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   David Stanbury
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   Auburn, AL, USA
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   Denon 2930 SACD player via DenonLink 3 to
Denon 3808 receiver
JM Lab Focal Cobalt speakers:
FR, FL, RR, RL: 806 S bookshelf
CC 800 S center channel
REL R-505 subwoofer
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  April 27, 2010

This album consists of 13 pieces by Cuban composers and arranged by Carlos Franzetti for D’Rivera (clarinet, soprano and alto saxophones) plus a band of 10 winds, piano, bass, drums and percussion. The title is an allusion to Miles Davis’ Sketches of Spain. The album is thus conceived as a tribute ... more
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos, Orchestral Suites - Suzuki      (0 of 27 found this review helpful)
  December 10, 2009

I have not heard this set, but it has been reviewed recently (11/24/09) at www.classicstoday.com by David Hurwitz. Hurwitz writes quite favorably of the set, assigning a 10/10 rating. It isn't clear whether he reviewed it in 2-CH or MCH, but I assume he did both, which leads to the ratings given ... more
Michael Brecker: Pilgrimage      (0 of 2 found this review helpful)
  September 5, 2009

This is excellent music, both in composition and performance. The stereo presentation is fine. However, the multichannel presentation is not to my tastes. Is has a highly immersive perspective that is quite unlike a real concert. In particular, the piano comes from all sides, as though one's head ... more
Richard Strauss: Sinfonia Domestica - Reiner      (4 of 4 found this review helpful)
  July 28, 2009

Two points of clarification: 1) Symphonia domestica was recorded in 3-channel, and Le bourgeois gentilhomme was recorded in 2-channel (and both pieces were recorded in 1956). 2) Symphonia domestica starts with some quiet notes, but much of the piece is forte. The overall recording level is ... more
Pixies: Surfer Rosa    (0 of 5 found this review helpful)
  July 17, 2009

Parental Advisory: This album uses some rather foul spoken language, highly audibly. I won't let my children hear it.
 
 
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22.1 kHz SACDs
July 19, 2010
In Hobbit13's review of Sarah K's "Hell or High Water", his spectrum analysis indicates that this is another SACD with a hard frequency cutoff at 21 kHz. Hobbit13 complains bitterly that this leads to no improvement over CD, but obviously the multichannel tracks are another matter. ... more
Gramophone and SACD
May 10, 2010
The March 2010 issue of IRR published 16 SACD reviews. This beats ARG on an annualized basis. ... more
Gramophone and SACD
May 9, 2010
As long as we are on the subject of SACD reviews in magazines, I'd like to point out that the March/April 2010 issue of American Record Guide included reviews of 29 SACDs. ... more
Affordable MCH amp with direct DSD input through HDMI?
April 22, 2010
I think some of the new Denon "universal" blu-ray players output pure DSD from SACD via Denon Link 4. ... more
Affordable MCH amp with direct DSD input through HDMI?
April 21, 2010
Sorry, but I believe some Denon players can output pure DSD via their DenonLink 3 interface. ... more