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   David Stanbury
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   Auburn, AL, USA
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   Denon 2930 SACD player via DenonLink 3 to
Denon 3808 receiver
JM Lab Focal Cobalt speakers:
FR, FL, RR, RL: 806 S bookshelf
CC 800 S center channel
REL R-505 subwoofer
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  April 27, 2010

This album consists of 13 pieces by Cuban composers and arranged by Carlos Franzetti for D’Rivera (clarinet, soprano and alto saxophones) plus a band of 10 winds, piano, bass, drums and percussion. The title is an allusion to Miles Davis’ Sketches of Spain. The album is thus conceived as a tribute ... more
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos, Orchestral Suites - Suzuki      (0 of 28 found this review helpful)
  December 10, 2009

I have not heard this set, but it has been reviewed recently (11/24/09) at www.classicstoday.com by David Hurwitz. Hurwitz writes quite favorably of the set, assigning a 10/10 rating. It isn't clear whether he reviewed it in 2-CH or MCH, but I assume he did both, which leads to the ratings given ... more
Michael Brecker: Pilgrimage      (0 of 2 found this review helpful)
  September 5, 2009

This is excellent music, both in composition and performance. The stereo presentation is fine. However, the multichannel presentation is not to my tastes. Is has a highly immersive perspective that is quite unlike a real concert. In particular, the piano comes from all sides, as though one's head ... more
Richard Strauss: Sinfonia Domestica - Reiner      (4 of 4 found this review helpful)
  July 28, 2009

Two points of clarification: 1) Symphonia domestica was recorded in 3-channel, and Le bourgeois gentilhomme was recorded in 2-channel (and both pieces were recorded in 1956). 2) Symphonia domestica starts with some quiet notes, but much of the piece is forte. The overall recording level is ... more
Pixies: Surfer Rosa    (0 of 6 found this review helpful)
  July 17, 2009

Parental Advisory: This album uses some rather foul spoken language, highly audibly. I won't let my children hear it.
 
 
Latest Posts
Discussion: Flute Mystery - Beynon, Ashkenazy
September 6, 2010
Thank you, John. I turned HDMI Control off, and now, for the first time, I am able to compare SACD to audio-only Blu-Ray! I must say that they both sound great at initial listening. ... more
Discussion: Flute Mystery - Beynon, Ashkenazy
September 5, 2010
Yes, I have the latest updates for the BD, AVR, and TV. But if the handshaking works correctly, is the BD player >supposed< to turn off when the TV is turned off? ... more
Discussion: Flute Mystery - Beynon, Ashkenazy
September 5, 2010
Yes, it must be a handshake problem, but am I alone with this problem or does it affect everyone that uses HDMI? ... more
Discussion: Flute Mystery - Beynon, Ashkenazy
September 4, 2010
The SACD disk in my copy plays quite nicely, but the BD disk behaves badly. When I play the BD disk via HDMI through my receiver I see the aurora video on my TV (Sony 40 EX700) and I get nice multichannel sound; however, the aurora video is just a loop and gets repetitive after a while, so I decided to turn off the TV; after all, this is supposed ... more
Discussion: The Animals: Retrospective
August 10, 2010
clekaeljo's review of this SACD claims that the SACD tracks are a dsd conversion from the RBCD version. I think I understand how one could determine whether it is limited to the 44.1 kHz sampling rate, but I don't understand how the 16 bit limit can be deduced. clekaeljo: how do you know? ... more