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I could write a dissertation on the sound of this album as played through the Sambas. However, I listened to too many albums to focus solely on this one selection. Streaming Miles Davis’ of Bitches Brew Live (2011 release via Qobuz 24-bit/192kHz), it features excerpts of recordings from Miles’ electric band playing at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1969 and at The Isle Of Wight in 1970. The Newport tapes were engineered by the festival’s team of engineers but produced by George Wein. The Isle of Wight recording was made by Miles Davis’ longtime producer, Teo Macero. The reason for listing the producers was that the recording was spectacular, much better than many live sets during this era. The Genesis G7 Sambas expertly reproduced the results, providing me with a sonic picture of the event. 

There aren’t any home speakers that can faithfully reproduce the sound coming from a 50-foot-wide and deep stage, with each instrument playing into a low-cost Shure SM50 microphone, but the Sambas were able to render the gestalt of the festival atmosphere. Each instrument, including Miles Davis’ horn, came in and out of focus when the distance to the mic varied. Yet the instruments were sonically scaled to perfection in the Samba’s soundstage, with its midrange reproduction being the standout in my listening room. 

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