Barber is an artist and has her own unique style and creativity. All kinds of art and ways to communicate it in this big world. She may not be many folks cup of tea, but she is a credible and talented artist.
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
I installed a SR RED Quantum fuse in my ARC REF-3 preamp a few days ago, replacing an older high end fuse. Uhh ... for a hundred bucks, this little baby is well worth the cost. There was an immediate improvement upon installation, but now that its broken in (yes, no kidding), its quite remarkable. A tightening of the focus, a more solid image, and most important of all for my tastes, a deeper appreciation for the organic sound of the instruments. Damn! ... cellos sound great! Much improved attack on pianos. More humanistic on vocals. Bowed bass goes down forever. Next move? .... I'm doing the entire system with these fuses. One at a time though just to gauge the improvement in each piece of equipment. The REF-75se comes next. I'll report the results as the progression takes place. Stay tuned ...
Any comments from anyone else who has tried these fuses?
Any comments from anyone else who has tried these fuses?
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Bill (Grannyring) true. This is why I try to make it clear that I'm not putting down an artist who may not be my favorite. Surely Barber has many fans who adore her and her music and I respect that. It just so happens that Schubert, Frank and I have considerable admiration and love for Sarah Vaughan and Carmen McRae. As we all recognize we're simply discussing our own taste. Schubert, Miles Davis said the same thing about Sarah, saying that she was absolutely adored by all of the top jazz musicians of her era . Charles |
schubert ... "I know its heresy but I always thought Sarah was better than Ella." Not heresy at all. Its the down to earth truth. There's just more soul being released from Sarah, and its transferred to the heart of the listener. In reading your's and Charles' last couple of posts its apparent how close our taste in jazz is. It seems we've come to the same conclusions ... Monk over Peterson, Sarah over Ella. And this is with what? ... probably close to 100 years of cumulative listening combined? "It puzzles me why people think that Patrica Barber IS a singer." Thank you. :-) Frank Rep |
Patricia Barber may be a great singer, but how can anyone tell? Her recordings are so drenched in artificial digital reverb it sounds like she's singing from the depths of an enormous cave. This isn't intended to put Patricia Barber down ... its intended to put down the ham-handed recording engineer who can't keep his mitts off of the reverb dial on his mixing board. Frank |
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