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Name:
   Fredric Duey
Details:
   College student, pursuing career in audio engineering with some composing on the side. I own a small home studio and a mobile recording business. Newly (re)discovered classical music, eating it up as fast as I can afford.
Location:
   Massachusetts, USA
HiFi:
   Anthony Gallo Nucleus Reference 3 main and surround speakers
Anthony Gallo Reference AV Center speaker

Also listen in stereo on Event ASP8 studio monitors.

Rotel RSP-1066 pre/pro
Rotel RMB-1075 5 channel amplifier
Anthony Gallo Reference SA3 amplifier for driving speakers' 2nd voice coil
Integra DPC 8.5 multichannel universal player

Outlaw PCA interconnects
Kimber 8TC speaker cable
Music Hall MMF-5 turntable
Dynaco PAS4 (for phono stage)
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Reviews
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Marvin Gaye: The Marvin Gaye Collection      (5 of 5 found this review helpful)
  April 9, 2006

Well, I feel odd having to give this disc a performance rating. These are legendary songs and performances, so while maybe a given song could have been performed better, these are pretty definitve. The song selection is good, although I feel the disc is a little short. The main reason I'm reviewing ... more
Mozart: Salzburg Sacred Music - Neumann      (2 of 2 found this review helpful)
  March 8, 2006

First off, a stipulation: My star rating for the peformance is very much a guess. While I have heard the Missa Solemnis performed live by a mediocre ensemble, I have not heard the Vesperae solnnes de confessore before. I am, however, very familiar with the Requiem and C minor mass, a few other vocal ... more
Duran Duran: Astronaut      (1 of 1 found this review helpful)
  January 17, 2006

I'm afaid I don't have much to add to the previous reviewer. The performance and songs on this album are surprisingly good considering the band hasn't been fully together for years. Some of their 80s flair and energy is back, especially in catchy up-tempo songs like Want You More or Nice. In classic ... more
Bach: Mass in B minor - Müller-Brühl      (6 of 6 found this review helpful)
  June 12, 2005

This new B-minor mass has a lot to offer, and comes up just shy of being a perfectly satisfying experience. Performance: Generally excellent. The conductor does an excellent job of keeping the pace right, and it’s obvious that the orchestra, choir, and conductor are in good communication ... more
Lauridsen: Lux aeterna - Layton        (8 of 8 found this review helpful)
  April 27, 2005

I've been in choirs and choruses for years, and I happen to have sung this work in my college choir, with organ accompaniment rather than orchestra. That being said, I know this piece inside and out. The performance here by Polyphony is truly top-notch. The liquid-like diction in the opening ... more
 
 
Latest Posts
Discussion: Ravel: The Complete Piano Works Vol. 2 - Artur Pizarro
September 23, 2008
John's glowing review makes me wonder how this disc compares to this one: ( [t=110] ). A lot of the same material is on both discs, and I'm pretty happy with Lazic's. I'll probably pick up this new one too, but any opinions out there? ... more
Discussion: Bernstein: West Side Story - Bernstein
April 9, 2008
On The Waterfront is not on this SACD. ... more
Sound card for computer?
October 1, 2007
If the file gets corrupted somehow it can get glitchy, but that's extremely rare, and I think more common with compressed formats. I have thousands of wave files on my computer that have gone from hard drive to hard drive for about 8 years now, and they're all fine. In terms of a sound card, check out Lynx Studio Technology. ... more
Discussion: Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 88 & 101 - Adam Fischer
April 3, 2007
I also don't rearrange my speakers. I simply lower the level of the center channel and sub channel a bit so as to avoid any potential imaging problems. So far I've had good (pretty much 4 channel) results with the Mozart Salzburg Sacred Music and the Respighi discs. ... more
SACD Car Audio
February 7, 2007
I agree, although car players will be useful, especially for those annoying single-layer discs that I can't play anywhere but my main listening system. You're right that the road and engine noise will mask any benefit of the higher audio quality. I even have a very hard time distinguishing between normal CDs and mp3-sourced discs when I'm driving ... more