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Name:
   Juan Hitters
Details:
   Photographer - A rarity: a photographer that is not deaf
Location:
   Buenos Aires, Argentina
HiFi:
   Pass Labs 150.5/X1
B&W 802 Matrix series III
Purist Audio Museus bi-wiring speaker cables
Crystal and Kimber interconnects
PS Audio Digital Link III DAC (for CDs, not SACDs)
Marantz Stereo SACD 8003 player
Shunyata Hydra 6 power conditioner
Musical Fidelity Headphone Amp
Sennheiser 650 and AKG 701 headphones
Email:
   info@juanhitters.com.ar
Web:
   http://www.juanhitters.com
Posts:
   395
 
 
Reviews
Found: 4
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue - Litton      (4 of 5 found this review helpful)
  September 22, 2012

What can I add to Castor's impeccable review? It says it all! Modestly, I just would just say that I gave been hooked by this SACD, listening to it again and again, discovering the many subtleties of these magnificent performances. I do own a few excellent blue Rhapsodies, but this one has opened my ... more
Haydn: 9 Piano Trios - Beaux Arts Trio      (6 of 6 found this review helpful)
  May 4, 2012

I have always been an admirer of Menahem Pressler, piano player and leader of the Beaux Arts trio. His playing is witty, gracious, stunningly virtuosic, but mainly very musical. Their recordings of Mendelssohn, Mozart, Brahms, Schubert and Turina have been my references for many years. But I had ... more
  May 1, 2012

I owned this recording in LP format in the seventies and used to love it. The music is wonderful, full of excitement and groove. The problem is the sound. I cannot blame the SACD, really, for what I believe is a problem of a very poor master. But I have heard many old masters that do happen to sound ... more
Mendelssohn: String Quintets - Mendelssohn String Quartet/Mann        (3 of 4 found this review helpful)
  June 25, 2011

Well, the review by Krisjan is SO perfect in the description of the sound and the performance that I am probably not adding much to his. Anyway, I have just ended listening to the SACD (IN STEREO ONLY) and I stayed in awe after it finished. Everything is done right! And both pieces are among the ... more
 
 
Latest Posts
Shostakovich Symphony No. 11
February 20, 2013
Hola Martin Nice surprise to meet you here! Sure, let's talk about it once you get hold of a copy. Have you heard Wigglesworth on BIS? Abrazos grandes! Juan Che, nos debemos un encuentro musical. Cuando te pasás por mi estudio? ... more
Discussion: Brahms: Piano Music - Jonathan Plowright
February 14, 2013
I haven't heard this new SACD, so I will not comment on it. But I will comment on the Gramophone reviews. I am always amused by Gramophone's bias towards British conductors, soloists, ensembles and labels. If they offer a top three list of anything, rest assured No. 1 will be one of the islanders. This does not mean I do not enjoy the publication, ... more
Chamber Music on SACD
February 14, 2013
Good to know. Thanks for your thanks! ... more
Cookie Marenco's info about DSD masters
January 31, 2013
Thank you, Tom, once more, for the detailed and informed response. ... more
Cookie Marenco's info about DSD masters
January 31, 2013
OK, Tom. Thanks again for your complete info. I did not mean any quality loss, just compression. Am I right? ... more