stuartk
Responses from stuartk
| Jazz for aficionados @audio-b-dog I'm sorry if I insulted you. That wasn't my intention. As I don't know you, all I can do is try to understand you via the particular words that appear on the page in front of me. I must make inferences and inevitably, I will make mi... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @audio-b-dog Well, I’ll admit to not enjoying feeling "lost", especially when it comes to language. I don’t mean to come across as unfriendly but the truth is, more you talk about Jazz, the less clear I am about how you define improvisation. ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @audio-b-dog I think the misunderstanding here lies in the term "interpretation". Because it could conceivably apply to such a wide range of scenarios, from very subtle shifts to quite dramatic re-conceptualizations/re-harmonizations, it’s fairl... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @audio-b-dog To my mind, unless he was attempting to invent new phrasing every time he sang, he wasn’t improvising. I’m reluctant to include any musician in the category of Jazz who doesn’t improvise, no matter how talented they might be. And ju... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @audio-b-dog frogman, mahgister, stuartk, I want to probe a bit and see if we can define the boundaries of jazz. So, I’m going to start with a performer who might or might not be a "jazz" performer: Frank Sinatra. What do you think? I don’t f... | |
| Don't Neglect to check your Caps! @waytoomuchstuff OK. I was specifically puzzled by the fact that I hadn't noticed degradation in the bass and was surprised to discover it was better after the re-cap, too. | |
| Laiv Audio µDAC + µDDR — Exceptional Early Performance @rjvissers Both the LAIV Harmony DAC and the LAIV µDAC have the same R2R ladder components, but a different analogue output section. Both sound excellent. The µDAC sounds slightly warmer and the Harmony DAC slightly more revealing, to my ears. ... | |
| Laiv Audio µDAC + µDDR — Exceptional Early Performance @papasaws Did you compare this combo to the LAIV Harmony DAC? | |
| Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds @mapman The only issue I have is a bunch of 80 year olds doing the same old act. No real progression of the music that one would expect from a lifetime of new experiences. Yeah. Funny how close "Hackney" is to hackneyed . . . "lacking signif... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @mahgister , @viridian Thanks for the Klemmer links. @mahgister Good point about not restricting listening to geniuses! | |
| Jazz for aficionados @audio-b-dog I’m sorry but I’m not astute when it comes to driver brand characteristics. I can say the Silverlines are on the warm side of neutral with some cabinet coloration that emphasizes upper bass/lower mids, which is fine with me. Speaker... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @mahgister I’ve only heard Klemmer’s more commercial radio fare from the 70’s. I seem to recall him using electronic effects on his sax. I wasn’t aware he’d done anything else. @audio-b-dog Silverline SR 17.5. (Equipped with Dynaudio drivers)... | |
| New In 2025 @bdp24 RE: Patty Loveless (whose name sounds like a bad burger joint), thanks for your response. | |
| Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds Not my cup of Twinings... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Just discovered a group previously unknown to me... Paul Desmond/Gerry Mulligan Quartet "Blues In Time": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuFG5O8zW3Q |