stuartk
Responses from stuartk
| Rant: PSA to builders, housewives, and general complaint Not to mention all the "open concepts" we’re seeing Good luck finding a house built in the last 20 years in CA without an "open concept". I prefer actual rooms -- I like being enclosed within a discreet spaces. My idea of a living room is not ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Discogs listing for this series: https://www.discogs.com/label/528518-Spiritual-Jazz | |
| Jazz for aficionados @mahgister I never need equalization with my speakers or my other headphones too... I never remember you saying anything about using EQ in the past with your previous system but then, I'd never noticed the tone controls on the Sansui before.... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @mahgister I was surprised to learn the Sansui had such EQ controls. I figured, given what you've discovered and commented upon RE: "embedding" systems, that EQ wouldn't be something you'd utilize. I use a Schiit Lokius occasionally, usually to... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @mahgister I'm curious -- do you use the EQ controls on the Sansui? | |
| Timbernation Platform Problems I've had only one experience. The rack arrived with cosmetic damage. Whether this occurred in transit or was shipped this way, I can't say. I don't care for the sonic signature of maple -- too bright for my tastes. | |
| 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... |