Charlie Haden Duos

Charlie Haden Duos

Jul 23, 2009 First Published:Jul 24, 2009

Charlie Haden, the world’s most distinctive and enticing bass player, seems to have adopted a new tradition. It started as a special occasion, a dozen years ago, in celebration of his 60th birthday, when he played a week of duets at the Blue Note jazz club in New York, each night with a different pianist. He repeated the experiment on his 70th, and this week he’s doing it again, just short of his 72nd, not a round number, which leads me to suspect he’s doing it—and may do it again, semi-regularly—simply because it’s so thrilling, so fun.

Choosing between 2 cd players

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The Entry Level
Submitted by woolygoat on

I've been able to demo at home the Cambridge Azure 640 v2 and NAD C 545BEE. I was pleased with both, and the price is the same for both of them. I demoed them through my Wharfedale diamond 8.2 and a Sony DA32000es. I plan on upgrading the speakers and amp within the next couple years. When I upgrade will I wish I had picked one over the other? Is my system limiting me from hearing a difference between the two or are they two similar players that should sound similar?

Now on Newsstands: Stereophile, Vol.32 No.8

Now on Newsstands: Stereophile, Vol.32 No.8

Jul 23, 2009

The August 2009 issue of <i>Stereophile</i> is now on newsstands. See that spiffy-looking integrated amplifier/USB DAC thingamajig on the cover? That's the Peachtree Nova. When I was at <a href="http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/david_solomon_and_the_peachtr… Exchange</a> a couple of months ago, Novas were just flying off the shelves. Old guys were digging them, young guys were digging them, and girls were digging them, too. Everyone wanted one. Can't blame 'em, really. The Nova offers a lot in a tidy, attractive package. Look at that styling, all retro-modern Eames with its high profile and its real-wood veneer wrapping round those perfect curves!

AUDIO VERITY

AUDIO VERITY

Jul 23, 2009
If you can find some of the oldest issues of Stereophile, you'll see that several of the covers hold a short, sweet, often humorous "AUDIO VERITY." These nuggets of hi-fi wisdom were written by Stereophile founder, J. Gordon Holt.

What media player software do you use?

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Submitted by Drtrey3 on

I read an article in another magazine about Media Monkey having it all over Windows Media Player so I downloaded it and gave it a shot. I have most of my cds ripped at full rez and a growing collection of 24 bit 96 vinyl rips. They sound great through WMP, so I was quite eager to hear the highly praised Media Monkey.

It sucked. It sounded like I was listening to badly recorded cassettes. No highs, it was flat and lifeless. My wife made a face from the kitchen and asked me what I had done to ruin the sound.

Mostly Coltrane

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The Blue Room
Submitted by satkinsn on

I just want to second Fred Kaplan's glowing review of Mostly Coltrane.

(Find it here: 'Mostly Coltrane' review.)

I'm really tired of tribute albums. No matter how wonderful Ellington/Monk/Mingus are, the vast majority of tributes are unavoidably backward-looking - and jazz has done so many, it sometimes feels like the majority of players spend their time looking over their shoulders.

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