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| Inexpensive way to test Litz wire akg_ca - Would that were true all the time. I suspect there are a good number of cases where build does not reflect pricing. Instead, with some manufacturers, folks are paying a premium for brand name or some other "intangible" not related to b... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Inna - with all due respect, I don't agree completely with your statement about Miles' bands being one man bands. Sure, his influence must have been enormous but I do believe he gave his musicians (I almost wrote, "magicians") space to express th... | |
| Advice on best upgrade path for a Mac Mini setup Okay, jond. So you too are running the Aries Mini into an external DAC and still hear a benefit with an LPS. Good to know. That Sbooster looks like it might be better constructed than the Auralic LPS based on some photos I saw. Thanks yet again. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Frogman - thanks for your insights into that HH Cataloupe Island performance. Just to be clear, I wasn't commenting negatively about the smiles at the end of it, just curious what the inside joke might have been. | |
| Advice on best upgrade path for a Mac Mini setup For anyone interested, I’ve been listening to ALAC files ripped to an external Seagate 2TB hard drive connected via USB cable to the Aries Mini. USB out from the Aries is to a VLink 192 USB/SPDIF converter (it does NOT up sample signal from the A... | |
| Cable for my Rythmik F12SE Sub Sounds like you are pretty well invested in Kimber...does that mean you've been happy with them? | |
| Jazz for aficionados Hey O - Very pleased to hear about the Blue Note DVD. I just ordered it myself. 3 hours worth of music. If there are any performances on par with Herbie Hancock's/Cantaloupe Island, I'll be very pleased. I was very impressed with that performa... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @inna - thanks for those links. Have listened to Jesse Cook's "Gravity" a bit. If you like him at all, do check out the Carles Benavent "Quartet"...a little more jazz inflected than Cook's stuff but shares the flamenco influence.Shawn Lane! Who ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados F - Enjoyed reading those Santana comments. What a gracious, humble person (at least based on that). I'll have to try and find out what the Zappa Dylan-parody is about. Didn't know about that.Hmm... soprano sax. That explains a few things. No... | |
| Cable for my Rythmik F12SE Sub Hello again bdp - I actually used some Romex initially (leftover standard 12 gauge stuff from in-wall house wiring for 20 amp service). I’m running the subs connected to the terminals of my speakers and positioned alongside each so I only need a s... | |
| Jazz for aficionados So, you got me reading about Herbie Hancock. Yeesh. Talk about prolific. Not to mention Wiki says he graduated from Grinnell College with degrees in Electrical Engineering and Music. Maybe the EE degree explains the cover of Headhunters a little. ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Thanks for sharing that bio., Frogman. You have my admiration. Thanks also for getting me to listen to the Herbie Hancock. I've known of Headhunters for years but never owned it or listened to it recently. '73 would have been junior year in co... | |
| Cable for my Rythmik F12SE Sub Thanks bdp. The link I provided to Spoutjack has some bass-friendly speaker cable suggestions for subwoofer applications. Kimber 8pr might be worth trying in my application. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Frogman - While I could hear something reminiscent of Santata I didn't pick up on Evil Ways as the take off point much less pick up on the same key or the Gm - C chord vamp. I'm impressed. What's your background in music if you don't mind me ask... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I tend to agree with the parody assessment, Frogman - as well as your evaluation of Frank's vs Carlos' musicianship. But ultimately each has artistic merit. The possibility of homage never occurred to me until I read some of the comments. As par... |