rvpiano
Responses from rvpiano
| Beethoven Symphonies These recordings have some of the best orchestral sound I’ve ever heard. A true test for your system’s ability to reproduce an orchestra. | |
| How good is good enough? Yes! | |
| How good is good enough? In order to enjoy your system after you’ve found out what’s “good enough” you have to establish that as your base line. After that, you can judge the quality of each recording based on its own merits, and not obsess that any problems are caused by... | |
| High quality recordings any genre From mapman “It’s never a good sign when a music lovers conclusion is most music is not recorded very well. Time to learn to appreciate recorded music better or maybe find another hobby. on the other hand it’s common for an audiophile to m... | |
| My favorite classical recordings Sorry. The correct title of the above is “Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini”. Thanks for the heads up Mahler123. | |
| My favorite classical recordings Rachmaninoff “Variations on a theme of Paganini”. Federova, among many others. To my mind, one of the most brilliant compositions ever written. | |
| New Messiah Merry Christmas to you as well! | |
| How good is good enough? @ghdprentice I’m just curious. When you arbitrarily upgrade your system every 7 years, do you hear a significant improvement each time? | |
| How good is good enough? jji666, Yes, I agree, it is a hobby. And it can be a lot of fun as long as you don’t go down the rabbit hole of compulsively seeking better sound. | |
| How good is good enough? p05129, You have a point. It is a function of personality. | |
| My favorite classical recordings Newbee, I discovered Eva Cassidy a long time ago. And you’re right. I could never listen to her without tears coming to my eyes, notwithstanding her early death. Like the new Dodger’s baseball pitcher, she could do it all. No matter what styl... | |
| How good is good enough? @hilde45 “that criteria can be settled in advance, with examples marching in afterwards to be judged like contestants in a beauty contest” The question is not based on an objective reality, but how good enough it is for YOU? | |
| My favorite classical recordings I concur. Now when I listen to Haydn, Mozart, Schubert or even Beethoven sometimes, I’m turned off by the older, heavier less HIP conceptions. And of course the Baroque has seen an enlightenment for some time now. | |
| How good is good enough? How good is good enough for you? | |
| My favorite classical recordings Mahler 9th Symphony. Kirill Kondrashin, conductor |