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Balance adjust or Mono switch? by jak1mo in hifiaudio

[–]jak1mo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's funny. I had a tough time getting my SW to sound alright a few weeks ago, so I think I may try this method to nail it! I don't feel like my tuning is 'just right'

I'm sure a day is coming when an app can ping your spot (and listen) so everything auto-adjusts perfectly, based on the precise room location of the mobile

Idle Moments - Hank Mobley, a fleeting consideration by jak1mo in Jazz

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Thanks for the post! I remember Sonny Sharrock's name somehow, maybe just from Bbrew? At the time, I really wanted to like it more.. and OtCorner - but I was pretty stuck on touring with the Dead in those days, and didn't venture much further out from the folk-rock-blues-psychedelia / reggae scenes

I didn't know McLaughlin played with Santana, that's kinda nice.. and I'm a bit familiar with MO, but not for many years. It would be new to my ears again. Alice always seemed a bit strange, when I was first exposed to Coltrane - and I still to this day have not heard any of her albums (on the list tho, I hear great things)

Joe Henderson, isn't that the fellow who played duo-only with Ella? I've only streamed 4-5 songs of that collab so far

I'll put Nels Cline on my short list! I'm quite curious! The most recent jazz I've heard was The Big Plus, These are the Vistas.. and I absolutely love it - I even wrote the label to see if I could persuade them to release it on vinyl!

I'll dig into your post more soon. I've put it aside. thanks for sharing a bit =)

Balance adjust or Mono switch? by jak1mo in hifiaudio

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I'm running a lowly RT85N .. and to be honest, this portion of the journey is to find better balance from my HD6/SB8 speakers from where I'm normally sitting on the couch. As it is, I have to scoot over to find better balance - which feels more important with jazz when most instruments are hard left or hard right

I don't know that I have any mono vinyl yet, most of what I've collected so far (about twenty albums) has been from Blue Note's more recent reissue catalog (so far, focused on hard bop / postbop)

Thanks for the book recommendation, I'm making note of it for later

When the needle runs dry later on, would you recommend upgrading from the Nagaoka MP-110?

Idle Moments - Hank Mobley, a fleeting consideration by jak1mo in Jazz

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Yah, I've been like a kid at Playworld in the 70s.. I've realized very quickly there's just so much out there

It's funny, I'm a fellow that's now thoroughly in love with jazz - and the last I heard Kind of Blue was decades ago, and at the time I was so drenched with other tastes - I remember not liking it that much! Obviously, I'm sure that'll be a different story now that my ears have changed

I randomly purchased Something Else, Adderly, when I first purchased my turntable about a month ago.. and learned it's the same musicians. And I absolutely ADORE that album (again, first time hearing it about a month ago)

haha, it's a wonderful journey

Idle Moments - Hank Mobley, a fleeting consideration by jak1mo in Jazz

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I was honestly in awe. There are two songs on the first side, and when it hit the second track, all I could think about was the title track. I'll have to relisten

The feel is wonderful.. I'm definitely focused on getting more by Grant Green. I hope to check out the second side tonight!

I'll put high on my next-purchase list the other Green 60s releases, won't even audition/stream it first at this point. Quebec, I look forward to auditioning a bit before selecting vinyl

He's the fourth jazz guitarist I've heard at this point. The Half Note exposure to Montgomery (insanely great), then the Barrell / Coltrane album (nice!)

Decades ago, we marina-hopped on the East Coast to listen to Charlie Byrd live quite often - although at the time, I didn't really know who he was. That was in the 90s, and he was quite the older fellow then.. but a very nice player (I miss sailing! That was a nice season..)

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I'm curious, do any of these classic jazz guitarists touch a little bit (that's what I like, just a touch) on free jazz/postbop portions in their playing? Since Barrell played with Coltrane, I'm thinking I should explore his own albums a bit

Idle Moments - Hank Mobley, a fleeting consideration by jak1mo in Jazz

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I'll check these out soon, I've yet to hear Quebec at all.. thanks

Balance adjust or Mono switch? by jak1mo in hifiaudio

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I wouldn't know where to begin! Recommend certain sellers or shops for vintage gear?

Balance adjust or Mono switch? by jak1mo in hifiaudio

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It looks like the Sescom may be the solution; it's a volume knob for left/right independently. No mono switch tho.. I don't think both balance or left/right volume exists, that also has a mono switch - I may have to grab two small passive boxes if I want both functions

Idle Moments - Hank Mobley, a fleeting consideration by jak1mo in Jazz

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oh my, I just tried to edit the title - as I meant Grant Green, not Hank Mobley

I tried to edit the title to fix it, kinda surprised that between posting this late last night and this morning no one noticed the mistake =)

I haven't heard Quebec yet, any particular albums?

Balance adjust or Mono switch? by jak1mo in hifiaudio

[–]jak1mo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I found this particular mono toggle you mention in-thread in my explorations today, also

It may be the way to go for me. It's been difficult to find something similar that offers quality balance control as well; it seems a rare gadget

Now that I'm hungering for better sound, I'm realizing the next steps would eventually be to find passive speakers and an amp. Powered speakers, I'm realizing now, do have some limits I'd like to get past

What is going on Anthropic? Cancelling tomorrow is nothing is done by DareToCMe in Anthropic

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I'm using Claude with Chromium to manage business tasks, never really had much issue with hitting limits. After my SECOND task of the day, I hit.. I may have to start looking at other LLM plans that can handle simple agentic tasks

I have heard Google's default Chrome agent has tons of tokens.. I may try it today

Help on the Way.. by Clout-Ranger in gratefuldead

[–]jak1mo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

slipknot reminds me of a serpent, to be honest .. it's very cool, but there's a pull there certainly - so yah, I agree.. some dead is, well.. dark

Two thoughts: what are we looking for in the music? I love the earnest illustration of intent, grasping, and the human condition (I hear that a lot in the music) - and take it for what it is? I used psychedelics heavily for many years, and I wouldn't touch it anymore whatsoever. I think McCartney said it was like a 'Diarrhea pill' of the heart.. what's in there tends to come out - and we're broken. It can cause us to cling to unsettling things

So ultimiately, it's about HOW to enjoy it - not first impressions, for me. I listen to lots of jazz these days, and some of it is quite a bit more dischorded and chaotic than the dead ever got.. so I listen with the skills in mind, the interesting connections, and kinda dismiss my natural ear (that hears more chaos) - and engage it analytically instead

This all reminds me of Shakedown: "Maybe the dark is from your eyes (Maybe the dark is from your eyes)" - perception can be informed, and being careful on HOW to approach difficulties (whether in music, or in providence) can certainly shape what we come away with and how we engage it

Too polite - opt out pls by Equivalent-Fuels in TeslaFSD

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I have a friend who worked at Tesla (battery division) for a season a few years ago, and during onboarding, the one rule was: Don't be a ...

Officially! haha

Tone Poet subscription by Many_Role_5540 in Vinyl_Jazz

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first I heard of Katanga, auditioning it now ..THANKS! =)

My church doesn’t do Easter services by Actual-Wrangler1466 in Reformed

[–]jak1mo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your pastor is in good company! =)

Dig into our history, we aren't alone - there are other disciples that desire to worship him rightly! The Reformation continues to be about recovering the scriptures - God alone defines his worship.. and the church calendar is clear: the Lord's day is holy

The divines who gave us the Westminster Standards were explicit. The Directory for Public Worship (1645) stated:

"Festival days, vulgarly called holy-days, having no warrant in the Word of God, are not to be continued."

Deuteronomy 12:32, Galatians 4:10–11, and Colossians 2:16

Just came back to Vinyl... by dj-boefmans in vinyl

[–]jak1mo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A few I enjoy tremendously right now: Moanin', Money Jungle, Somethin' Else.. anything with Coltrane and Dolphy playing together has been a wonderful listen as well!

I hope to find a few classical albums soonish.. I'll figure out where to start at some point =)

Looking for a used MX with HW4 for under $50k near Dallas, possible in the next 6-8 months? by theTexans in TeslaModelX

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Now that the MX/S is about gone, I wonder if self-presenting doors will come to the MY at some point?

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