Gsal Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Here's an interesting quote I found from Frank Zappa. Can't verify its validity and it is a bit confusing in my opinion but like I said...interesting. Frank Zappa : " I put my system in the upstairs toilet, right next to my bedroom. It's the most convenient place in the house to keep the kids' hands away. My KLH speakers' Model 5' are in the living room and smaller speakers from the same brand are suspended from the ceiling in my bedroom. My system is not a "Playboy" Deluxe model... which I don't like anyway, it's It's because of him that I got into the habit of listening to pressings of my albums. I imagine that this is the configuration that everyone has. The big KLMs simulate a bump in the mids like the speakers the most common. The sound of the KLMs in the room is flatter. It was on them that I mixed the album Hot Rats " 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkeske Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Hot Rats still my favorite Zappa LP. Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregon Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Interesting if true, Zappa aware of sonic characteristics? That shouldn't surprise. One Size Fits All 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Edwards Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 I just received the 2 x 45 reissue of Overnight Sensation. In addition to being a very good remaster & pressing, I think it is one of his most “approachable”, if there is such thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKDad Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Since this has gone off topic, a bit, let me throw this in. My wife went to college slash music school with a couple of guys who later played in FZ's band. Both majored in the classical division of the school, although she remembers them also doing things in the renegade jazz division as well. Point is, this shows where Zappa's preferences ran. (This may be my post for 2024. So early in the year, too!) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsal Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 14 hours ago, Steve Edwards said: I just received the 2 x 45 reissue of Overnight Sensation. In addition to being a very good remaster & pressing, I think it is one of his most “approachable”, if there is such thing. I have it also. A great remaster and pressing of this wonderful Zappa recording. Highly recommended. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctsooner Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 On 1/10/2024 at 9:26 PM, BKDad said: Since this has gone off topic, a bit, let me throw this in. My wife went to college slash music school with a couple of guys who later played in FZ's band. Both majored in the classical division of the school, although she remembers them also doing things in the renegade jazz division as well. Point is, this shows where Zappa's preferences ran. (This may be my post for 2024. So early in the year, too!) Never off topic. Great story for sure. My older cousin turned me onto Zappa around 73 or so (probably a year or two earlier). I already had a nice system in the house. My parents hated it when I listened to him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsal Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 For those who might not feel inclined to check out Zappa's "rock n roll" I would suggest you sample The Yellow Shark, an album of orchestral music by Frank Zappa. It is performed by the Ensemble Modern based in Germany. Well recorded too. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctsooner Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Cool. Will do later today. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsal Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 21 hours ago, ctsooner said: Cool. Will do later today. Thanks Great. Please give me your thoughts after listening. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctsooner Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Just turned it on. On the elliptical, so it’s through my high end portable rig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GdnrBob Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Zappa is pretty interesting. He has come a long way from the Mother's of Invention. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctsooner Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 I loved the Zappa album. It was great. So well done and it sounded great (my portable rig is a Cayin N7 and Empire Ears Odin ( https://empireears.com/collections/universal/products/odin ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsal Posted January 25 Author Share Posted January 25 12 hours ago, ctsooner said: I loved the Zappa album. It was great. So well done and it sounded great (my portable rig is a Cayin N7 and Empire Ears Odin ( https://empireears.com/collections/universal/products/odin ) Cool. Glad you liked it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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