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Originally Posted by kunkstyle
Verve has a ton of good compilations. Good way to get a good variety to find out what you like.
The iTunes essentials are a pretty good way to sample music too. I found a lot of music that way. Not saying to jump out and buy one of the essentials playlists (because they're ######edly priced), but you can usually listen to a minute and a half clip of some stuff you wouldn't necessarily be exposed to elsewhere.
So what exactly makes a stereo system better for jazz? I've got a pretty decent audio setup, but always interested in new gear...
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Pretty much the same that makes it good for classical, very flat frequency response, very accurate, jazz sometimes benefits from a slightly 'coloured' speaker, a touch of emphasis on the bass.
The british speakers, Kef, B&W, Celestian etc tend to do well at whatever price point as they always seem to design around the idea that their speakers will be used to listen to classical even if it is not likely.
The Canadian brands, Mirage and Energy and totem have always tried to challenge the british for sound quality and design approach at least in their higher price point speakers, not so much at the lower end.
The n american brands, JBL, Cerwin Vega etc tend to be designed for a more contempory (rock) audience so they tend to heavily 'colour' them to emphasise the bottem end as well as adding protection circuits but that comes at the sacrifice of their ability to really bring out nuance in the vocals and acoustic instruments.