I once saw Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers in New York, just before he died. He used dynamics in his band, the only time I've ever heard a jazz ensemble play soft and loud.
Sat front row at the symphony...
Yesterday, I got to sit in the front row to hear the Pittsburgh Symphony do Beethoven's Piano Concerto no 1 and the Shostakovich Symphony no 10. I know we all talk about audio gear here, but I have to tell you, sitting in the best seat in the house (Heinz Hall) was an amazing audio experience. I'm not sure the best audio gear in the world can quite match it. Maybe I'm wrong, but I was mesmerized by the acoustics of the hall and the dynamics of one of the world's best orchestras.
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@mikeydee , " He used dynamics in his band ". AB & the JMs must have been a wonderful experience as well. Every live, unamplified performance of any kind of music I experienced, showed an amazing amount of dynamics, which has not been duplicated, ime, ever, with an audio rig. Horns come closest to portraying dynamics, again, ime, but still not the same, as the real thing. My best always, MrD. |
viber6 -- Oh yeah. A long, long time ago I saw the Preservation Hall Band at Preservation Hall. Truly excellent. It didn't hurt that I was maybe 16 at the time and was able to get a beer (my let's-have-fun older cousin headed up the trip, not my parents). I later saw the Preservation Hall Jazz Band at a slightly different locale, the tony Ambassador Auditorium in Pasadena. Thanks for jogging my memory! |
@viber6 For 20 years I had various stats. My favorite was the Acoustat 2+2. My last was an ML Monolith III. My new wife (1st died) hated them for their beaminess, lack of dynamic contrast, inadequate bass and overall brightness (replaced by Legacy Focus 23 years ago). I enjoyed hearing Maggies, SoundLabs which are are essentially straight panels, Alsyvox, etc. flat speakers. So, I certainly agree that I prefer flat panel stats and planars to curved ones. |
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