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| Modding Synergistic Research MPC to Galileo status Twochanneldave,I got much better results with Bybee accessories than with the SR speaker cells. You might want to look into their products. I am not connected in any way with them, by the way, except as a happy customer. | |
| Higher resolution Jazz Elizabeth,Sorry -- but "all of the 50s" was not mono. There was a lot of stereo in the 50s. | |
| Most overrated audio manufacturers? Judyazblues,I don't know about Atma-Sphere amps only being suitable for 5% of speakers. The odds were not on my side when I bought my Raidho C1.1 speakers. But my Atma-Sphere S-30 drives my Raidho speakers to perfection -- with the Paul Speltz aut... | |
| Anyone else making their own cables? Pkoegz,I make my own cables -- balanced ICs, speaker wires and PCs. I run the ICs in series with Elrod and Shunyata and the PCs in series with Shunyata. | |
| What's the greatest bargain in DAC's these days? The greatest DAC bargain these days is the PS Audio DirectStream DS DAC that can be had for as little as $3500 used on Audiogon. | |
| What is Musicality? Wes was great, especially his small group recordings. Here is another "high-musicality" selection:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N48-K9z-HA4 Beautiful! | |
| What is Musicality? I never get tired of listening to Monk. He was so creative, he always keeps me interested. | |
| What is Musicality? Detlof,Monk was most interested in composition and the spontaneous interplay of musicians afforded by live performances. He allowed the creative process to take care of things. | |
| What is Musicality? Schubert,If you look up Monk's Youtubes you can have a look.The explanation about how he developed his unique style came from his wife -- related to his short fingers. On the other hand, some people who witnessed Monk playing say he was capable of... | |
| What is Musicality? Detlof and Frogman,Monk created a unique style -- according to his wife, due to his small fingers (especially his baby finger which was nearly half the length of his middle finger). His compositions became classics. Peterson composed very little. ... | |
| What is Musicality? Detlof and Frogman,I don't think that Thelonious Monk was at a level of "technical perfection" -- which is what Oscar Peterson alludes to in his comments about Monk. Nevertheless, I feel Monk was a very great artist. He was technically good wherea... | |
| What is Musicality? Trying to dissect musicality is like trying to dissect love. We enjoy talking about it but, in the end, the talk does not encompass or define the real thing. The description is not the described. The real thing is elusive and mysterious. | |
| What is Musicality? In my original OP from 2010 I was not so concerned about the quality of reproduction. Since then, my system has evolved to a much higher level. It provides much more listener satisfaction than it did back then. As a result, I have come to apprecia... | |
| What is Musicality? Learsfool,As you rightly point out, musicality and music appreciation are not just about emotion. There are feelings and thoughts and other psychological events that happen when we look at what it means to be musical. But it does mean being moved ... | |
| Using Magnets Geoffkait,It is not at all simple. I have not experimented with colored magnets. I use the stock neodymium magnets. I make my own tweaks that incorporate magnets and other elements. |