Mahatmas recent adventures in HIFI&OT

[Mahatma]

Maybe this is a late entry into the HT thread department influenced by DangeRuss possibly (let's not discount anything in this day and age ),but thought I'd set up a thread in my particular vein.It's mostly going to entail music (I'm leaning more and more towards jazz-the great Oscar Peterson comes to mind),but some of it refers to my other interests-like movies and books.BMy modest HT build has remained as it is for quite a few years now,and only thing I plan to do is reconfigure the speaker settings and add a curtain round my listening post to eliminate noise polution along with a carpet I plan to lay out.

Currently listening to a live recording by-surprise,surprise:Oscar Peterson.

Anyone got the limited edition by Miles Davis's Kind of blue on vinyl?Tempting,but 80$+ is kind of putting a financial damper on that purchase...Wonder if that recording is on SACD?

[DangeRuss]

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I'm utterly speechless ...........................

Welcome aboard my friend

[Mahatma]

Originally Posted by DangeRuss

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I'm utterly speechless ...........................

Welcome aboard my friend

hehe.This one's for you.In a few heartbeats,I'm following the path of Johnny,and go audio mostly.

[DangeRuss]

Good Morning to the member formerly known as The Man Without a Thread

Originally Posted by Mahatma

hehe.This one's for you.In a few heartbeats,I'm following the path of Johnny,and go audio mostly.

There's no problem with that around here, as most members bounce between the media quite frequently.

I just recently scored several crates of vinyl which included a few Oscar Peterson titles

[Mahatma]

Originally Posted by DangeRuss

Good Morning to the member formerly known as The Man Without a Thread



There's no problem with that around here, as most members bounce between the media quite frequently.

I just recently scored several crates of vinyl which included a few Oscar Peterson titles

Good morning Russ.Good score on those vinyls.He sure could play that Oscar Peterson.Off into the wild later,well not excactly wild,but into the woods at any rate.

[DangeRuss]

Originally Posted by Mahatma

Good morning Russ.Good score on those vinyls.He sure could play that Oscar Peterson.Off into the wild later,well not excactly wild,but into the woods at any rate.

And I'll be off into the wild blue yonder as I make yet another trip to go see my mother

[Johnny Vinyl]

Welcome to the HT Galleries Mahatma!. Looking forward to participating and seeing how your audio journey progresses.

[Mahatma]

Originally Posted by Johnny Vinyl

Welcome to the HT Galleries Mahatma!. Looking forward to participating and seeing how your audio journey progresses.

Thanks Johnny.Think I'll explore the vinyl path som More this since Oscar Peterson has fast become my new favourite,and his Exclusively for my friends has been rereleased om both CD and vinyl,and while the vinyl box is abit expensive (around 240$ here in Norway) but have fallen in love with his playing,and he's å damn good composer too.

On the vinyl theme,am considering upgrading my needle to the ortho 2m black.Bit pricy,but Think I'll do it while my ears can hear the difference

Feel free to make suggestions om fine records.I'm far from well versed in the world of jazz among other categories.

Tata old chap.Thanks for stopping by


Editosted om my phone,and combine that with sausage Fingers,and...you get the idea

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by Mahatma

Thanks Johnny.Think I'll explore the vinyl path som More this since Oscar Peterson has fast become my new favourite,and his Exclusively for my friends has been rereleased om both CD and vinyl,and while the vinyl box is abit expensive (around 240$ here in Norway) but have fallen in love with his playing,and he's å damn good composer too.

On the vinyl theme,am considering upgrading my needle to the ortho 2m black.Bit pricy,but Think I'll do it while my ears can hear the difference

Feel free to make suggestions om fine records.I'm far from well versed in the world of jazz among other categories.

Tata old chap.Thanks for stopping by


Editosted om my phone,and combine that with sausage Fingers,and...you get the idea

The Ortofon 2M Black is an outstanding cartridge and I'm sure you'll love it. I had one on my Nottingham for a while. The mid-range is not as warm as a Grado, but the upper end is really nicely detailed without sounding shrill.

Check out Art Tatum. Oscar was quite heavily influenced by his style ("stride") and it shows.

[Mahatma]

Originally Posted by Johnny Vinyl

The Ortofon 2M Black is an outstanding cartridge and I'm sure you'll love it. I had one on my Nottingham for a while. The mid-range is not as warm as a Grado, but the upper end is really nicely detailed without sounding shrill.

Check out Art Tatum. Oscar was quite heavily influenced by his style ("stride") and it shows.

Will do.Thanks for suggestion

[DangeRuss]

Have you ever listened to the music of Thelonious Monk ?

And if so ......what did you think ?

[Mahatma]

Originally Posted by DangeRuss

Have you ever listened to the music of Thelonious Monk ?

And if so ......what did you think ?

I'll let you know when I do.Never heard of them/him.Where would you recommend to start?Am not very well versed in jazz,so any suggestions is greatly appreciated


Edit:Would this be a good start? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Straight-Und...helonious+monk

Seems inexpensive and gets high marks...

[Badas]

Russ has been a good influence on ya.

I love my little Pro-ject TT. We both have the same model. Enjoy.

[DangeRuss]

Originally Posted by Mahatma

I'll let you know when I do.Never heard of them/him.Where would you recommend to start?Am not very well versed in jazz,so any suggestions is greatly appreciated


Edit:Would this be a good start? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Straight-Und...helonious+monk

Seems inexpensive and gets high marks...

That's a very good choice as is ..........



But let me warn you .............. It's quite different and not for everybody

Thelonious Monk, Brilliant Corners (1956) - YouTube

Originally Posted by Badas

Russ has been a good influence on ya.

I love my little Pro-ject TT. We both have the same model. Enjoy.

Thanks for the kudos buddy

[Mahatma]

Originally Posted by Badas

Russ has been a good influence on ya.

I love my little Pro-ject TT. We both have the same model. Enjoy.

Knew I'd get lucky some day Thanks for confirming it

Originally Posted by DangeRuss

That's a very good choice as is ..........



But let me warn you .............. It's quite different and not for everybody

Thelonious Monk, Brilliant Corners (1956) - YouTube



Thanks for the kudos buddy

I thought I'd check some out on you tube,so thanks for suggestions this time


Edit:Think I'll investigate further.My PC speakers don't do it justice I think.Maybe this new thread is gonna cost me...

[DangeRuss]

What's going on Buddy ?

Originally Posted by Mahatma

I thought I'd check some out on you tube,so thanks for suggestions this time


Edit:Think I'll investigate further.My PC speakers don't do it justice I think.Maybe this new thread is gonna cost me...

What are you using with your PC presently ?

And have you considered headphones ?

[Mahatma]

I've got some good speakers and set-up,but guess the sound quality in you tube don't really compare with CD's for the most part.Besides the couch is infinitely more comfortable to sit and listen on.Maybe I'm becomming grouchy as the years progress...

[solarrdadd]

welcome to the Home Theater Galleries! by the way, what does "OT" in the title stand for???

[Mahatma]

Originally Posted by solarrdadd

welcome to the Home Theater Galleries! by the way, what does "OT" in the title stand for???

Thanks Solardadd.OT stands for Other Things.My life is filled to the brim with exotic interests which are far too numerous to mention in a thread title!Just kidding.Just a few interest like movies,music,books,motorcycling and photography (before you go off on a tangent,I'm not very good at it.Just enjoy looking at pictures and occationally taking them).Right now,music is at the forefront,but they jumble around depending on mood and time of year

[DangeRuss]

Originally Posted by DangeRuss

Good Morning to the member formerly known as The Man Without a Thread

How's things going in your World of Jazz ?

Have you been able to narrow your taste in the genre down ?