Brian Tambe Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Hey guys , I thought I would post something that might inform us of what is the most popular genre of music 🎼 that us Klipsch Loudspeaker fanatics crave and enjoy the most!! Mine is smooth jazz , aka jazz fusion , aka contemporary modern jazz. An example is the group I posted a CD of theirs released here in the US in August of 1991. OMG do these guys sound incredible on my FORTE III’S. I listen in 2-channel ( of course ) and you’d swear the sub is on , however , it is NOT!! It still amazes me how much fabulous sound comes out of these Loudspeaker cabinets!! The way the mid-range disperses sound you’d swear there are rears playing but they are Not. What’s your favorite groove? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Whitlow Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Hey guys , I thought I would post something that might inform us of what is the most popular genre of music [emoji443] that us Klipsch Loudspeaker fanatics crave and enjoy the most!! Mine is smooth jazz , aka jazz fusion , aka contemporary modern jazz. An example is the group I posted a CD of theirs released here in the US in August of 1991. OMG do these guys sound incredible on my FORTE III’S. I listen in 2-channel ( of course ) and you’d swear the sub is on , however , it is NOT!! It still amazes me how much fabulous sound comes out of these Loudspeaker cabinets!! The way the mid-range disperses sound you’d swear there are rears playing but they are Not. What’s your favorite groove? ‘70s British Blues and Progressive Rock.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 I'm not that fond of music... 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 15 minutes ago, Schu said: I'm not that fond of music... Hmph. Dang audiophiles... 🤜🤓🤛 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaman Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 I’m a fan of all kinds of music. I grew up on 60’s snd 70’s rock. Enjoyed partying away a decade of hair metal with concerts every weekend. I definitely welcomed the change when grunge came to town, but honestly since 2005 or so music has pretty much dried up. I still enjoy a lot of music and I am much more okay now with new pop, rock and even country today than I had been in the past. I find myself much more a fan these days of female singers, since male singers that can actually sing has pretty much disappeared. I find most of my music now on YouTube playlists, lots of music you won’t hear on the radio.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted March 11, 2021 Moderators Share Posted March 11, 2021 Almost everything except rap and opera, also not a fan of some heavy metal or whatever they call it when they just make a lot of racket grinding away and actually scream as loud as they can. Not sure what they call that ?................. I know i'm starting to sound like my dad. Love ragee, jazz, blues, classic rock and island/caribbean, which is kind of a reggae beat but easy to listen to. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve. Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Classic rock for sure..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeloManiac Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Any genre will do, on the condition it is well recorded... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODS123 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Everything from The Sonics to Pete Seeger to Nina Simone... I'm looking forward to checking out The Rippingtons... Will give them a listen later today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleJ Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 I can handle just about every genre, with the exception of: -Country Music -Jazz of any flavor Those two genres are like nails on a chalk board, rubbing Styrofoam together....to me!! Thanks JJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave A Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 9 hours ago, MeloManiac said: Any genre will do, on the condition it is well recorded... That is the problem. Finding well recorded and mastered. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeloManiac Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 33 minutes ago, Dave A said: That is the problem. Finding well recorded and mastered. One thing I have learned over the years is to look at the record labels (and sometimes even the sound technician) in the album notes/details. For jazz music, for instance, there are some labels that offer consistently a great quality catalogue of recordings: Riverside, Bluenote, Verve. For modern classical, ecm records is an example. For pop there's Chrysalis records etc. If these sound bad, there's something wrong with your sound system... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Evans Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 10 hours ago, MeloManiac said: Any genre will do, on the condition it is well recorded... This goes for me too. I enjoy music, but like it to sound good on my main system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Tambe Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 (edited) 16 hours ago, MeloManiac said: Any genre will do, on the condition it is well recorded... Amen to the comment “ On the condition it is well recorded “ I have / had some CD’s that I gave away due to bad recording. The recording engineer should be hung by his b...s example: I purchased Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits CD and put it in the Denon CD Changer and I said “ Oh NO , I hope every song on here doesn’t sound this bad “ but of course it did and that was listening through Klipsch KG4’s!! I’ll be looking through my collection ( I don’t have enough to really call it a collection ) and I’ll pull out a CD that I haven’t listened to in a while and will be reminded that , although bearable , it still sounds far less desirable than my typical GO Too’s that are outstanding recordings!! The CD I used the photo of the cover for this post “ Curves Ahead “ by The Rippingtons is a 1991 release that was extremely well recorded and that’s 30 years ago!! Virtually ALL of my vinyl sounds good and some of them go as far back as the 60’s and sound phenomenal!! Us Klipsch Fans are well aware that bad recordings sound like an am radio in a VW Bug and then good recordings just make your ears smile!! Thanks for replying to this post and thanks for reading this long comment!! Happy Listening Edited March 11, 2021 by Brian Tambe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Tambe Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 11 hours ago, ODS123 said: Everything from The Sonics to Pete Seeger to Nina Simone... I'm looking forward to checking out The Rippingtons... Will give them a listen later today. Please comment on this thread your opinion of “ The Rippingtons “ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWL Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Tambe Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 6 hours ago, MeloManiac said: One thing I have learned over the years is to look at the record labels (and sometimes even the sound technician) in the album notes/details. For jazz music, for instance, there are some labels that offer consistently a great quality catalogue of recordings: Riverside, Bluenote, Verve. For modern classical, ecm records is an example. For pop there's Chrysalis records etc. If these sound bad, there's something wrong with your sound system... Thank you for sharing the suggestion to check the record label. You are spot on 💯 % correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtr20 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Hard rock and heavy metal! You know, that stuff that @dtel can't remember what it's called when they scream a lot. 😄 I do like a lot of classic rock as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fido Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 But my favorite genre has to be classic rock although I like music from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and a lot from 2000 on along with Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Rihana, Taio Cruz, Daughtry, Kelly Clarkson, The Chicks etc - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Tambe Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Fido said: My favorite Rippingtons album was Kilimanjaro - that sounds fantastic on both of the systems I have in my house!!! I had forgotten all about them somehow.I just downloaded a bunch of their albums all recoded at amazing hight levels - Getting ready to go downstairs and fire up my Primaluna and my Forte IVs and see how it sounds down there in my main listening room - yeehaw But my favorite genre has to be classic rock although I like music from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and a lot from 2000 on along with Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Rihana, Taio Cruz, Daughtry, Kelly Clarkson, The Chicks etc - I have Kilimanjaro , Weekend in Monaco , Curves Ahead , 20th Anniversary and their Greatest Hits!! I really enjoy classic 70’s Rock Fleetwood Mac , America , Elton John , Little River Band , just to name a few!! My 2 daughters and my son-in-laws have me enjoying some Country!! Music 🎶 is therapeutic for me sometimes and can make a bad day good at the sound of the first beat..Hope you’re enjoying The Rippingtons on your Forte IV’s!! My Forte III’s sound incredible and I have them positioned so well that the low frequency bass extension fools me sometimes into thinking that the Subwoofer is on. I would like to find some speaker stands to get them raised to where the tweeter and midrange are reaching me at ear level while seated in my favorite chair for comfortable long term listening!! Have a good night!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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