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Stuff You Tried To Love

I know we talk a lot about confirmation bias- we buy something and then convince ourselves we like it. Or something like that. But did you ever buy something you wanted to love and just couldn’t make it work? For me, Esoteric X-05 SACD/CD player. Bought from a local who was upgrading to the X-03. Big, beautiful piece of gear, but I couldn’t get used to the sound after 6 months of trying. Sold it to another local- I insisted he listen before he bought and I believe he sold it soon after as well. Totem Forest and Hawk. I loved the whole concept. Slim, easy to live with. Couldn’t get them to work in my room. The Model Ones were much better. I had a couple of other pieces, but this is long enough. BTW, these were bought used without audition.

chayro
sokogear
1,097 posts
 

My only point was that any jazz enthusiast ALMOST always is a fan of Kind of Blue. It is recognized as the most popular and accessible jazz album of all time to even the non-jazz listener. It is unique in the makeup of the band in all of Miles' records and sounds unique among them. At least @stuartk you admit to owning it. It's very possible you are tired of it or it isn't enjoyable to you so you don't regularly play it. Anyone else out there consider themselves a jazz fan and not like KoB? If so, what are your favorite jazz albums?

Surprisingly, I find Cannonball's Somethin' Else more similar to it than most if not any of Miles' other records. And not surprisingly I guess, it's my second favorite jazz album. 

sokogear
1,097 posts
 

And BTW @stuartk, I would bet any "greatest jazz recording" would be highly rated by Penguin.

tsacremento
68 posts
 

Two previous models of Emotiva pre/pros. Sounded fine but buggy as hell and slower than Christmas to respond to user inputs.

kfscoll
36 posts
 

Neil Young.  No matter how many times I've tried, I just can't stand his voice and can't get past it.

larryi
4,057 posts
 

Three great jazz albums were released in 1959.  If you said your favorite was "Kind of Blue" or "Take Five," I would not be sure that you are a serous jazz fan--those great albums were loved by Jazz fans and those who only casually listened to jazz.  But, if you said "Shape of Jazz to Come,"  I would KNOW you are a jazz fan.

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