stuartk
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| Dead. Where Is Thy Sting? @larsman I'm sure you prefer entire shows but how do you think Ladies and Gentlemen stacks up against Skull and Roses? I agree with what you say about WR into GDTRFB but I also think the versions of Bertha and Big Railroad Blues are pretty darn... | |
| Dead. Where Is Thy Sting? @johnto I love ’72 Dead! If I could only listen to the Dead from one year in their entire career, I’d choose ’72. Yes, I’d miss the material from Wake of the Flood, Mars Hotel and Blues for Allah but for me, there’s something especially appeali... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @tyray I don’t live in Oakland. I live about 2 1/2 hours from Oakland, in the Sierra Foothills east of Sacramento. My wife and I used to drive to Oakland to attend Jazz gigs at Yoshi’s. I’m not going to try to justify my musical tastes because ... | |
| Dead. Where Is Thy Sting? @larsman Despite the Band’s stated ambivalence towards studio recording and the unevenness thereof, Workingman’s Dead and American Beauty are excellent albums in terms of showcasing the songwriting of Hunter and Garcia. Deadheads seem more focus... | |
| Yet Another Bryston plug @jbuhl Nice pun! | |
| Jazz for aficionados @pjw81563 Have you heard Land’s Hear Ye with Red Mitchell? How about the later Mapenzi or Xocia’s Dance? The various Timeless All Stars records with B. Hutcherson and Cedar Walton? @tyray I don’t listen to much funky Jazz but Herbie Hancock... | |
| Dead. Where Is Thy Sting? @thaluza For those who play music, SQ tends not to be a major factor. But if improving your system has enhanced your enjoyment of music, I’m all for it. | |
| About the Matrix Audio ND-1 DAC @audphile1 Logic suggests they must be selling gear at such prices or else they’d be charging less but I know nothing about business so there may very well be factors involved of which I’m unaware. @curiousjim So which direction are you thin... | |
| Dead. Where Is Thy Sting? It seems to me that the core of this discussion is extremely subjective. I might frame it as a difference of opinion/perception in terms of "do the highs compensate for the lows?", which reflects my priority of tight musicianship. But a deadhead w... | |
| Do you buy new, used or new or used gear? Mix of new, open-box and used. I haven't been able to afford to buy everything new but it hasn't been a problem, so far. | |
| Jazz for aficionados @acman3 Sorry -- I thought you were looking for physical media! | |
| About the Matrix Audio ND-1 DAC @audphile1 No worries, my friend! I probably could’ve phrased what I said better. What I meant to communicate was that 1) I agree with you that some of TMR’s prices seem way high and 2) that in the case of @curiousjim wanting to audition the Ae... | |
| About the Matrix Audio ND-1 DAC @audphile1 Beats me. I only suggest it as a possibly less expensive way to demo the Aero, depending upon TMR’s re-stock fee vs. LTA’s. In terms of my budget, demoing the Aero and sending it back to LTA was not exactly cheap, but of course this i... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @acman3 Have you looked here? https://www.discogs.com/search?q=woody+sahw+fredie+hubbard+double+take&type=all | |
| About the Matrix Audio ND-1 DAC @audphile1 I have no idea whether that’s a typo. I’ve noticed similar pricing from time to time for other used, high-demand components. I’ll add my +1 to @ghd’s regarding your advice on DAC tiers, though. |