texasdave
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| Upgrade from Parasound CDP 2000 ultra Your Parasound CDP 200 Ultra has exceptionally good sound. I'd suggest you don't lock yourself into purchase of something more expensive until you try it in your system and see if it makes an audible improvement. Don't be in a hurry to replace thi... | |
| 24-bit 96-kHz remastering of classical The four 24-bit 96-kHz remastered CDs I've tried, and been disappointed in, are: (1) RCA: Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris, Piano Concerto, Variations on "I Go Rhythm"; Earl Wild, Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops. Recorded 1959-1961. Re... | |
| cable break in If you have a high-resolution system, you can definitely hear a difference in brand new, unbroken-in cables and cables that have been properly broken in. I don't presume to be able to explain the physics of exactly what's going on here, and it may... | |
| Question for classical lovers Rotarius, Here's a quick response. If your tweeters are metal domes, and your amp is solid state, to my ears that is a surefire recipe for premature onset of listening fatigue. I just don't like metal dome tweeters (even expensive ones), and now t... | |
| HDCD'S Thanks for the explanation, Eldartford. I've been wondering why HDCD made such a swift disappearance from the marketplace. | |
| My son and the Alban Berg String Quartet Count your blessings. Wish I knew a kid like that or had one in my family. | |
| HDCD'S I have a couple of Parasound CDP-2000 Ultra CD players (1998-99 vintage) that have HDCD decoding. As noted, the small audiophile label Reference Recordings, based in San Francisco, and all of whose recordings are engineered by the excellent "Profe... | |
| Vassar Clements R. I.P. Thanks for the tip. I ordered "Old and in the Gray" today. | |
| Vassar Clements R. I.P. One of the posters to this thread, C123666, mentions hearing Vassar "the year after Garcia died when Grisman reformed the 'Old and In the Way' band with Herb Peterson replacing Garcia on banjo." C123666, could you tell us more about this reformed ... | |
| Status = Dorian Acquires Reference Recordings By the way, the aforementioned CD by Felix Hell, Organ Sensation, on RR has absolutely prodigious deep bass. If you're a deep bass freak or you want to give your subwoofer a real workout, or you seek a spectacular subwoofer demo, or you live in an... | |
| Status = Dorian Acquires Reference Recordings Hgeifman: Many thanks for keeping us posted on this matter. It's great news that RR is going to be back in business. | |
| The Chieftains - which CDs have the best sound? Beemerrider, Thanks for the tip: I just ordered Over the Sea to Skye. | |
| The Chieftains - which CDs have the best sound? I'm glad you asked this question, because I've been wanting an answer to the very same question. Thanks. | |
| Sibelius Symphonies I just looked up Sibelius symphonies in The 2003-4 Penguin Guide and The 2004 Gramophone Classical CD Guide. The Penguin Guide says: "Capped with a superb account of Kullervo, Sir Colin Davis's RCA set of the Sibelius Symphonies sweeps the board. ... | |
| RCA Living Stereo SACD batch 3 Tfkaudio: Thanks for the info. What performance of the Mahler Fourth is this? Enquiring minds want to know. Also, I got the Heifetz/Hendl/Chicago SO Sibelius Violin Concerto on RCA hybrid SACD and can heartily recommend it: the sound is excellent,... |