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Name:
   Mr Terence
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Location:
   UK
HiFi:
   FRONT 3 SPEAKERS - wilson benesch arc

REAR SPEAKERS - wilson benesch orator

SUB - vienna acoustics subson

PLAYER - arcam DV137 universal player

AMPLIFICATION - arcam AVP700 pre-amp. processor; arcam P1000 multi-channel power amplifier

INTERCONNECTS - nordost

FRONT SPEAKER CABLE - nordost

REAR/SUB SPEAKER CABLE - QED.
Email:
   tbb@repton.org.uk
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Reviews
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Paganini: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 4 - Henryk Szeryng      (11 of 11 found this review helpful)
  December 10, 2007

Another splendid quadraphonic remastering from Pentatone. The solo violin in particular is beautifully captured, balanced perhaps just a little ahead of what might be a normal "concert hall" perspective, but not obtrusively so - orchestral detail is in no way occluded. There's plenty of depth and ... more
Stockhausen: Stimmung - Hillier      (7 of 7 found this review helpful)
  September 20, 2007

This is possibly the single most extraordinary SACD I have in my collection - a marvellous realisation of Stockhausen's avant-garde masterpiece. Harmonia Mundi's engineering uses rear speakers as the equal of fronts, creating an "in the round" sonic experience which fits the music very ... more
Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge - James Gilchrist      (6 of 6 found this review helpful)
  July 23, 2007

Artistically and sonically this is an outstanding issue. On the evidence of this performance of Vaughan Williams's "On Wenlock Edge" James Gilchrist is very much in his prime vocally. He has many of the characteristics of the classic "English tenor" - a voice basically lyric in nature, naturally ... more
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 - Rajski      (11 of 14 found this review helpful)
  May 20, 2007

This the second volume in a series of the complete Beethoven symphonies being undertaken by the independent, Stuttgart-based company TACET. I found the first disc (of Symphonies 7 and 8) revelatory (see review at ), and this new coupling is no less exciting. The works are smaller in scale and ... more
Chopin: Complete Preludes, Schumann: Papillons - Claudio Arrau      (7 of 7 found this review helpful)
  April 23, 2007

Very fine re-mastering of this quadraphonic original, providing warm, well-balanced piano sound - typical Pentatone high quality. The performances are typically Arrau - deeply considered, lovely rich tone, fundamentally serious in outlook. I personally find the effect just a touch ponderous, the ... more
 
 
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Questions on Elton John's Goodbye... 3 Disc Set
July 15, 2008
Disc 3 on the SACD version I have is a 50-minute DVD documentary on "The Making of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". Discs 1 and 2 contain the album itself. I loved the Surround Sound mix, which is in a different league to the RBCD mastering. A super issue, in my opinion. [P.S. I bought mine new, and the digipak was NOT enclosed by a plastic covering. ... more
Discussion: Richard Strauss: Alpine Symphony, Four Last Songs - Luisi
July 4, 2008
couldn't agree more. ... more
Discussion: Richard Strauss: Alpine Symphony, Four Last Songs - Luisi
July 3, 2008
phew.... brilliant, thanks! ... more
Discussion: Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 - Luisi
July 3, 2008
fantastic news! but i hope it doesn't mean the outstanding strauss series is to be discontinued.... ... more
The Great 20th Century Violin Concertos
June 26, 2008
Stravinsky and Elgar for starters. Both on SACD. Berg also - not. Should be, wish it was. ... more