stuartk
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| Specifications VS Sound Quality millercarbon:As someone whose eyes start to glaze over whenever technical specs become the topic of discussion, I'm reassured by your post, given your knowledge and experience I've always depended upon my ears and so far, they've served me well.... | |
| Is your heart filled with a love of music, or something else? boxer12I was reflecting on the frictions that arise here and on other forums and how they are often less about the topic at hand and more about unconsci-ous ego-driven impulses, such as "the need to feel or be seen as right", "the need to feel be ... | |
| Is your heart filled with a love of music, or something else? The human ego is always seeking ways to justify its agenda. | |
| Seeking advice on power conditioners/regenerators Like anything else, you need to try one in your system. A friend who's also a dealer (audio, that is) once brought over one of the more expensive PSA regeneration units and it had no effect, whatsoever. I'd second the suggestion to try one from an... | |
| Springsteen and Clapton on their favorite, heh, band. The "brown album" has long been one of my desert island dics (somehow I never warmed to MFBP) along with "Europe'72". Songs such as "Tennessee Jed", "Brown Eyed Women", "Ramblin' Rose" and "Jack Straw" seem to me to be cut from the same cloth as ... | |
| The Grateful Dead tune that would still make for a great James Bond Theme Song "Loser" | |
| Jazz for aficionados rok2id:Am I erroneously attributing this quote to you? Could be I'm mistaken and it originated with a different poster-- my now 65 year old brain certainly doesn't work like it used to!I'm not the type to spend my time on the Forum fighting with ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Some of my "must have Jazz"..."The Miles Davis Quintet 1965-1968" box set"My Funny Valentine" by the same group with George Coleman instead of W. ShorterW. Shorter's Blue Note recordingsAndrew Hill's Blue Note recordingsBobby Hutcherson's Blue Not... | |
| Jazz for aficionados rok2id:"I wish I could like the current stuff. The technology is better. That should result in better recordings. But what's missing is the essence of Jazz music. They improvise, but they are not improvising over the blues. They are trying to be t... | |
| The Aaron Copland / Bob Dylan connection bdp24;Not sure what you mean by your assertion that Americana "rejected the hippie ethos". . . There are striking parallels between the music of The Band and early 70's Dead, for example. | |
| what system musicians prefer? Do they care? @phasemonger--You hit the nail on the head ! ! ! Audiophiles believe SOUND is the gateway to perceiving and enjoying music,whereas musicians focus on, as you listed: "...articulation, pitch manipulation, tempo, instrument usage, and dynamic choice... | |
| How eclectic is your taste in music? When I was younger, music appeared to be an enormous playground awaiting exploration. As I've aged, however, it's become very evident that the size of the playground is somewhat of a moot point, given the fact that my capacity for approaching and ... | |
| The Music Room I've only had a couple transactions with TMR but found the the representatives involved to be both highly professional and cordial. I would buy from/sell to them again with no reservations.Now, about supporting B&M stores...We hear again and a... | |
| Source of Static? pauly;I'll focus on the volume pot first, as you suggest.If that doesn't work, I guess I'll try oldhvymec'ssuggestions... | |
| Source of Static? Sorry-- 65 year old brain is distracted this morning-- the speakers are at least 10 years old. |