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| Songs & Artists NEVER HEARD on the RADIO? Sounds like Reubent lives in a great area for better FM. It is great to live in an area with a good selection on NPR/public stations...esp. small college..and esp. several towns to draw from. I live in Madison, Wi....and as hip as this town "think... | |
| Contemporary/Smooth Jazz..just overprocessed? Thanks, again, Onhwy61. I believe I was able to email both threads on this subject(at least recent ones) to Mr. Anderson. For his info and, hopefully, for his input.The above question and thoughts were not ment to offend anyone. But sometimes "tre... | |
| Contemporary/Smooth Jazz..just overprocessed? I'll try again, thanks. Jim | |
| Songs & Artists NEVER HEARD on the RADIO? Julia Fordham. Like everything she's done. Virtually zipfor air-play. | |
| Suggestions of Excellent Hawaiian music? There is a wonderful guitar player from Hawaii named Keola Beamer. One of the world's greatest custom guitar makers, Steve Grimes, has designed and named a guitar for Mr. Beamer. Check Amazon and or a search engine like Gogle for more info. | |
| Contemporary/Smooth Jazz..just overprocessed? Onhwy61, the email I sent to the address you supplied above came back as undeliverable...? | |
| Contemporary/Smooth Jazz..just overprocessed? Thanks Onhwy61. I will just e-mail this page to him. It would be good to have his input. | |
| How do you determine how much to spend on speakers As Clueless says,..."what exactly is a balanced and compatable system"..I would, basically, say the same thing as above. It starts with the person(s) using the system and their needs, wants, musical tastes, room and $ limits.The reason this is imp... | |
| How do you determine how much to spend on speakers Balance in all things. I think good technical stands can be taken as to which component has the most impact on a system and where the greatest amount of money should go. This just isn't my experience. I feel balance and system compatability always... | |
| Bookshelf/Monitor suggestions. Depends on the price range. Krix, Alon and others make some amazing sound for small box speakers. For less money the Kef Q15.2 do a super job....worth the listen if you are thinking around $300.00 or so. | |
| Why Doesn't Contemporary Jazz Get Any Respect? Boy, people are putting some good thought into this....good subject..and, mostly, thoughtful responses.Something I noticed, that my Jazz trumpet playing son and Idiscussed, is the over-use of reverb in current Jazz and Smooth-Jazz recordings. For ... | |
| How do you buy music? Hey Tim,I consider myself lucky in my music selections. Starting in the 1970's at a hi-fi shop in Iowa City..I began making my "software" purchasing choices based on what I heard and learned to like on Great FM stations and live performances. And ... | |
| Why Doesn't Contemporary Jazz Get Any Respect? As a P.S. to my above...I bought a nice "mini" system for my youngest son for his bedroom on his birthday in late November.(like I had for my oldest son when he was 7..now a Jazz trumpet player is 3 bands). As an addition to his musical birthday h... | |
| Why Doesn't Contemporary Jazz Get Any Respect? Perhaps there is a difference between late-night FM "Smooth" Jazz and Contemporary Jazz? My oldest son grew up listining to Miles, Baker, Desmond...and Johnny Hartman. Now, he helps me to enjoy Kevin Mahogany, Terence Blanchard and more.For my son... | |
| I've become a Steely Dan junky . . . . . One of my best friends has been a Steely Dan fan since the '70's. Send me an email..and I'll give you his email address. |