rvpiano
Responses from rvpiano
| Classical music listening... what is a better source High Rez or Vinyl? I listen to classical 90%-95% of the time.I own about 3000 records and 5000 CDs.‘But lately, I’m listening almost exclusively to streaming. Why? Because of the limitless variety of titles available. I always had the SQ priority of sound sources: L... | |
| Streaming vs. CD I absolutely concur that a well recorded 16/24 CD or file can sound better than a hi-res recording. Happens all the time. | |
| Streaming vs. CD I find Qobuz in hi-res really excellent for classical music. It’s gotten to the point on my system, for the first time, CDs sound identical to streaming. This was never the case previously.‘Maybe it’s my new Cambridge streamer. | |
| How many vinyl albums do you own you listen to? About 3000. I have easy access to about 300 prime records, so I usually rotate through them. Wish I had easier access to the rest, but they’re on an obstructed bottom shelf. Lately, however, since I got a new streamer, my primary listening is in s... | |
| This is very timely... It sounds like Lyric finally got “religion” only recently.When I saw the name “Lyric” in the article I cringed at the thought of the place due to my experience with them many years ago.‘Not dissimilar to others here, I was met with total disdain b... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados From an internet review of Blomstedt’s new Beethoven Symphony cycle: “certainly among the greatest Beethoven cycles ever recorded.”I agree! | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Close all the windows. Boost the volume full throttle and listen to the “Ode to Joy..” | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados There is a remarkable set of the nine Beethoven symphonies recorded by Herbert Blomsted in 2017 when he was 90, in just about ideal sound, it really soars in performance as well. It may not be HIP, but it’s modern nonetheless in vision. Highly re... | |
| Streaming an aid to enjoyment Mahler123,i, too, find streaming very enjoyable for investigating new music. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Here is the linkhttps://youtube.com/watch?v=Nz26IpXtIT4&feature=share | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Just watching the “Horowitz in Vienna” video and it occurred to me that this man is akin to one of the great treasures in the world of art: the Sistine Chapel ceiling, the Taj Mahal, Donatello’s David, etc. Though a re-creator, the rarity of his... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados frogman,You are so right. The remaster is screechy and just about unlistenable. The original reveals the wonderful performance and does justice to the piece. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Mspot,‘’Thanks for the info.‘I suspected as much. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Just listening to Ravel’s “Scheherazade” for soprano and orchestra, maybe the most sensuous piece of music ever written.Found it on Qobuz on an album including other Ravel works played by I’Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg.A feast for the e... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Well, although I downloaded the Roon app and my streamer says it’s Roon ready, no Roon devices were located by the app. |