waltersalas
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| My Next Miles Davis Disc? I agree with Bomarc--if this thread goes on long enough, you will be overwhelmed with recommendations. Miles contains multitudes. For example, you could spend the next ten years sampling the seemingly endless series of double-LPs from his fusion p... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century I hear you, Ads. I have experienced quite a few quirky noises from the Syrah with some of the tubes I've tried, including Tung Sol 5881s, Ken Rad black glass VT-231s, and now Sylvania Metal Base 6SN7Ws. At first, I simply considered going back to ... | |
| Anything that is like Norah Jones? In addition to some of the excellent recommendations already mentioned, you might check out Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McRae, Cassandra Wilson, and Shirley Horn. There are many others, of course, but these four are certainly worth your time.Happy Hun... | |
| What was your latest LP find?? Cecil Taylor, "Silent Tongues," a live mid-70s lp I got on eBay for a cool four bucks, sealed. I'm listening to it right now. The man is utterly unbelievable. I get the same feeling listening to him as when reading Faulkner or Joyce--it's hard to ... | |
| Dirt on my stylus.....what to do? Hey Albert, Sean, and others who use and recommend the Record Research #9...does Music Direct still sell it? I looked and did not see it. Does anyone else sell it?Thanks, | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Hi Betcha--I am among those pairing the Syrah with solid state--I use Bel Canto EVO 200.2 mono blocks and am very happy with this configuration. Like a lot of others, I can't help but wonder about Mick's power amps--could they possibly be as good ... | |
| Best Male Singers of the 20th Century Tubegroover,Good point. Janis sings with as much intensity as anyone I have heard. Aesthetically, I would not put her in the same category with Holiday and Jones, but that is an entirely different conversation. Your point is well taken. Janis was ... | |
| little known musicians we should hear Some of these are "obscure"--others are simply underrated. Off the cuff, these are the first few that come to mind:-Jeb Loy Nichols (a recent discovery, love his stuff)-Imperial Teen-Neko Case (especially her new album, 'Blacklisted')-The Go-Betwe... | |
| Best Concert DVD The Band - "The Last Waltz" | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Thanks for the tips, guys. I know a lot of people reading this thread must think there is a considerable amount of hyperbole about this unit, but it has truly transformed my system. Only problem so far: not enough sleep. I just keep thinking of so... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century At last, the wait is over, for me and I hope all the others who ordered their units back in Feb/March/April. The Syrah arrived today and is now sitting happily in my system.OK, first impressions: I must say, it is difficult to believe that a tube ... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Same here. Got an email this morning. I guess Mick finished up several of these about the same time. I look forward to the various reports that I am sure will be forthcoming. Time to start tube shopping for those Ken Rad black glass, huh? | |
| Jazz lovers. Any Dizzy Gillespie recommendations? For a nice introduction and overview, I recommend the Ken Burns' "best of." Many of those are top drawer. You can branch out from there. | |
| Three best Dylan albums??? 1) The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan2) Blonde on Blonde3) Highway 61 RevisitedHard to pick just three. There are 8-10 "best" Dylan albums, in my opinion, including 'Blood on the Tracks', 'Another Side of Bob Dylan', 'The Basement Tapes', 'Nashville Skyli... | |
| "EAR VS Cables" Hey rlwainwright,You want literature, grab yourself a copy of F. Scott Fitzgerald's collected short stories and have yourself a big time. But please, keep your mean-spirited remarks to yourself. I'll take 'remedial' writing over smart-xxx remarks ... |