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Name:
   john hunter
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Location:
   SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
HiFi:
   sacd player SONY XB780
Preamp MARANTZ AV9000
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:
   84
 
 
Reviews
Found: 4
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 38-41 - Mackerras      (10 of 12 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
Angela Hewitt's call to arms
Yesterday 12:52 am
Ms.Hewitt is in Sydney as part of her 2 year marathon of playing Bach's Well Tempered Clavier around the world. She gave a talk this afternoon between performing Books 1 and 2. I asked her about whether her SACDs were to be discontinued by Hyperion. The answer was "yes, unfortunately". She cited the additional costs and that "it never really caught ... more
Hyperion drops SACD
August 24, 2008
In Angela's case it was not only the performance that helped sell me on her cycle but also that she played a Fazioli and she obviously feels that its sound is important or otherwise she would be happy with a Steinway. The extra special something that this brings is evident on the SACD mc mix and is a joy to hear. I doubt whether I will feel the ... more
verdi requiem Bosch or Brychkov?
August 24, 2008
Is there any use of the surrounds as say in the Harnoncourt RCA ? ... more
Hyperion drops SACD
August 23, 2008
She will be in Sydney in October and is doing a public forum so if someone else doesn't raise this, I will.Her recordings in SACD have been regular buys for me-the CD's won't. ... more
Did Telarc get out of the SACD business
August 21, 2008
Couldn't agree more. The idea of listening to ,say, a symphony with visuals of the conductor waiving his arms about and close ups of the players is ridiculous. BD has great potential for opera and ballet, but for concert music, no way! ... more