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   Steven Harrison
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HiFi:
   System One
SACD Player: Marantz 8260
Preamp: Aksa GK-1
Amp: Aksa Lifeforce 55
Speakers: Osborn Titan Reference
Subwoofer: Critical Q, design by Joe Rasmussen
Cables: DIY with wire from Chimera Lab Cables

System Two
SACD Player: Marantz 8260
Speakers: DIY design 2.5 way w/Seas W18E & Hiq OW1
Amp: Aksa Nirvana Plus 55
Cables: IC's same as System One, Speaker: Furutech FS-301
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Reviews
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Mahler: Symphony No. 4 - Haitink        (9 of 9 found this review helpful)
  September 16, 2007

On 7 November 2006 Bernard Haitink led the Royal Concertgeboux Orchestra in a jubilee concert commemorating his 50th anniversary of his first appearance with the orchestra. This recording of the Mahler Fourth Symphony is from that concert. I wish they'd have these jubilee concerts more often! I've ... more
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5, The Seasons - Eschenbach      (6 of 8 found this review helpful)
  November 4, 2006

Well, in distinct contrast to two of the posted reviews, I really liked this recording, in most every way. One really needs another T5 in the way one needs another M6 recording. Thus, I was just not very interested in this recording, and the reviews here were not exactly upbeat. For sa-cd, I've been ... more
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 - Jansons      (11 of 11 found this review helpful)
  July 16, 2006

This new RCO Live release is a very good one. I’ve come to be very impressed with the sound of the Concertgeboux Orchestra in live concert as captured by the Polyhymnia recording team. The recording here of the Shostakovich Seventh Symphony in this year of Shostakovich is really like so many ... more
Schmitt: Symphonies - New Dutch Academy/Murphy        (5 of 5 found this review helpful)
  June 17, 2006

Another wonderful disc from Pentatone!!!!! Joseph Schmitt was also known as "the Dutch Haydn" as many of his compositions were credited to the "real" Haydn. You can read much more about Joseph Schmitt in the very good notes by Simon Murphy. As this is a world premier recording, there's really ... more
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 - Gergiev      (3 of 3 found this review helpful)
  March 18, 2006

I’ve had this disc since shortly after release in 2003, first on rbcd, then on sacd after I got my sacd player. I remember there was quite a bit of press coverage upon release; Valery Gergiev even had a short interview on NPR. I’ve listened a few times, always enjoying the music, but never felt like ... more
 
 
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Discussion: Beethoven: String Quartets Op. 18 No. 6, Op. 59 No. 1 - Quartetto Italiano
August 5, 2008
Pentatone only issues discs of the Philips Quad recordings. This is well known. Thus it all depends on how many of the Beethoven Quartets were recorded in 4 channel. ... more
2L Founder Declares Blu-ray the Future of High Quality Music Reproduction
July 31, 2008
If Blu-Ray audio happens at all, I would think there would be industry announcements in the next year or two. Wait and see I guess. ... more
2L Founder Declares Blu-ray the Future of High Quality Music Reproduction
July 31, 2008
I don't know. But I do know that video games and movies are both video oriented activities. Listening to music is not. While one can have the ability to listen to music with a game player, that does not mean that this will become a market driver for music listening. ... more
2L Founder Declares Blu-ray the Future of High Quality Music Reproduction
July 30, 2008
How many people buy Blu-Ray and PS3 players to listen to music, of any kind? ... more