stuartk
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| Immersive Audio and How to Achieve It @kota1 I watched the video. Is the difference between us that I view immersion more in terms of the capacity of the listener while you seem to view the listener more as a passive factor, with technology facilitating immersion? Or perhaps we def... | |
| "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". @bdp24 Explanation: I read an interview with Hiatt in which he stated that his intention was to record Slow Turning with the Bring the Family group; that in fact they went into the studio and began running down the songs but that the band was n... | |
| Immersive Audio and How to Achieve It @kota1 I know when I'm immersed and when I'm not -- I most certainly do not require a scientist to perform or validate such assessments for me. | |
| Are your listening levels healthy? Doing damage? If you need to turn it up loud to sound good, then your system needs work. I have some damage from when I was young and couldn’t afford a good system. Agreed. I have some damage from guitar amps and at 67, have no desire to incur any furth... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @mahgister You’re welcome! If I could listen to one trumpet player, it would be Woody Shaw. Fortunately, there are many recordings by him to enjoy. @alexatpos Jazz that focuses mostly on rhythmic vamps without the addition of strong melodic ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados RE: trumpet Charles Tolliver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mxBzTTNUlc&list=OLAK5uy_k0aNVb-Dchy6sC9KoKFGggaCW_tSXjLPw&index=2 Woody Shaw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J1gMDQFjpA&list=OLAK5uy_liWnpjzgXK2F1tZbsmZY3Ml7Q_hYfhiQE... | |
| Immersive Audio and How to Achieve It @kota1 "I am saying that everyone prefers a live performance over a recording of a live performance, period". Well I don’t. There are far too many variables. | |
| Immersive Audio and How to Achieve It @kota1 100% of music listeners prefer live music to recorded playback, why? A live performance "immerses" you and frees you up to move around the room, the dance floor and still be immersed. Did you mean to say "100% of people who define imme... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @frogman Jackie Maclean is a great example of a player who played so sharp (above the reference pitch) that it can be uncomfortable to listen to. Eric Dolphy, on the other hand, used idiosyncratic intonation of certain notes for great expressi... | |
| Mobile Fidelity 24k CDs @goofyfoot Thanks. I read the Stereophile review of the ASR -- intriguing piece! Did you choose it particularly due to synergy with the Quads or...? | |
| Jazz for aficionados I'd be disappointed, should you conclude my ears are "unreliable" ;o) Just kidding -- personal taste need not be validated rationally. | |
| Jazz for aficionados @mahgister In that case, I very much hope you find him to your liking! | |
| Mobile Fidelity 24k CDs @goofyfoot OK; now you've got me wondering what else comprises your system, aside from the Quads... Care to elaborate? | |
| Ruminations On CD Players @soix Thanks for the clarification but the apology isn't necessary. I didn't take it at all personally -- I was simply attempting to be humorous, which doesn't always translate well in a medium where non-verbal cues are absent! It's all good. ... | |
| Mobile Fidelity 24k CDs @goofyfoot Yes; that out-of-pitch Dona singing is pretty awful. However, beginning around '76, I think (I could be mistaken) her singing was much more on key and I enjoy her contributions to the band, from that point on. "Personally, I’m excit... |