iamjohngalt

Nobody played like Pete. Astounding.

While watching Lethal Weapon, keep in mind that member fxbill did some of those explosions and gunfire. Merry Christmas!

Don't forget Vaughn Monroe for a great rendition of Let It Snow.

Go for it, Glen!

A female Velvet Fog.

"talented musician, and rather enjoyable to listen to. " That is what matters. I hope she can convince others that the jazz "standards" she sings are much more than elevator music.

How the World Listens to Music https://www.statista.com/chart/32880/share-of-hours-spent-engaging-with-music/ IFPI's landmark Engaging with Music 2023 report provides insight to the music industry from the perspective of fans, with survey data of over 43,000 internet users across 26 countries. It found that on average, respondents listened to 20.7 hours of music each week, up from 20.1 hours per week in 2022. IFPI also reveals that on average, people listen to eight or more different genres and use seven or more different methods to engage with music. As the following chart shows, audio streaming now makes up the biggest share in terms of methods used for listenership. Just under a third (32 percent) of all the hours that people spent engaging with music in 2023 was under the umbrella term of audio streaming, including subscription and free tiers such as Spotify, Apple Music and Melon. The second most popular method was video streaming (31 percent), which includes long-form and short-form videos found on platforms such as YouTube and TikTok, while the third most popular was music on the radio (17 percent), including live broadcasts, catch up and internet radio stations.

Given the pittance any of the streamers have to pay performers, it's about time. (Meanwhile, due to the lawyers at Disney corrupting politicians, performers still have to pay royalties on every sale to the lazy grandchildren of long dead composers.)

I agree that any reviewer who receives advertising funding from the companies he reviews has a conflict of interest. From the point of view of the reviewer that isn't the only concern. Any reviewer who gives a bad review on equipment will likely not be given another chance to review products from that company. Other companies will also hesitate to send their products as well, and that could be the end of the reviewer's career. (How many bad reviews have you read from major audio reviewers?) I know I wouldn't send my products for a 'science' review because Amir's testing is actually counter-productive for the audio customer's purchase decision. Making a judgement on any audio gear without listening to the gear is irrational and foolish. Amir is misleading anyone reading his testing conclusions.

Thanks for posting the very interesting video, @Ar9Jim. He hits the mark when he says "SINAD alone doesn't really tell you much." What he never says but should have said is, many of the differences in the results measurements between the so-called best hardware and so-called lesser hardware are not audible to any human ears and making any purchasing decision based on those differences is foolish. He does say that hardware with nearly identical measurements can sound completely different. That may be the most important point of the video and one that is rarely made to consumers. Measurements should at the very least be supplemented by advising what is and isn't audible to human ears. Do audio web sites need a warning label like on cigarettes and on pharmaceutical ads?

That's my ears' favorite combination, too, Jim, assuming a competent recording and music that I enjoy. 👍