simonmoon
Responses from simonmoon
| Does a particular musician’s songwriting and artistry speak to you above all others? So, so many, in several different genres and subgenres. Defends on my mood, for sure. Robert Fripp - While King Crimson is usually known for their somewhat angular, intense music, Fripp could compose some achingly beautiful songs, too. The Night... | |
| Big speakers, are they really the best way to get great sound? In the right room, yes, large speakers are the best way to get the most accurate sound. I have had quite a few opportunities to hear large speakers: Von Scheikert Ultra 11, large Wilson's (can't remember which), Acapella Audio CAMPANILE, Acora ... | |
| Anyone Know the Band Playing on T-Mobile Commercial? Thanks, but I don't use my phone for this kind of activity, only computer. I wouldn't go through this hassle but it's a cool song and, by now, I'm sort of obsessed. That's too bad, because Shazam would be able to identify the song in just a fe... | |
| Pictures at an Exhibition I am partial to: Fritz Reiner - Chicago Symphony Riccardo Muti - Philadelphia Orchestra Seiji Ozawa - Chicago Symphony | |
| Whats playing on your system today? All Traps on Earth - A Drop of Light (2018) Pure, unadulterated prog! Complex, emotional, great musicianship, beautiful melodies. | |
| What do/did you do for a living? Right out of school for EE (never finished my degree), I was a technician at tech companies in Chatsworth Ca. I then went into retail management in the audio industry for about a decade. Worked at one of the most high end car audio shops in LA (i... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I just recently bought a copy of the new release, "Lightning Dreams" by Rob Mazurek - Exploding Star Orchestra. Very creative stuff. Borders on avant-garde at times (some may consider it fully avant-garde). A 9 piece ensemble, with Mazurek on tr... | |
| What is your most fond musical memory. Way too many to list! The vast majority of my fond musical memories are live concerts. Also, I have just as many fond musical memories from very recent times, as I do from my youth. Just at the Roxy alone, I could go on for a page. I was at the... | |
| Horn speakers with Imaging? From my experience, most horn speakers, while they can create a big, open sounding soundstage, do not have the best image specificity. The only horns I have hard, that do have great imaging, are the Acapella Violincello. | |
| Wondering if anyone can identify the speaker in this screen grab Avalon is the first thing I thought of. also. | |
| Mental and auditory acuity, and aging I am 67, with hearing that sits in the upper percentile for my age. But, even with the inevitable loss of some high frequency hearing that comes with age, there is so much more that I don’t think diminishes. Dynamics, soundstage, imaging, the re... | |
| Mental and auditory acuity, and aging @jmnextime1 I know this topic is geared towards the elderly (I'm 71) but after reading this thread, are there any audiophiles under the age of 50? While we are at it, any women? If so, speak up. From what I can tell, this stereotype of th... | |
| Is Rap a valid musical form? As long as this zombie thread has been revived 8 months after it's demise, I might as well post again, also. As my previous posts have made clear, I dislike rap and hip-hop, based purely on what I perceive, musically speaking, as simplistic, lack... | |
| Stenheim Alumine 3 vs. Sonus Faber Amati G5 I've spent quite a bit if time with the Steinheims, and besides a small bit of 'bloom' in the mids (giving the a touch of warmth in that region), they are quite natural sounding. They seemed to be very neutral in all areas (excepting the above no... | |
| Music that has a hold of me beyond understanding There is so much music that has this effect on me. Music that has a hold on me, transports me, alters my mental state, on different levels, for differing reasons, describes the vast majority of my music collection. If it didn’t, I would not have ... |