rvpiano
Responses from rvpiano
| Do you have to be “in the mood?” Frogman and cd318,You are both right.I compose these posts because I have inconsistency in my listening experiences. I over analyze as a means of trying to to obtain a better perspective. I also think others may have similar reactions and I wond... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados +1 for the Wild/Horenstein Earl Wild was one of the great pianists of the 20th century.Toscanini thought very highly of him. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Twoleftears, I’m listening to the Byron Janis recording, and I hear what you mean.The lack of subtlety is typical of Mercury’s “close-up” sound technique. Placing microphones so close to the orchestra and soloist is their trademark. Some peopl... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados The classic Katchen recording of the Rach 2 on Decca is wonderful.And it has that classic FFSS sound as well. | |
| Music lover or audiophile? In fact, a record is an artifact in itself. Often, a good performance can be under appreciated because of bad sound and conversely, a so so performance might be more attractive because of good sonics.My original post was written because of my pr... | |
| Music lover or audiophile? I must admit, despite what I’ve previously said, that lately I’ve been able to get into the music better with good sounding recordings. | |
| Perception The long-time friend may be history! | |
| Perception Mapman,That’s exactly what I’ve had to do. | |
| Perception Yes, there is a giant conspiracy on the part of manufacturers to control my mind. You’ve got me there! | |
| Perception And so it continues......... | |
| Perception It’s really a shame when someone decides to inject his ego into a serious discussion. | |
| Perception It was good while it lasted. | |
| Perception This thread has officially become hijacked. | |
| Perception By that great philosopher Stevie Wonder, your definition holds.Anyway, I like the paper hat I’m wearing | |
| Perception Superstitious?........... Hardly! |