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Name:
   S.H. Gerriets
Details:
   Sixty-ish professional. Chamber music aficianado with emphasis on quartets. Circa 650 CDs, 220+ SACDs; amuse myself with database of 14,000 composers, 44,000 works, 10,000 performances. Married to cellist. Gardening with stone, water and native plants is my other dimension.
Location:
   North of Maine (Canada)
HiFi:
   MAIN SYSTEM
Shanling CD-T200 *
Rotel 1070 pre-amp,
Rotel 1070 power-amp,
Monstercable Ultra600 interconnects
Paradigm Monitor-11 (biwired)**
Paradigm PDR-10

POWERED HAFLER CIRCUIT ***
Nakamichi R3 integrated tuner-amp
Castle Pembroke rears

OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF
House in quiet countryside
Propane fire heating (silent)
Leather recliner + footstool
Ardbeg, Scapa or Talisker single malt
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Email:
   gerrsirc@nbnet.nb.ca
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Posts:
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Reviews
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Daniel McCarthy: String Quartets Nos. 3-5 - Harrington String Quartet      (1 of 1 found this review helpful)
  May 8, 2008

THE SOUND This is good sound, the kind of instrumental clarity that one expects from SACD (although it lacks the precision of DXD and IsoMike, or even AliaVox and Water Lily): the instruments are distinct voices and very string-like. The sound stage may be somewhat narrow, and the venue perhaps a ... more
Joe McQueen & friends: Ten at 86        (1 of 1 found this review helpful)
  May 1, 2008

There are many different jazzes; Joe McQueen’s jazz is one I know and can happily re-enter. We're talking Jazz Standards: tunes ‘as old as the Hills Bros.’ but rebrewed fresh on the fly by composer-musicians. First there’s the theme which I shudder to admit I probably heard in its AM-radio ... more
Erhu Chant - Yu Hong Mei      (2 of 2 found this review helpful)
  April 13, 2008

MINI-REVIEW I confess that I am at heart a 'westerner' but my appreciation of music extends well beyond the borders of Europe. I adore the erhu and its music and most of this disc satisfies my desire to enjoy that sound on SACD. But not all of it. This disc contains several works which include ... more
Froberger: Pour passer la mélancolie - Bob van Asperen      (2 of 2 found this review helpful)
  April 13, 2008

MINI-REVIEW Froberger's music is very good, van Asperen's playing is excellent, Aeolus' discs are audiophile quality. So, what is not to like here? Well, it's the long passages where van Asperen reads Froberger's anecdotes about nights of heavy drinking and near-fatal attempts to cross a river; ... more
Shostakovich: Piano Trios, Cello Sonata - Rachmaninov Trio Moscow      (5 of 5 found this review helpful)
  April 10, 2008

Shostakovich's trios are always interesting listening since he, like Beethoven, is a bit more jovial and relaxed in his trios than in his quartets, cracking jokes with friends rather than encoding criticisms of Stalin. For that reason it is fortunate that we have the excellent . I agree completely ... more
 
 
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