With a new set of speakers, I found myself listening to music again. Going through records to let the Rainmakers recreate a different sound experience.

Just a little feedback, though, the Rainmakers did reveal the weakness in my set up. I am in no way an audiophile, and I do not ever intend to become one of those snobbish geeks who complains on the slightest “coloration,” or “distortion” of their favorite music due to some mismatch in their 5K cables and their 30K solid state amp. All the junk in talks, bah! But in any case, I think my Onkyo receiver is too bright, and the brightness which I thought was initially a Rainmakers’ problem, actually comes from the source. I had to decrease the treble value by -3, something I normally wouldn’t do. I am in no position to upgrade, so changing the EQ will have to do for now.

Sunaga t Experience (Tatsuo Sunaga) is one of my all time favorite Japanese DJ/Remixer/Musician. He’s got a great command on all type of music, from electronica, all the way down to bossa nova, and Jazz. I bought one of his Jazz Allnighter from Japan last summer and it had opened up some new doors in the world of Jazz. Excellent picks and truly great addition to my feeble collection. Pop one of those CD’s on a long night and you will appreciate much more about Jazz.

This is what I love about Japan, they take things to the next level sometimes. Who knew, a Japanese DJ can compile a series of excellent Jazz picks. This doesn’t even happen so much here in the states – where Jazz lovers sometimes remain a nerdy bunch and the heritage never gets to be passed down across the generation gap. Get into Sunaga’s world, it’ll spin you around in all forms and genres.