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Name:
   Jacques
Details:
   Computer engineer in Finance. 51 years old.
Listening classical music since the age of 10.
Favourite composers: Mahler, Schubert, Bruckner, Wagner, Verdi, Puccini.
Location:
   France
HiFi:
   SONY SCD-XB790 SACD player
Isem Xtasis II integrated amplifier
Jean-Marie Reynaud Evolution 3 front speakers
Jean-Marie Reynaud Twin surround speakers
Jean-Marie Reynaud Grand Ecran center speaker
Cambridge Audio Azur 540Rv2 receiver
Sommer Gallileo interconnects
Sommer Elephant speaker cables
Sennheiser HD565 headphones
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Reviews
Found: 2
Diana Krall: When I Look In Your Eyes      (5 of 5 found this review helpful)
  April 5, 2007

Nothing to add to the previous review about the artistic performance, which is always great when DK sings old standards. But the MC sonics are awful: her voice is comming from the five channels instead of the front one(s). Stereo sonics are better, even if they are not the best we can have on jazz ... more
Wölfl: The Symphonies - Pratum Integrum Orchestra          (9 of 9 found this review helpful)
  March 11, 2007

The listening to the music of this contemporary of Beethoven is quite pleasant, if not marked by genius. These are his only two known symphonies, and this is their first ever recording. The music is reminiscent of Haydn or Mozart, and the different movements are classic in their form & structure. It ... more
 
 
Latest Posts
Discussion: Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Finlandia, The Wood-Nymph etc. - Vänskä
March 9, 2011
On the first 52 records appearing with that query, 31 are reissue of old analog recording of core repertoire (RCA, MLP and even one DG) that were sold at a cheap price, when there where not much choice of SACD. No wonder they appear in a lot of people library, especially as they generally are essential musically. BIS records often some more ... more
Discussion: Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Finlandia, The Wood-Nymph etc. - Vänskä
March 9, 2011
+1 I own 48 BIS SACD (out of 269). I've never been disappointed with the sound quality of them.Let me say that I LOVE deep bass. All the BIS SACD I had a chance to listen to, gave me enough bass. OTOH, I sold all my TELARC SACD but 3, as I found them artificial sounding and, most of all, uninteresting musically. You can count my voice as one of ... more
Discussion: Respighi: Roman Trilogy - Neschling
February 1, 2011
In MCH, one of the best sounding sacd I own. ... more
BIS thread
August 24, 2010
I buy CDs judging only by their content (music, playing, technical quality...) not by their box. I indeed prefer standard boxes, as they are way easier to replace when broken than sacd's box or digipack. I hope that by discarding the sacd boxes, you'll be able to produce every new release on sacd. ... more
Discussion: Fauré, Duruflé: Requiem - Malmberg
July 29, 2010
This is not the orchestral version that you might be acustomed to. The choir and the beautiful voice of Miah Persson are accompagnied only by an organ. However I do like this version a lot and the sound is very good (as usual with Bis). ... more