I am still fairly new to the world of audiophile-level listening, so take the following with a grain of ear-salt. But I DO know my jazz, so I think this might be a fun discussion to have. When I recently upgraded my sound system, having thought for many years that digital is better than analog, I su…

One story I’ve loved about the analog vs. digital fight is how those on the side of vinyl will consider RVG as a god to demonstrate the superiority of the format. Then in the 90s, Blue Note asked him whether he might be willing to take his old masters and play with high-end digital gear to see wheth…

Rudy was the engineer on many of the recordings, probably most, that I explored when first seriously into jazz. He holds a place of reverence in my listening world mostly for that reason. Those early mono recordings that he engineered in his parents’ living room have a real magic to them that set t…

[image] lonson: RIP Mr. Van Gelder. You worked so hard and so well. Rest now. holy crap when i saw that I thought, waaaaaaiit I thought he died years ago and he did. 2016, for the record.

“RIP” is a phrase not used just for the newly deceased. :wink:

So it sounds like, since I didn’t even know what a ZROCK2 is) that your listening abilities far exceed mine. I will see if I can find the Lateef entrance you mentioned. Here’s a question: you talk about the Japanese LP facsimiles having a certain atmosphere - is this not there in the regular pressin…

I don’t claim any extraordinary hearing abilities. The ZROCK2 is a tube based EQ component from Decware High Fidelity Engineering. It has two different EQ curves adjustable or bypassed and it has become an essential part of my systems for digital playback. It has a 12AU7 tube and every 12AU7 or vari…

[image] lonson: If “applying a bit of nostalgia” includes adding a lot of compression and futzing with EQ then that was what he was doing with the RVG Editions. Complainants were that they were mastered too loud and that the EQ was too bright. With my system I have less issues enjoying mastering…

I moved away from LPs because of availability. Even when I was living in Austin for 33 years jazz LPs were harder to find there than almost any other genre, especially in good condition, and jazz cds were everywhere. I was turned on to the music and just couldn’t find it on LP. So I moved to cds and…

[image] [image] lonson: One of my favorite of the digital Van Gelder recordings is Barney Wilen’s “New York Romance.” The instruments are captured beautifully and artfully balanced in the mix. I know Barney Wilen’s New York Romance as La Ca: New York Romance. Your mention makes for a perf…

I had access to jazz vinyl early on too, but as I progressed past the “late greats” choices just weren’t about to purchase and I went to cd. Finding ways to improve what was released was a great boon to me and allowed me to harvest from the massive jazz reissue boom on cd and tinker to enjoy the so…

How Rudy van Gelder participates in the JAZZ art

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How Rudy van Gelder participates in the JAZZ art

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