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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Taking a Few for the Team by Paul S on 2009-07-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: AMR PH-77: just another phonostage or more? in Analog Playback  11 Replies 
Too hot to expect the best sound today, and besides I have gotten my morbid curiousity worked up about the recording/playback curves, so I fished out a few LPs mostly to hear/see how they sound with respect to the "shape" of their sound, aspects of w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #31: The reversed channels of FM broadcasts by Romy the Cat on 2008-03-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Sansui TU-X1 Broadcast monitor. in Off Air Audio  56 Replies 
I need to address sometime this problem as many of my recordings are in random channels order. I have one of my local stations that have very good programming being very negligent to the correctness of the right and left channels and very negligent t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Better BSO performances committed to recordings. by Romy the Cat on 2007-08-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: I hate, hate, hate, hate Boston Symphony! in Musical Discussions  72 Replies 
Koussevitzky 1924-1949 Beethoven 2, 3, 5, EgmontAll BrahmsMendelssohn 4 All Mozart All ScriabinAll ShostakovichAll ProkofievAll SibeliusAll RachmaninoffTchaikovsky 4Haydn # 94Strauss  Don JuanLiszt  Mephisto Munch 1949-1973 Schubert ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: And a secret tip... by op.9 on 2008-10-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bliss in Musical Discussions  3 Replies 
I've no idea if the LP will be better. In my experience Mike Dutton really makes excellent transfers. I'd be fascinated though if you could do better... BTW. do you listen to mono recordings with one single speaker? I've listen to this recording b...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Size Deficiency and Lack of Interest (musically, of course) by Lbjefferies7 on 2010-06-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Listening rooms and composers. in Playback Listening  15 Replies 
Thank you Gentlemen, "I would offer some of my commentary of the subject. The very first thing you need to find out if your audio anti-Brucknerism has natural or audio nature."Of course any input you can offer will be gladly considered.  Yes, of ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Tanglewood 2010 by Romy the Cat on 2010-07-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tanglewood 2010 in Musical Discussions  0 Replies 
Well, sadly James Levin is out the summer season and will be substituted but it is what it is. ******************************************************* Tuesday, July 06, 2010 - 8:00 PM - Emerson String Quartet performing all Mozart program a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: My views about PH-77 phonostage by Romy the Cat on 2009-07-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: AMR PH-77: just another phonostage or more? in Analog Playback  11 Replies 
I am not a big fun of Dvorak 9th under Ancerl. I’m not big fun nether the orchestra’s balance nor the recording quality.  Anyhow… I do not think that that you need to worry PH-77’s accuracy of curves or the comfort to switch them. It looks lik...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #37: Sibelius’ Second and Tanglewood Orchestra vs. BSO by Romy the Cat on 2009-07-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: I hate, hate, hate, hate Boston Symphony! in Musical Discussions  72 Replies 
I never was a huge fun of it. It is an OK symphony and my Barbirolli’s play with London pretty much was all that was enough for me. Today my FM again broke my virginity… Herbert Blomstedt took James Levine’s place to lead today BSO. The Egmont...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: A weekend of treats by Bruno Walter. by Romy the Cat on 2006-01-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A weekend of treats by Bruno Walter. in Musical Discussions  1 Replies 
The Boston FM radio and my Sansui TU-X1 tuner gave another magnificent treat - a whole weekend of Bruno Walter music. I always liked Bruno Walter, although he never was my “buy on spot” conductor.  Performances of some conductor (for instance Sc...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Matacic's non-complete discography. by Romy the Cat on 2006-12-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: If you are in Bruckner: Lovro von Matacic in Musical Discussions  18 Replies 
As far as I know the Matacic discography never was made available. A few weeks ago a fellow at other (more amorphous) forum – Mr.  Makopolus - published his list that I find worth to be preserved and publicized. So he is it: the Matacic discogra...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Living Presence 2012 by Stitch on 2012-12-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Mercury Living Presence Boxed Set [Collector's Edition] in Musical Discussions  2 Replies 
In the 90's was the Analog / Digital transfer done, Wilma Cozart-Fine was the Supervisor, Dennis Drake made the Mastering (with the original Masters, no copies). I bought a few from these Discs when they became available, probably they were among...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: The best "hard" music. by Romy the Cat on 2014-12-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Who inherit Mocondo or another Mini-Me. in Site Support Forum  42 Replies 
I was listening this morning the Bavarian Radio Symphony touring Taiwan played Dvorák and Mussorgsky a few days back and once again I was stricken how much I love the Bydlo from the Mussorgsky 's Picture. http://www.br.de/radio/br-klassik/symph...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: How to start Classical Music by Romy the Cat on 2005-10-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to start Classical Music in Musical Discussions  3 Replies 
For Starters of Classical Music.By David King (Amphissa) SuggestionPick up a copy of a good introductory overview book, like Goulding's Classical Music: The 50 Greatest Composers and Their 1,000 Greatest Works which discusses many (not all) of the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Bruckner as the final test by jp on 2010-06-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Listening rooms and composers. in Playback Listening  15 Replies 
"When I moved my system and was just learning the new room and making changes, I was also listening to more Bach than usual.  I mostly wanted to play Partitas, Inventions, Preludes, and Goldberg Variations.  I was tu...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: High Definition Tape Transfers by Romy the Cat on 2006-07-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Definition Tape Transfers in Musical Discussions  10 Replies 
Robert Witrak, the owner of High Definition Tape Transfers (HDTT) http://www.highdeftapetransfers.com/ does CD transfers form older analog tapes. The transfers generally better then commercially available CD, and despite of the restricted and in a ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Music & Arts' Stokowski Sale by Romy the Cat on 2006-09-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Music & Arts' Stokowski Sale in Musical Discussions  0 Replies 
STOKOWSKI - Members' Special Sale(through September 30, 2006) CD-1190(1) STOKOWSKI and KUBELIK conduct: experimental stereo recordings from 1952. JACOB AVSHALOMOV (b. 1919): The Taking of T’ung Kuan (7:53); TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5 in E Min...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #83: 500-1200Hz range by Romy the Cat on 2015-09-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Another time aligned 5-way horn project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  189 Replies 
[quote user="Murataltuev"] So, driver for 1200hz down is under consideration.I'm going to try 2453, 2451, 2490 and Supravox 12" for this range.I've ordered 200hz LeCleach from AutoTech with 6" throat to try 12" Supravox for the 300-1200hz range.A...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: An Afternoon with Gary Karr by Romy the Cat on 2009-09-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: An Afternoon with Gary Karr in Musical Discussions  2 Replies 
I am listening the Gary Karr’s double bass take on Bach Solo Suites.  I like it and I do not. It is a controversial take as most of what Gary Karr did – some things are truly brilliant and some are just bad taste in my view.  I still trying to fi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Great Cello Concertos by Romy the Cat on 2006-07-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Great Cello Concertos in Musical Discussions  21 Replies 
Unquestionably to me, piano concertos are the very much The Concertos for an instrument and orchestras. My second favorite is Cello Concertos. The violin concertos are popular and they great but I frequently find that they might be annoying, particul...
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