This is the 2nd. Teclast device I own. I have had the T39 for nearly a year I think, prior to that I had a Teclast C260 which ended up bricked for some time – after buying the T39, I actually managed to fix the C260 by following some un-bricking guidelines from the interweb.

The T39 has been the best MP3 player I’ve ever owned and also a great MP4 player as well. I started with MP3 back at the turn of the millenium [Read more →]

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Hejira is one of my favourite albums. It is quite a delicate creation, but delivered with such confidence by Joni. Of course working with Jaco gave it an extra confident edge. I find it to be the album I turn to for emotional stability. Its an album created through travel, so it came with me to China.

I listened to it and Weather Report’s "Black Market" for much of 2nd. and 3rd. trips to China. This time for me was very special, experiencing living in Beijing and travelling to The Great Wall, Tianjin, The Summer Palace, then Qingdao by train and Laoshan on the 3rd trip. This music definitely provided an appropriate backdrop for such an amazing experience. I deliberately over-listened to it so that now when I listen to it, it sends me back to that time. Both occasions were in Autumn, which is a great time to be in China.

Its definitely my favourite Joni Mitchell album – but I must admit I know only a few. Of course, along with Weather Report’s "Black Market" – the first recording they made with Jaco Pastorious, they travel together well in my portable player.

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