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April 2, 2011
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I reviewed the companion SACD to this back in June 16, 2009 so it is time to critically look at this one. Both were recorded by the same engineers at the same sessions in March 2004 and April 2005. The was released in 2005 and in 2006. It is my feeling that perhaps some equalization and other ... more |
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April 1, 2011
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Jean Sibelius is one of my favorite composers and the Karelia Suite is my very favorite composition of his, so I was thrilled at this release. I wanted desperately to LOVE this SACD however it was sonically a big disappointment and musically it was not competitive to my favorite ... more |
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February 28, 2011
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As mentioned in the http://www.sa-cd.net/forum this is my favorite SACD and what to my ears is not only the finest sounding SACD so far but the finest sounding recording in my 50 years of listening to music in nearly every format invented by mankind.
This is the SACD I selected to take with me to ... more |
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February 22, 2011
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Producer: Robert Woods
Engineer: Jack Renner
Fantastic performances of some of my favorite ballet selections of all time! Unlike the previous two reviewers I find the sound of reference quality, very realistic and with near-perfect timbre.
Daland said "You have to turn up the volume considerably ... more |
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November 26, 2009
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I have a dissenting view, I have listened to the Mariinsky 1812 through both speakers and my Sennheiser headphones. I am sorry to say I am very disappointed in it's sound quality, not only of the sound of the orchestra but the bass fundamental of the cannon shots are totally missing in two channel ... more |
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Today 07:30 am
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| Sound quality triumphs over technical specifications, one cannot compare digital to analog, since well recorded analog has more little details, more ambiance, a larger soundstage and "feels" more like live music.
I compared Opus 3's two DSD sampler downloads which are from minimalist analog masters in 2.8MHz and 5.6MHz DSD (double the rate of ... more |
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Today 12:24 am
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| I finally have to agree with AmonRa, "Brothers In Arms" was recorded in 1985 and was one of the earliest pure digital recordings meaning 16/44.1kHz. Unless they had a "backup" analog master there is no reason I can see to release this on SACD or LP.
A better choice in my opinion would be the analog recorded "Love Over Gold" which is my favorite ... more |
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Yesterday 04:15 am
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| Well there was the Beatles Collection 24/44.1kHz USB in a green apple. ... more |
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May 13, 2013
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| I covered all the known theories I'm aware of in this article: http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue63/aiff.htm ... more |
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May 13, 2013
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| Correct with DST lossless compression a stereo-only SACD can hold up to 4 hours and 15 minutes. The Disc capacity of SACD is 4.7GB. And hour of uncompressed stereo DSD is over 2GB. ... more |
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