schubert

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Is unamplified music the gold standard?
Yes , but you are a small minority . Most have no idea whatsoever what live music sounds like . 
Where is great audio going? - Headphones and Mid-Cost
Also, US dollar is over valued simply because it is the reserve currency . Taking 15% of "pie" off and allocating that to Chineseis hand writing on the wall for financial markets .Trust in US in general is at all-time low . 
Jazz for aficionados
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLC-TQIqyUwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OPMS2h57QYThe best examples I could find that show tonal differences due to differences in native languages even on one of the greatest American standards .It’s there whet... 
Looking for suggestions on best small footprint speaker under $4K
Right you are kalali, Maggies take over anything smaller than a ballroom . 
Older or Modern amp for older Speakers (NHT 3.3)
I had some 3.3's for about a year .My take was a great design ruined by inferior drivers . 
Looking for a mid-priced TT to install my 2M Black Cart
I agree with you Peter. However while I always use my DD for a symphony I sometimes go to one of my belt drives for chamber music as they have better tone arms than any DD I can afford . 
Where is great audio going? - Headphones and Mid-Cost
Amen !, bsmg . 
Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD
If you are listening to say , Bach. there is a lot wrong with that !Rock matters not . 
Totem Hawks - my impressions
To say Totem is not much on rock, I must say I agree . There are made for real music . . 
Where is great audio going? - Headphones and Mid-Cost
For MANY people music is a social event NOT a musical one ! 
Classical Music for Aficionados
Oh, each and every Bach lover should read Gardiner's  2014,600 page, tome on Bach , "Music in The Castle of Heaven " . Beyond doubt the most masterful book on the Master written in English . A fabulous read ! 
Jazz for aficionados
acman, I lie .I was thinking of Tachibama Womens University , a premier women’s private university in Japan .The feeder HS is about 1200 , 60/40 women to men .In Japan the winds are favored by women as more like the female voice and more "lady lik... 
Classical Music for Aficionados
Thanks  learsfool, I did not know that about Casals ! I'm  in great company . 
Jazz for aficionados
Well, I always thought "September" was well within the hazy line of what is jazz and what isn’t . In any event I was trying to show a bit of Japan more than the music itself . I spent 3 years there in my teens and have a deep love for Japan and th... 
Jazz for aficionados
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHsjiZCVSUghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyfwoFZerKUJazz is American but there are other lands that love it just as much if not more ! One is Japan which plays jazz with a bit of" lilt" because the Japanese  langu...