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User Details - steviev
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Steve W. | |
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I always listen to MCH programme when available. All my comments and opinions refer to MCH unless otherwise stated. |
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Oregonia | |
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Sony CE-595/Sony BX-38 players Denon AVR-588/Yamaha Aventage 1000 receivers Polk fullrange fronts and surrounds / Boston subwoof Polk full(ish)range ceiling-hangers for 2+2+2 recordings 1970's puke-green crushed velvet recliner (essential) Country livin', where the loudest noise is the evening crickets |
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June 11, 2013
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| Oregon Symphony has recently been playing Britten, and their two Pentatone discs are just wondermous -- highest recommendation, six stars, and spot-on capture of Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall's acoustics, for better and worse. I personally guarantee one (1) sale for any Pentatone/Britten/Oregon Symphony disc. ... more | |
June 11, 2013
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| Heavens, no. Try lightly greazing your SACDs, both sides, with Crisco. That should evenly distribute and lock in the warmth while imparting a radiant sheen to cymbals, brass, and guitar solos. ... more | |
June 9, 2013
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| Actually, it makes perfect sense. As the disc warms up, it expands, and the zeroes and ones get chubby and round, as does the sound: fuller bass, creamier strings, fatter guitar riffs. Also, the space between the chubbed-up data increases, so the sound becomes more expansive as well, while the soundstage deepens and widens comensurately. It's just ... more | |
June 7, 2013
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| The Hickox is a soberish, balanced account. None of the unrelieved whitehot passion of Barbirolli, say. The sound is amazing: very dynamic (but not overly dynamic so that you're always riding the gain), very clear, open, detailed. As usual with Chandos, you gotta jack up the gain by about 6 to 8 dB. I didn't like the performance when I first ... more | |
June 6, 2013
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| I can't figure out why everyone dissed Marc P's interview. He did say it was a very, very well recorded album, and he seems to be an organ fancier. So I think that's helpful. My first encounter with the Shosty 24 was the Nikolayeva recording, and that did leave me cold and wondering what the fuss was all about: plodding tempos, chunky phrasing, ... more | |
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