Non-Mainstream music...

[karheng]

Any audiophiles here?:party1:

[zamrudku]

I listen mainly to jazz......got a few hundred of jazz collection n the likes. When I'm not with photography I listen them thru my hi-fi.

[ShaolinTiger]

I'm not an audiophile, but I don't listen to mainstream music either.

Wonder what label that gives me :wtf:

[Freaky]

like ST, me also not audiophile, but i dun listen to mainstream either...

[qqmeng]

eerr...i have no idea whats that..

but i listen to house music... sometimes chill out music... what sorta category is tht?:rolleyes:

[zamrudku]

eerr...i have no idea whats that..

but i listen to house music... sometimes chill out music... what sorta category is tht?:rolleyes:

Mainstream r those majority listeners r listening in to. So non-mainstream r vice versa. For me I listen to Chris Spheeris, Emi Fujita, Tonino Baliardo, Jaime Valle, etc.

[karheng]

hahahah nah....i dun mean you have to be an audiophile to listen to non mainstream...but in any case, what sort of non mainstream music do u listen to..=)

Zamrud...jazz....like lounge jazz or smooth jazz??

Edit/ Camomile Zamrud?

I like Samba, Bossa Nova too...

[zamrudku]

hahahah nah....i dun mean you have to be an audiophile to listen to non mainstream...but in any case, what sort of non mainstream music do u listen to..=)

Zamrud...jazz....like lounge jazz or smooth jazz??

Edit/ Camomile Zamrud?

I like Samba, Bossa Nova too...
I'm into smooth jazz....mainly with guitars. Some vocal too.

Of course camomile........one of my favs.

[karheng]

I don't know if u heard of him before...Portuguese singer, Toquinho...Like his voice...

[zamrudku]

I don't know if u heard of him before...Portuguese singer, Toquinho...Like his voice...
Not too sure I've come across him or not? Coz it has been 2 months since i listen to them. Maybe I'll try n look for him if I dun have it.

[karheng]

quite popular on Amazon.com.

Recommend Sadao Watanabe too, sax supremo...

[zamrudku]

quite popular on Amazon.com.

Recommend Sadao Watanabe too, sax supremo...

Yup I love him too.....I love the raw sound of the sax on my set. Just gives me the tingle.

Also listening to Etta James.....just makes my day. Especially the song...'At Last'

[karheng]

Ohohoh...hear the name Etta James also brings the tingles already...

Somemore At Last, fooh..that one superb...

One song that really gave me the chills was a superb rendition of Bridge over troubled water by Roberta Flack..

I wonder if anyone has that song...I can't get it anywhere...

[kclau]

im more versatile. I listen to everything u can find. As long it suits my ears.be it bossa,jazz , blues , hiphop , hard trance,new age. Why no one mention harry cornick jr, Diana krall,keiko lee? They are my all time favourite!

[karheng]

im more versatile. I listen to everything u can find. As long it suits my ears.be it bossa,jazz , blues , hiphop , hard trance,new age. Why no one mention harry cornick jr, Diana krall,keiko lee? They are my all time favourite!

Hehheehehh of course, others also got.....but nobody inputting here...=)

Diana Krall and Lisa Ono sounds quite similar...agree?

[ShaolinTiger]

I listen to a range of weird and eclectic stuff - Squarepusher, Cypress Hill, Oasis, Blur, Dieselboy, Tiesto, Logistics, Matrix and Futurebound, High Contrast, Nu Tone, Aphex Twin, Photek, Amon Tobin, Pendulum, Goldie, LTJ Bukem, Ed Rush & Optical, Calyx, Ram Trilogy, Klute, Adam F, John B, DJ SS, Dom and Roland, Andy C etc..

[karheng]

I listen to a range of weird and eclectic stuff - Squarepusher, Cypress Hill, Oasis, Blur, Dieselboy, Tiesto, Logistics, Matrix and Futurebound, High Contrast, Nu Tone, Aphex Twin, Photek, Amon Tobin, Pendulum, Goldie, LTJ Bukem, Ed Rush & Optical, Calyx, Ram Trilogy, Klute, Adam F, John B, DJ SS, Dom and Roland, Andy C etc..

I dun see Armin in there.....hehehe


I like Sarah Mclachlan's oddities and rarities album....

[ShaolinTiger]

Armin van buren? Nah..

[karheng]

Hahah i tot Armin is quite good....i heard the live set in my friend's car..it was awesome...


Zamrudku....try listening to Tori Amos as well...she is really talented...=)

[ShaolinTiger]

Yah is pretty good, along with Ferry Corsten, Paul Van Dyk (earlier stuff), ATB, Paul Oakenfold, Carl Cox, Sasha..

Those are more into the realm of producers and DJ though rather than music makers. There albums would mostly be mix albums, not music they made.

[karheng]

hehe....

I was just listening to Oasis' Wonderwall album in my car and Champagne Supernova was playing......after so many years, the song still rox...

[kclau]

Hehheehehh of course, others also got.....but nobody inputting here...=)

Diana Krall and Lisa Ono sounds quite similar...agree?

lisa ONO!!!!!! i like her bossa

what about, Patricia Barber,Miles Davis, Chuck Mangione and EArl Klugh?

[ShaolinTiger]

Oasis has no Wonderwall album heh, Wonderwall is a song on (What's The Story) Morning Glory? Album.

Both (What's The Story) Morning Glory? and Definitely Maybe rocks big time.

[karheng]

yea...that's the one i was talking about......hahaha yea...pity they (Oasis) had problems thereafter....

[zamrudku]

Hahah i tot Armin is quite good....i heard the live set in my friend's car..it was awesome...


Zamrudku....try listening to Tori Amos as well...she is really talented...=)
Yes.....I listen to her too.

lisa ONO!!!!!! i like her bossa

what about, Patricia Barber,Miles Davis, Chuck Mangione and EArl Klugh?
Yup.....I love them too.

But what about Jennifer Warnes?

[karheng]

jennifer warnes is quite classic right?

[zamrudku]

jennifer warnes is quite classic right?
JW is one of my fav test CD for testing hi-fi set ups. Coz not many set up can withstand the low frequencies of the #6 track. She's more like Rebecca Pidgeon.

[ShaolinTiger]

Oasis new album coming out this year, first track released is good.

Lord Don't Slow me Down

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7NTRPKfUtw

[kclau]

JW is one of my fav test CD for testing hi-fi set ups. Coz not many set up can withstand the low frequencies of the #6 track. She's more like Rebecca Pidgeon.

aiseh.... i really tak kenal.....:P
what's ur setup zamrud?

[karheng]

JW is one of my fav test CD for testing hi-fi set ups. Coz not many set up can withstand the low frequencies of the #6 track. She's more like Rebecca Pidgeon.

Wah...boleh test ur hifi tak? Heheheheheheheh poison alert...:chillin:

What's the name of the #6 track btw?


ooh..interesting stuff from Oasis..Thanks ST!

[zamrudku]

aiseh.... i really tak kenal.....:P
what's ur setup zamrud?
Mine's a Primaluna tube amp + Naim CD player + Epos setup.

[orionmystery]

Mine's a Primaluna tube amp + Naim CD player + Epos setup.

Wa lau...really audiophile lah :D

[karheng]

OM...ya..ahahhaah

I dare not enter....it costs more than photography....

I only can think Marantz and Onkyo oni...ahahah

[zamrudku]

Wah...boleh test ur hifi tak? Heheheheheheheh poison alert...:chillin:

What's the name of the #6 track btw?
Np....we're neighbours after all...just a walking distance. Sorry the track number is #8...got confused with another CD. But my fav is number #7, coz #8 is only for testing the rig.

Here's the link.
http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1685885&cart=746783731

OM...ya..ahahhaah

I dare not enter....it costs more than photography....

I only can think Marantz and Onkyo oni...ahahah
So far I've spent around 30k, not inclusive of the ancillaries (line conditioner etc)....this one really BAD hobby. Dun go!

[karheng]

hehehe i believe it's Kclau...not me...I stay in USJ

[zamrudku]

hehehe i believe it's Kclau...not me...I stay in USJ
Oooops sorry...my bad.

[karheng]

That's Ok....ahahha......Way Down Deep is the name of the song...but i can't get a sample online....better not...after feel very unequipped..hahaha

[zamrudku]

That's Ok....ahahha......Way Down Deep is the name of the song...but i can't get a sample online....better not...after feel very unequipped..hahaha
The song title somehow goes with the rig as well.....coz the bass lines in that song really goes DEEP. Not many set up can go that deep.....especially monitor speakers.

[karheng]

Hahah........

darn...


Poison...~~~


Plays Peter Cetera Song...=P

[kclau]

aiyak.....
everywhere also poison...

skip this thread....

[karheng]

:run_away: eheheh Kclau...u are the one who brought up the magic question....

[zamrudku]

Hahah........

darn...


Poison...~~~


Plays Peter Cetera Song...=P
That's why I stopped photography for a while....can't afford to maintain both hobby at the same time. I only came back into photography just 3 months back.....and I'm glad to be back to be among u guys. Coz SA rox. :rock: No regrets.

[kclau]

:run_away: eheheh Kclau...u are the one who brought up the magic question....

kekekekekkeke
alrite, my bad :P (no choice la, i used to read alot of Hi-Fi Mag during my schooldays) mayb will do a setup when i move back JB la.

back to music.... hehehehe

[karheng]

hehehe..a simple post on music leads to 'gear' poison.....how can? How can??

I believe ur set up is for those warm vocals to come through...:nosebleed:

I can actually imagine Bocelli singing on your system.....:nosebleed: again...









When can I get one? Sigh...hehehehe

[zamrudku]

aiyak.....
everywhere also poison...

skip this thread....
Hahahaha......the world's our poison.

:run_away: eheheh Kclau...u are the one who brought up the magic question....
Ya lor.....he brought the question up.

hehehe..a simple post on music leads to 'gear' poison.....how can? How can...

I believe ur set up is for those warm vocals to come through...:nosebleed:
When can I get one? Sigh...hehehehe
Yup...I used to have a set up which is very harsh. But after a while the ears got more trained to more recessed sounds. And since I love vocals....I went for the tube amp set up. Since we r in this discussion.....well who knows maybe this thread will lead up to Hi-Fi Asia.

[karheng]

sneaky sneaky...

KLIAV coming up end of the month...wanna go tengok tengok ka? Hahahahahaha




Crap...






poison....



at least i know i can't afford what I see there! ROFL!!!!!


Darn...gear talk again...Luckily i have none~

[kclau]

come come....
audio fest

my last one was many years back at CrownPrincess Hotel.
was poison with Monitor audio speaker tht time.

anyone listen to mandarin jazz too??
those big band,old shanghai style

[orionmystery]

OK OK..upon many SAers request..i'll closed this thread :)..

Just kidding!!! :D

[zamrudku]

sneaky sneaky...

KLIAV coming up end of the month...wanna go tengok tengok ka? Hahahahahaha
Darn...gear talk again...Luckily i have none~

Ok why not we set a date to go together?

[karheng]

Ok why not we set a date to go together?

Hahahaha...
25- 27 July....

27th July I can...=P



OM...one oni....or did u think it too? Hehehehehe

[zamrudku]

Hahahaha...
25- 27 July....

27th July I can...=P



OM...one oni....or did u think it too? Hehehehehe
Aiyo....27th I might be going to Nuang Photowalk lah.

hehehe..a simple post on music leads to 'gear' poison.....how can? How can??

I believe ur set up is for those warm vocals to come through...:nosebleed:

I can actually imagine Bocelli singing on your system.....:nosebleed: again...
When can I get one? Sigh...hehehehe
Bocelli sounds great on any tube amp system btw......just to poison u some more...here's the lyrics. :run_away:

Si non ci sei tu con me, con me

Su le finestre
Monstra a tutti il mio cuore
Che hai accesso
Chiundi dentro me
La luce che hai incontrato per strada

Time to say goodbye,
Paesi che no ho mai
Veduto e visssuto con te
Adesso si li vivro con te partiro
Su navi per mari
Che io lo so
No no non essitono piu,
It's time to say goodbye

Quando sei lontana

[karheng]

Damn.....


but I like Vivere.....


I should introduce my CD titled 'Ella and Louis' to you...


Would sound amazing through the tubes....

aiyak~~~ Nuang photowalk ar...hahah....er.....26th lor..hahah Saturday afternoon chillout, cup of kopi and audio visual poison.....

[ShaolinTiger]

Pffft CD has no warmth, through tube amp....can only be vinyl!

Is like crop sensor (CD) vs FF (vinyl) haha.

[zamrudku]

Damn.....


but I like Vivere.....


I should introduce my CD titled 'Ella and Louis' to you...


Would sound amazing through the tubes....
I love them all......especially Louis....Ooooh....u might want to see this too:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=hnVDHzUAj30&feature=related

http://youtube.com/watch?v=kTSFhIv9bYg&feature=related

[karheng]

Hehehe shaolin.....that's why i want to introduce the CD to zamrud...to play thro his tube amp..hahaaha

Never actually heard the live recording played thro tube amp before...


shucks i dun have ma...:redface:

[zamrudku]

Hehehe shaolin.....that's why i want to introduce the CD to zamrud...to play thro his tube amp..hahaaha

Never actually heard the live recording played thro tube amp before...


shucks i dun have ma...:redface:
I have a vinyl player if u want to try.....

[karheng]

I have a vinyl player if u want to try.....


hahhaha nvm....i only have the CD....

Anyway this CD that I have is actually a digitized version of Ella and Louis' collaboration in 1956, whilst at the peak of their careers.

Track list:-

1. Can't We Be Friends
2. Isn't this a Lovely Day?
3. Moonlight in Vermont
4. They can't take that away from me
5. Tenderly
6. A Foggy Day
7. Stars Fell on Alabama
8. Cheek to Cheek
9. The Nearness of You
10. April in Paris

Zamrud...u have this?

[zamrudku]

hahhaha nvm....i only have the CD....

Anyway this CD that I have is actually a digitized version of Ella and Louis' collaboration in 1956, whilst at the peak of their careers.

Track list:-

1. Can't We Be Friends
2. Isn't this a Lovely Day?
3. Moonlight in Vermont
4. They can't take that away from me
5. Tenderly
6. A Foggy Day
7. Stars Fell on Alabama
8. Cheek to Cheek
9. The Nearness of You
10. April in Paris

Zamrud...u have this?

Alamak...I dun have lah.....hurry come la...I want to listen too. Ok we go KLAV on the 26th.

[karheng]

Alamak...I dun have lah.....hurry come la...I want to listen too. Ok we go KLAV on the 26th.

Can, can! Afternoon onwards...

Wait la...i pass you Ella and Louis first!

[zamrudku]

Can, can! Afternoon onwards...

Wait la...i pass you Ella and Louis first!
U pass me Ella n Louis oni...u dun wan to listen oso meh?

[karheng]

wAH....of course want la.....


But this week busy a bit...ahah

[zamrudku]

Ok I'll see u went we go KLAV at least.

[Freaky]

*sigh* no money to play audio hobby...

*puts in earphones and plays MP3's*

[karheng]

*sigh* no money to play audio hobby...

*puts in earphones and plays MP3's*

Freaky: Me too....So we go enjoy Zamrud's one...Mwhahaha

[chuah406]

hey karheng/zamrud,

looks like we can start a sub-forum for audiophiles here! interesting music you guys listen to i must say. a quick question on mp3.....do you all convert using "lossless" format? will this format be almost the same audio quality as the original cd? i'm thinking of getting an ipod and digitalize my collection of cds....mostly jazz and chill-out stuff from cafe del mar etc....

[ShaolinTiger]

mp3 is a lossy format, there is no option for losless.

For CD quality you should convert using VBR or Variable Bitrate conversion, this will give you max quality for a reasonable size.

If you want losless conversion you should use FLAC not mp3.

[Freaky]

apple has it's own lossless format for itunes if u wanna use it for ipod.

[karheng]

I think ST explain it very well. If your setup is simple like mine, just a normal cd/mp3 player, even at 160kbps recording, you don't hear much difference compared to a CD. But if you have the tools which separate the channels then you will hear a huge difference....That's when the variable bitrate mp3 format comes in, but heck memory is cheap nowadays, you should copy them all in VBR.

I don't think Zamrud or any audiophile is bothered about mp3s...hahaha...

I found (the hard way), that the method of copying the songs into the CDs also make a huge difference....

Doesn't that sound familiar (relate to photography) already?

But if for Ipod, i think it's not that tough....It's just drag and drop!

[zamrudku]

I think ST explain it very well. If your setup is simple like mine, just a normal cd/mp3 player, even at 160kbps recording, you don't hear much difference compared to a CD. But if you have the tools which separate the channels then you will hear a huge difference....That's when the variable bitrate mp3 format comes in, but heck memory is cheap nowadays, you should copy them all in VBR.

I don't think Zamrud or any audiophile is bothered about mp3s...hahaha...

I found (the hard way), that the method of copying the songs into the CDs also make a huge difference....

Doesn't that sound familiar (relate to photography) already?

But if for Ipod, i think it's not that tough....It's just drag and drop!
Woahhhhhh.....this is something new to me, VBR?.....need to buy portable mp3 player now lah. I'm way behind on this.

[chelleinc]

just use my n76 as portable audio player, format aac. no money to buy ipod nano, but rarely listen to music now. listen just during my workout day.

[kclau]

Audiophile's Myth is any Digital Analogue conversion are prone to lose something.

[moonrat]

Can I sneak in here and ask whether you know of anyone selling a Rega 3, 5 or 9 turntable and a PV10A Conrad-Johnson second hand?? Thanks

[karheng]

just use my n76 as portable audio player, format aac. no money to buy ipod nano, but rarely listen to music now. listen just during my workout day.

hahahah i think many of us here would be content listening to mp3 or aac or even wma for that matter as long as we can hear what we want to hear.. =)

I think most peepz here would rather spend their money to get the better lense for their visual clarity and viewing satisfaction....:jester:


Zamrud...nvm...now my turn to poison you with free mp3s! ahahhaa

Can I sneak in here and ask whether you know of anyone selling a Rega 3, 5 or 9 turntable and a PV10A Conrad-Johnson second hand?? Thanks

Sorry I can't help you there...u might have to search in other forums...

[zamrudku]

Can I sneak in here and ask whether you know of anyone selling a Rega 3, 5 or 9 turntable and a PV10A Conrad-Johnson second hand?? Thanks
Here's a link:

http://hifi4sale.blogspot.com/

Some of my stuffs are bought thru this site.

[moonrat]

Here's a link:

http://hifi4sale.blogspot.com/

Some of my stuffs are bought thru this site.


Thanks Zam for the link