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| A treat for those who like classical piano OP, since you're new to Rameau, I'll offer a recommendation. Try Rameau's Une Symphonie Imaginaire, recorded by conductor Marc Minkowski with Les Musiciens du Louvre. This is an absolutely delightful traversal of immensely entertaining music. S... | |
| Annoying newbie CD/SACD player question I have the Denon DCD-1600NE SACD/CD player, and like it. Bought new about two years ago. I considered the competing Yamaha, but was dissuaded by reports of quality control problems. Aside from a considerable break-in period, the Denon has perfo... | |
| Sonus Faber Sonetto V’s Thoughts Requested I have no experience with the SF Sonettos, but I did purchase a pre-owned pair of SF Olympica IIIs about three years ago, and my spouse and I are very pleased with these speakers. About 20% of our listening is hard rock/classic rock similar to t... | |
| Contemporary Classical Composers - new discoveries A little off-topic, but I was pleased to see a reference above to Arrigo Boito's great opera on the Faust legend, entitled Mefistofele. It's not contemporary. But it is one of the greatest operas, musically stunning, sweepingly melodic, richly... | |
| Alternatives to McIntosh MC402? Thank you all for your comments. Audio Research is intriguing, and ghdprentice's advocacy of the AR/Sonus faber combo on this forum (and in other discussions) is rather persuasive. But I would rather not fuss with tubes, and I don't want a space... | |
| Micomega M-1 Incidentally, I bought a Micromega M-1 from Underwood last November as the new centerpiece of a secondary office system with older B&W CDM7-NT speakers and an old Sony CD changer. I've been quite pleased with the Micromega so far. The deal... | |
| Micomega M-1 I emailed Micromega last month about an operational issue (a question, not a repair issue), and received a response within 24 hours. service@micromega.com | |
| Contemporary Classical Composers - new discoveries A few more composers: John Adams. I love his opera Nixon in China. Thomas Ades. Try Tevot, or the Violin Concerto. Max Richter. The Four Seasons Recomposed. Frederic Rzewski. Marc-Andre Hamelin's recording of his "The People United" is as... | |
| TONY MUSIC DEAD AT 96 One of the greatest concerts I have ever attended was Tony Bennett at the Hollywood Bowl (terrible venue) over a decade ago -- I think it was his 85th birthday. And Tony was not a shadow of his former self, or diminished by age -- he was energeti... | |
| Integrating speakers into contemporary decor - can WAF ever be overcome? This thread prompts me to reflect on how fortunate I've been in the matter of wives and audio. Without going into too much detail, wife #2 got me started in quality audio. I was supporting her equestrian habit, and really didn't buy much for mys... | |
| Sony TV sound I also have a Sony OLED TV, and the built-in sound from the TV is surprisingly good, far surpassing any other TV I've owned. I initially thought I'd get a sound bar, but realized it wasn't necessary. And for reference, I have a fairly high-end 2... | |
| Classical Aficionados: Please Suggest Debussy Solo Piano recordings @stuartk, your gracious word of apology is accepted. And I commend your exploration of music new to you -- there's a lot to discover! In addition to Debussy -- an excellent choice, esp. for one coming from a jazz-listening background -- you migh... | |
| Classical Aficionados: Please Suggest Debussy Solo Piano recordings Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli is a clear first choice for Debussy in my household. My wife refers to him as "God's cocktail pianist." | |
| What are your top three favorite classical compositions? A great question. For right now, I'd have to say: --Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. --Mahler's Second (Resurrection) Symphony --Mozart's Don Giovanni | |
| Yamaha CDS-1000 or Denon DCD-1600ne OP, I also listen to some classic rock on my Denon/Sonus Faber system, and agree that it's a good fit. And $899 for the Denon is a very good deal -- less than I paid about 2 years ago, and notable in this inflationary economy. Give the Denon suf... |