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User Details - operamuso
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Christopher Middleton | |
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London UK | |
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dCS Puccini SACD player dCS Puccini U-clock Rega Planar 3 turntable ATC SCA2 pre amp Chord SPM 1000B power amp ATC SCM 10 speakers |
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clomid@btinternet.com | |
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October 14, 2014
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Surely Pentatone's artwork has always sucked? If I had seen any of their RQR series sleeves in a shop without knowing anything about the company, I would have assumed that Pentatone was a cheap and tacky knock-off outfit, rather than a purveyor of some of the best-sounding SACDs around. But then didn't the Pentatone guys mainly graduate from ... more | |
October 5, 2014
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It's amazing how quickly it gets done if you steadily transfer, say, twenty at a time while enjoying your collection! Though I must admit, 10,000 does sound very daunting - I only have a few thousand. I just recycle the discarded cases. It must be said that the soft sleeves are not as sturdy as jewel cases; but if you interleave them every so ... more | |
October 5, 2014
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The Jazz Loft, which used to supply them, has closed down, but they are still available, as far as I know, from the address above. ... more | |
October 4, 2014
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I have ordinary shelving which until recently was completely full. I then discovered (through Alex Ross's blog) these soft plastic sleeves; I estimate they have saved at least a third of the space on my shelves, are perfectly practical if a bit less stable than the conventional jewel cases and have readable spines, much as LPs used to have (for ... more | |
December 19, 2013
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Exactly so - though I'm not remotely on the same exalted level as Mr Hough I am a professional musician, and I tend only really to enjoy my (sa)cd collection when I'm not professionally very busy. Listening to solo piano or chamber music though can be balm to the soul after a day of opera or orchestral music. But please - no good musician I know ... more |
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