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Esoteric K-01 SACD D’Agostino Momentum integrated amp Sonus Faber Stradivari speakers Sennheiser HD 800 headphones Sennheiser HDVD 800 headphone amp |
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February 18, 2015
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I got this disc today. It definitely has amazing sound and will test your system's ability to resolve complex layers of sound. The music has a number of "WTF" moments, but it has its own charms, I suppose. Not a fan of the cover, though. Since Schnittke is the composer, how about a picture of him instead of the conductor? Or maybe an abstract ... more | |
February 16, 2015
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I think the SACD format does not limit or compromise the original recording the way RBCD can, especially if the SACD transfer is via DSD. I own several of the same recordings on both SACD and RBCD, and every one sounds superior on SACD: Warmer, more detailed, greater depth, more ambience, you name it. The differences are far from subtle, too. As ... more | |
February 15, 2015
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None of my favorites are SACDs! Overall, I prefer Sinopoli's on DG. Karajan's live Mahler 9th is my favorite performance of that piece. Most of Gergiev's either seem rushed, disinterested, or both! ... more | |
February 12, 2015
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Do they absolutely have to have been recorded in quad? I would think that most recordings had a pair of mics in the rear of the hall to pick up room ambience and were most likely assigned to separate tracks. Couldn't they be used for the rear channels? ... more | |
February 10, 2015
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If this is as dull as his Walton 1st, then no thank you! ... more |
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