garn509
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| Female Jazz Singers...new person/new releases... new persons/new releases -- old music ? Why 2 outa 3? Why look for new covers of songs that have been covered ad nauseum ? Try new vocalists with new music -- Alice Russell,Lily Allen, Patricia Marx, Sabrina Malheiros, Clelia Felix, for starters. | |
| Modern day female jazz recommendations Anna Marie Jopek from Poland. First English language release, Secret. Nice cover of Moondance. Just good straightforward singing. | |
| Best female vocals on CD Renee Olstead -- not bad when the Lolita sound is subdued. Otherwise, another Lolita voice. | |
| Best female vocals on CD Thanks. I'll see what I can find. Sabrina's voice seems to float over the music. | |
| Best female vocals on CD Give Brazil some consideration .Bebel GilbertoSabrina MalheirosMarcella MangabeiraRosalia De Souzafor starters | |
| Why Don't More People Love Audio? More would love good audio if they heard it. But, most people do not consider good audio to be a priority. Hence, most people will not hear good audio. | |
| Why Doesn't Contemporary Jazz Get Any Respect? Low exposure ? After 6 or 7 tunes, smooth jazz is predictable. Have you heard the Riita Paakki Trio from Finland ;Christoph Spendel Trio, Germany; Gregg Karukas, USA;Incognito, UK -- the MP3 only combo on Tupelo Records. | |
| orbis voog for NAD Been using Konverter and Converter from the Ubuntu software diectory. Tried a few alleged Linux compatibles, but they were .exe types ( how to drive traffic to your site -- lie ? ). Not eager to set aside the cdp. | |
| 220 in, 110 out Should have mentioned that the 220 is European | |
| upgrade phono stage ? dover, those may be very good phono stages, and whee can they be found? | |
| upgrade phono stage ? If I go the trade in/upgrade route with this dealer, and stay under $200, my choices are limited to what he has. I can stretch to Clearaudio entry level, but have been cautioned that Clearaudio and Benz cartridges are taller than Regas, meaning th... | |
| Why Don't More People Love Audio? We audiophiles may be in mystical rapture over a system's properties, but the rest of Them are not. For Them, the song matters more than the sound. | |
| Speakers on carpet or bare floor? Have had a Duh! moment. I placed a thick book, simulating solid wood, under each speaker with the furniture cups in between. Ghetto technology ? Well, it's working. Bass is better disciplined and highs and mid highs are more defined. which brings ... | |
| Speakers on carpet or bare floor? I'm limited on the amount of movement. Not my house. Good thoughts, though. | |
| Speakers on carpet or bare floor? Bjesein -- You are on to something. I thought the carpet might be softening the bass, but also, it is a larger and higher ceiling room. The system is now situated at one end of a ~24x14 sunroom with a mansard roof ceiling and glass on most of thre... |