frogman
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| what is my system's weakest link? Moreytalmor, my suggestion to you is to go slowly. You seem to have a pretty good idea of the type sound you are looking for. This is all a learning process and it is most educational to change out one component at a time. You seem to want to keep... | |
| Rivaling or Beyond the ESL 57 for Magical Midrange Agree with your comments about the midrange, so why not "dusty and quirky ESL57's"? Good luck finding a pair, but Stax F-81's do what you describe like no others in my experience. Contact these guys:http://www.estatsolution.com/ | |
| Jazz for aficionados Great tune, classic Trane; thanks. There's a beauty about much of Trane's playing, a certain sense of melancholy that is hard to describe. This is a personal reaction, but its a certain happy/sad quality that I find beautiful. | |
| VPI Traveler I was simply saying that I can't believe, given what we know abut the SDS, that the new circuit board can be as effective; Jack seems to be confirming that. ( 3D tonearm ?????) | |
| Jazz for aficionados Agree, classic Blue Note. And my favorite period for Coltrane, just a couple of years before "Giant Steps"; his sound was not yet quite as "edgy" as it would soon get. Great record. | |
| what is my system's weakest link? Moreytalmor, this is a perfect example of why it's important to give as much detailed and concise information as possible when asking for opinions on this forum. First of all, remember that these are just opinions (ours) and it's yours that count ... | |
| VPI Traveler ****I asked Jack if it's work the tweak to install the board. He told me to save my money and put it into vinyl or Bearpaw Feet. ****++++The Traveler, and the Classic 1 now have an additional circuit board in them that does essentially what the SD... | |
| what is my system's weakest link? I have a different take on this. The "weakest link" is the Project tt. The biggest "problem" is the Thiel/Brio combo. The Brio is a nice integrated and while you mention wanting a new pre, what will you do about a power amp? The C28 is a good vint... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Well, it's pretty obvious to me; the winner is the live ensemble. First of all, the recording is slightly softer in volume so that will affect our perception. The recording sounds slightly muted in the highs, and has less rhythmic "verve". No brai... | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10, fascinating account of your trip to Haiti. This is an interesting essay that addresses, and corroborates, some of your points:http://www.africa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/kiroku/asm_normal/abstracts/pdf/21-2/45-54.pdf | |
| Jazz for aficionados I should also have added the fact that in the USA, slaves had fewer rights (legal marriage, for instance) than slaves in other countries; consequently, they lost their connection to the past more readily. | |
| Jazz for aficionados ****Nothing is being merged****Of course it is. The depiction of "voodoo music" in a Hollywood film like "Black Orpheus" is no more accurate than the depiction of nightclubs in films. I would go so far as to say that the way nightclubs were depict... | |
| Jazz for aficionados BTW, to be clear, I suspect you and I share the same feelings about internationalization. What I said poorly in my last post was that the music we love is the result of internationalization and all it's influences, creating a uniquely American mix. | |
| Jazz for aficionados ****efforts to internationalize 'MY' music****Why is that a bad thing? America is the epitome of internationalization; no? Re the music, you might find this interesting reading:http://books.google.com/books?id=ulLJUDmptFMC&pg=PA349&lpg=PA3... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ****The most important and significant thing said so far, is that there is no African, in African-American music. It is unquely American. This includes Jazz.****Personally, I would word it slightly differently. There IS African in American music; ... |