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Name:
   Jacques
Details:
   Computer engineer in Finance. 45 years old.
Listening classical music since the age of 10.
Favourite composers: Mahler, Schubert, Bruckner, Wagner, Verdi, Puccini.
Location:
   France: living in Bernay (Normandy) but working in Paris (3 hours of commuting by train per day, I listen my iPod a lot...)
HiFi:
   SONY SCD-XB790 SACD player
Isem Xtasis integrated amplifier
Jean-Marie Reynaud Evolution 3 front speakers
Cambridge Audio Azur 540Rv2 receiver
Celestion F1 rear speakers
No center channel (phantom)
Sommer Gallileo interconnects
Sommer Elephant speaker cables
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Posts:
   31
 
 
Reviews
Found: 2
Diana Krall: When I Look In Your Eyes    (4 of 4 found this review helpful)
  April 5, 2007

Nothing to add to the previous review about the artistic performance, which is always great when DK sings old standards. But the MC sonics are awful: her voice is comming from the five channels instead of the front one(s). Stereo sonics are better, even if they are not the best we can have on jazz ... more
Josef Wölfl: The Symphonies - Pratum Integrum Orchestra        (6 of 6 found this review helpful)
  March 11, 2007

The listening to the music of this contemporary of Beethoven is quite pleasant, if not marked by genius. These are his only two known symphonies, and this is their first ever recording. The music is reminiscent of Haydn or Mozart, and the different movements are classic in their form & structure. It ... more
 
 
Latest Posts
Discussion: Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2, Moments Musicaux - Lazic, Petrenko
November 15, 2008
You can count me in that minority. I also like applauds at the end of live recordings, especially in mch as it gives you the feeling of "being there" and participating at the event. For the Rach 2nd, i have the Hough and the Van Cliburn versions. I can tell you that I listen more often to the Hough one. ... more
new DECCA / Esoteric SACD ?!
October 6, 2008
I totally agree with you. This is the finest Dvorak 9 I know... I can't wait hearing the Esoteric transfer ! ... more
Discussion: Aho: Symphony No. 12 - Storgards
September 30, 2008
Wow, listening to the excerpts made me want to buy it, even if I'm usually not into contemporary music. ... more
Dead Can Dance remasters in SACD!!
July 16, 2008
Hello, I don't know DCD. Which title is good to discover and start by? Thanks ... more
Discussion: Divertimenti - TrondheimSolistene
June 11, 2008
It is a dual disk set in the sense there are 2 discs in the box: one Blue Ray, and one Hybrid SACD. Nothing to do with the dead format you talk about ... more