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C.P.E. Bach: Oboe Concertos & Sonatas - Alexei Utkin        (3 of 3 found this review helpful)
  November 8, 2006

I am really impressed with the attention to detail in this (and every) Caro Mitis release I have heard so far. This is a must have disc for anyone who understands the genius of CPE Bach. The recording quality is as good as it gets...(Thanks Polyhymnia..!!) No one dropped the ball here - I have ... more
Mendelssohn: Piano Trios - Fischer, Gilad, Müller-Schott        (7 of 7 found this review helpful)
  October 17, 2006

This disc is a stellar performance from start to finish. Added to that, it is beautifully recorded. I am always more interest in a great performance that exhibits great dynamics without sacrificing the overall energy, no disappointments here either. The sound is really quite natural, I have my hat ... more
Debussy: Nocturnes, La Mer, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun - Järvi        (8 of 10 found this review helpful)
  June 6, 2005

This is run-of-the-mill at best....Viktor's review is a bit harsh - but also fairly acurate - I do agree - I've heard much better...I'd personal like to get my hands on a Haitink conducted SACD of these Debussy gems...Bottom line with this SACD - lack-luster performance with good sonics (but then ... more
Concerto Köln - The Mozart Album      (2 of 4 found this review helpful)
  April 26, 2005

Yet another must have SACD...This is a great example how to put together a spectacular SACD – The performance, the engineering (realizing the super wide dynamic range of DSD they set the peak output level slight lower than your standard disc…this enables you to have more control of the output to ... more
Alice in Chains: Greatest Hits    (1 of 1 found this review helpful)
  March 9, 2005

This is the "Worst Ever" SACD...Un-listenable...I really like the band, these are great songs that have been totally screwed up - so very poorly done..!!! Yes - like the other reviewer mentioned - stick to your old CD's and run from this one..If only they just did this in a standard stereo setup - ... more

 
 
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Discussion: Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 38-41 - Mackerras
May 31, 2008
I couldn't agree with you more....The Mozart Piano Concertos with Brendel/Mackerras/SCO are in my top 5 ever released classical SACD's.... ... more
80's artists that should be on SACD :)
October 30, 2007
They can start with "The Dreaming" - This would be amazing esp. if they let James Guthrie mix it....!!! ... more
SA-CD head unit for the car is here!
August 20, 2007
...Now that this unit has been out for a while - I would really like to hear more about how this unit is working out in your car...???? ...I'm considering the purchase of one of these units (MEX-DV200) and would like to hear more reviews in detail about the overall sound quality, how it sounds "down-mixed" into 2-chan. stereo???...If anyone has ... more
SA-CD head unit for the car is here!
July 31, 2007
If anyone was wondering when this unit will be available - I found this on the Sony web site: "The XAV-W1 car video system featuring SA-CD audio will be available in August for about $800." That's pretty cool - because August is tomorrow...Yeah!!! ... more
SA-CD head unit for the car is here!
July 23, 2007
Hi Wayne - It seems like you've really done your homework here...So please post your thoughts on how the MEX-DV2000 is performing in your system...(I would guess you have had it up and running for about a couple weeks by-now???) Anyone else that has any feedback or reviews of this unit's performance & overall features would be ... more