mahler123
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| Classical Music for Aficionados I haven't hear Nelsons in Brahms. The reviews have been somewhat mixed. For the record my favorite cycles are 1) Kurt Sanderling/Dresden Staatkapele mine are on Japanese Blue Spec discs but they always seem to be in print somewhere. 2) Wal... | |
| Washington Post article on MoFi vs. Fremer vs. Esposito What is the difference between a "Professional" Audio Journalist and an amateur? Presumably the pro gets paid for what he or she does and the amateur doesn't. Knowledge wise there may be no difference at all, and it is quite possible that the am... | |
| Washington Post article on MoFi vs. Fremer vs. Esposito MoFi has an interview on their site with their President being interviewed by TAS I tried to copy the link but failed | |
| Jacqueline Du Pre (cellist) New Box Set I see the new set going for $82, although it is is 5 more CDs than the last box, which I think cost around $25. Apparently there is a previously unreleased Don Quixote with Sir Adrian conducting that had to be edited as a few bars were missing. ... | |
| Jacqueline Du Pre (cellist) New Box Set I agree with the above. By the time I became in interested in Music she was almost deceased from the aggressive MS that devastated her. Her charisma is evident on some of the videos she left behind. I wasn’t disputing her greatness, but her ... | |
| Jacqueline Du Pre (cellist) New Box Set I was just playing the Beethoven Op.5 Sonatas from the Warner set yesterday. Last week I was playing the Dvorak Concerto. The recordings sounds pretty awful to my ears, not unlistenable, but muffled. I’d be curious to hear what a newer remaster... | |
| Washington Post article on MoFi vs. Fremer vs. Esposito @vonhelmholtz Washington Post isn’t my preferred source of reading either, and I had to use my wife’s pw to read the article. However they seem to have gotten this right, and I suspect that MF probably approves of most of the content of the ... | |
| Washington Post article on MoFi vs. Fremer vs. Esposito 1) MoFi lied in order to dupe the Analog or Die! Consumers. They Knowingly committed fraud 2). Many recordings they made sound excellent, apparently due to the DSD process Conclusions 1) MoFi should be punished. They didn’t commit murder ... | |
| Washington Post article on MoFi vs. Fremer vs. Esposito I was able to read the article because my wife has a Washington Post subscription. I am a confirmed digitalphile. Some years back it was revealed that many lp reissues that were lauded to the skies by the likes of Fremer and Art Dudley were usin... | |
| New streamer, new to streaming +1 @lordmelton Most streamers have their own app, or they may direct to you to a third party app, such as m connect. The app will then help you play your sources. For example, with mConnect there is a place to enter your Tidal account infor... | |
| SACD players. Owner progress report I have around 100 SACDs, all Classical. Also May Blu Rays, audio only Blu Rays, and DVD Audio discs. Not every SACD sounds great, and yes I have plenty of well recorded RedBook and High Resolution downloads that are hard to beat . Generally spe... | |
| Current Universal Players The Oppo outputs DSD only over HDMI | |
| Current Universal Players I use a 105 into a Bryston DAC3 over HDMI. The Oppo is programmed to out DSD from SACD and Blu Rays. Sonically you would have a hard time matching that | |
| Current Universal Players Sony still makes Universal Players. UBX 800 comes to mind. Check the Crutchfield site. I would also check Yamaha | |
| Dvorak Cello Concerto I’ve been listening to the Rostropovich/Karajan the last few days and have been using it to do some system comparisons. Regarding the performance, it is absolutely fine. There is plenty of virtuosity on display, not the least being the burnished... |