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December 2, 2006
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I never thought I would be writing comments on an opera recording! Especially an opera whose music, while utterly transporting and at times, chillingly explosive, is set to a plot that is both macabre and even psychopathic. But on one level this recording may be just what an opera novice calls for. ... more |
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November 23, 2006
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I have had Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers “Keystone 3” for a couple of years, but only in the last 6 months or so have I been giving it beaucoup spins.
To be sure, there is a serious dearth of high quality, well recorded, hirez jazz. Well, this disc can help fill an important gap in a hi-rez ... more |
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September 17, 2006
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The Philip's SACD Surround Sound Reference Disc is a *must have* tool, in my opinion, along with a sound pressure level meter, for setting up a SACD multi-channel system. Otherwise I believe set up of a SACD multi-channel system is a crap shoot with only a smidgen of a chance of getting your system ... more |
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September 8, 2006
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I found the multi-channel version of Kind of Blue to be superior to the two channel version. BUT not *necessarily* or only because of multi-channel. It just seems to be better mastered overall. But the multi-channel mix definitely helps a lot. Particularly, Paul Chambers on bass as well as Jimmy ... more |
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September 1, 2006
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I’ll just cut to the chase and say that while string quartets are not the genre I reach for first, the wonderful playing and musicianship on this Fry Street Quartet coupled with the extraordinary engineering employed to capture the performance has excited me greatly.
I purchased this Fry Street ... more |
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