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| Is Monster cable getting better? I'm with LoomisJohnson. Monster is, if anything, the least guilty of hyping, given the relatively low cost of their products. | |
| Share thoughts on Keith Jarrett Here, to my mind, is Jarrett and the Trio at their best. And if I had to pick one moment from all of these, it would be what happens between, say, 3:50 and 4:30 mark on When You Wish, especially when Peacock does that simple but lovely little me... | |
| Taylor Swift "I think the young woman's vocal skills are limited. I don't see the basis for your statement."Probably just wishful thinking on my part. And in fact, given my take on American musical taste, her limited vocal skills and unlimited marketing will p... | |
| Taylor Swift Seeburk is right. Alicia Keys would eat her for lunch. Marketing pure and simple. Usually when a female singer is as mediocre as Taylor Swift is, they're at least easy on the eye--e.g., Jennifer Lopez. And come to think of it, Jennifer Lopez is at... | |
| Share thoughts on Keith Jarrett There are two Jarretts--the solo improvisor, and the standards trio player, and the latter, to my mind, is incomparable. I've got everything the trio recorded since Standards 1 came out, and while it's not all my cup of tea, there is something abo... | |
| Are tone controls worth a second look ? The trouble with tone controls is that they're too pedestrian. First, the dial: stoves, irons, thermostats, washings machines--all have dials, and none of them are high end. Second, anyone can operate them: warm, hot, permanent press; hi, medium, ... | |
| Speaker cables where to begin? Go to bluejeanscable.com No nonsense no hype. | |
| heard Melody Gardot? I know what you mean, John. For example, I can't stand Sinatra. That's right--can't bear listening to him, and it's hard to say why. Tony Bennett, on the other hand, I could listen to all day. Ella? No. Sarah Vaughn? Yes. Who knows why. But now fo... | |
| heard Melody Gardot? Got her two albums this afternoon, and can't say enough about them. Who knows what makes a certain quality in a voice appealing, but to me she's got it--the same thing that Eva Cassiday has. What I especially like is the fact that she makes it sou... | |
| Favourite ECM Titles Andy Sheppard's "Movements in Color"; one of ECM's best for 2009. | |
| Favourite ECM Titles Dino Saluzzi & Anna Lechner's _Ojos Negros_Vassilis Tsabropoulos' _Achirana_Bobo Stenson's _War Orphans_ | |
| Favourite ECM Titles Yes RJA: Marcin Wasilewski Trio & January--some of the best music around. | |
| Whats your current Reference CD at the moment? Charles Lloyd _The Call_ (ECM) One of ECM's best, and that's saying a lot. | |
| Art Dudley Listening - Stereophile Dec '09 Nordost Plato is right--(and with a moniker like Plato, how could it be otherwise? :))--it isn't Dudley's problem, it's the industry's problem. | |
| Power Strip Question - PLEASE HELP Ditto what Sgr said. FWIW, I've got lots of stuff going into the same outlet via $15 True Value surge protector strips, though most of the stuff is rarely playing at the same time. Everything is dead quiet and crystal clear. |