a priority purchase for me at present. | |
| What new gear have you just bought? @wolf_garcia May I ask which features swayed you to go for the Max? I have a Lokius and as you know, there's quite a large price difference between the two. | |
| Jazz for aficionados I haven’t been participating in this thread very long so I don’t know if he’s been mentioned but what about Eric Alexander? He and Harold Mabern had a long partnership. Here’s a taste: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw7GnNxLIlk And another,... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @christian21 My Foolish Heart - Bill Evans Trio Exquisite | |
| Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing @charles1dad Thanks! Acquiring the Jay’s initiated a learning curve involving a very high level of frustration stretching over several months but I once I managed to restore tonal balance (thanks to recommendations by forum members), I began to... | |
| Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing @wharfy Yes, but I’m not able to comment on that unit’s sound because I simply could not deal with its small dimensions -- I found it so impractical that I quickly reboxed it and sent it back to TMR. Therefore, I spent very little time listening... | |
| Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing @wharfy Two comments re: the Jay’s CDT2MKIII: 1) You can buy a spare drive from them if you’re concerned about longevity. 2) I found it a bit forward sounding in my system, with my existing IC’s and footers. Once I swapped them out, everything... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @curiousjim https://www.allmusic.com/artist/horace-parlan-mn0000824879/discography https://open.spotify.com/artist/413WfGS7CgAHEJD4DtAo3e | |
| Jazz for aficionados @acman3 I was privileged to experience the D. Holland Quintet live 4 times. Some of the best live music I’ve heard, ever. Full video show by the Quintet (w/original drummer Billy Kilson): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvG8B39_Alc ... | |
| WHY CABLES MATTER! Argh. Not again. You are not going to change anyone's mind so why bother bringing it up? Speaking solely for myself, these types of inherently polarizing threads get really tiresome. | |
| Jazz for aficionados @acman3 Is that on ECM? I've lost track of when he started releasing music on his own label. There are at least two D. H. Big Band releases. I caught that group live Yoshi's but actually prefer his Octet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ml9... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @pjw81563 I thought "dull mood music" pretty clear. But I can add more adjectives. Boring, sleep inducing, uninspired "guitar twiddling" background music for calls on hold, elevator music, dentist office music. Yes -- the language itself ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ECM has different branches or streams. It’s quite possible to enjoy one branch and not another... | |
| Bought a system without auditioning, thoughts? @jshira Hope it works out and if not, that you have return options for all of it. | |
| Jay's "Ugly Truth" video @mahgister Upgrading really my actual system will cost me too much from 700 bucks to at least 10,000.. I’m in a similar situation. To meaningfully upgrade my system I’d have to spend more than I can afford. Good thing I’m happy with it, as is... |