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User Details - jdaniel@jps.net
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John Smyth | |
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Classical Music buff, Orchestral Musician, (Piano, Celeste) Audiophile wanna be. | |
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Marantz SA-14 ver.2 SACD/CD player (2 channel) Musical Fidelity A308 Integrated amp Vandersteen 3a Signatures speakers (3 way with 10" bass radiators) Cardas Neutral Reference bi-wired speaker cables and interconnects Sony DVP-NC685V Universal player with SACD surround ($250--what can I say?) Soon to come: Harmon Pardon AVR 230 A/V processor for rears and .1 sub Vandersteen VCM rears and Sub. |
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October 10, 2007
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I'm a big Dutoit fan as well, luckily, most of his early Decca/London work came out on Lp, with the extra upper octaves and clearer, fleshed-out bass that CD can't resolve. Get yourself a $125 Technics turntable and an $89 Shure cartridge. His records, some even sealed, might run you up to .29 cents. I'm so glad Dutoit is coming to Philadelphia. ... more | |
August 26, 2007
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The extrovert sections are exciting and virtuosic, but IMHO MTT tends to push through the "magical" sections, (such as the beautiful "moonlit" music of the first mov't), missing the said magic and delicacy. If this section and the 3rd mov't are most interesting to you, the best I've heard are Sinopoli/Philharmonia and Levine/Chicago, sadly not SACD ... more | |
August 4, 2007
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This is very interesting. We're talking his '60's cycle with the NYPO? I hope they will be able to do something with the original sound, which has very "hot" strings, anemic bass and too much compression. I listened to the 2nd and 7th on lp and was very disappointed. Double checking, I also listened to both on reel to reel and the tapes were ... more | |
July 15, 2007
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"Charles states that in order to achieve the quality of sound in the surround and center speakers to match that in the mains, the price of the unit would be prohibitive. This is the main reason he is offering two channel only." I think there's something to this in every respect. Perhaps speaking for the middle-class "audiophile," I starved myself ... more | |
May 23, 2007
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I wonder if Pentatone was able to secure the hall in which Ansermet was recorded. It has to be one of the best ever. I'm just a back-seat listener, but if Pentatone has the Suisse Romande, it would be great if they could hunt down Dutoit to work with them. I've read he got thrown out of Montreal but I still think he's the real deal and could ... more |
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