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Name:
   john hunter
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Location:
   SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
HiFi:
   sacd player Playstation 3
Preamp DENON 2808 used as pre-pro
Speakers MARTIN LOGAN AERIUS L&R
MARTIN LOGAN CINEMA C
Surround RICHTER HYDRA
Subwoofer SONIQUE 1200
Amps ME 850 L&R
ME 200-mono C
ME 200-Stereo Surrounds
Email:
   johnahunter@ozemail.com.au
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Posts:
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Reviews
Found: 5
Vintage Cinema - Erich Kunzel        (2 of 2 found this review helpful)
  February 8, 2009

This collection of appropiately named vintage film scores was not recorded by the usual Telarc team with Michael Bishop in charge of recording.( Is this a sign of things to come after the recent announcement?) A new name to me of Robert Friedrich was in charge of the recording which was made in one ... more
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 38-41 - Mackerras      (10 of 13 found this review helpful)
  July 23, 2008

Could not agree less than with the above comment from swestbom.A beautiful performance and recording fully deserving of the accolades it has won.If you experience any distortion then you should look at your playback equipment.The recording is nigh on perfect-close to provide impact but with plenty ... more
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade - Reiner      (4 of 4 found this review helpful)
  April 12, 2008

When I read on this site about an exciting Mahler 6 from Gergiev,yesterday, I decided to play the only SACD of his in my collection, one of my first buys, his Philips'Sheherazade.The recording was as bad as I remembered it and the performance pretty average. Slower speeds than I would have thought ... more
  October 2, 2006

Couldn't disagree more. While no sonic masterpiece, given its asking price , it can be highly recommended. The surounds help open up the width and depth of the front soundstage, IMO all you should expect from this type of music in MC. Davis has plenty of experience with film scores and the ... more
Miklos Rozsa: Three Choral Suites - Kunzel        (7 of 8 found this review helpful)
  April 30, 2005

The Three Suites represented on this disc come from the high point of Miklos Rozsa’s career. He wrote them in the 50s through to the early 60s when he was composing both for Hollywood and the concert hall. Ben Hur (1959) is the most well known music in these suites. Film music buffs would cite this ... more
 
 
Latest Posts
Discussion: Barber, Bernstein, Bloch - Gluzman, Neschling
March 5, 2010
Seconded. Much to enjoy here and both orchestra and recording sound great. ... more
Discussion: The Nordic Sound
January 7, 2010
I would if Kal's column was monthly. Until then I have gotten out of the "Stereophile habit" after more years than I can remember. ... more
SACD dominates "BBC3 CD-review" on Bach's Cantatas
January 2, 2010
Am pleased to hear it after their review last week of Beethoven 9 where the reviewer was firmly stuck in the past with most of the recommendations being the "usual suspects" and none of the recent releases from Bis, LSO Live, etc, even being discussed. ... more
No more quads from Pentatone?
November 15, 2009
Seconded. I would love these on sacd. ... more
Jitter is analogue... from the guys that make some of the best sounding equipment I've heard...
November 1, 2009
I presume that the listening was via analogue outs. What is the result via HDMI I wonder. Anyone know? ... more