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Posted on August 24, 2016 at 08:31:52
Roseval
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Joined: March 31, 2008
 PlayClassics is a small company run by Mario Martinez, a Spanish recording engineer.
You donate a small amount and download a 24/96 FLAC

I tried the Albinez recording.
This is solo piano.
It sounds very natural to me, indeed almost live like.

The Well Tempered Computer

 

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+1, posted on August 25, 2016 at 04:50:30
tcell
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Location: Maryland
Joined: September 5, 2003
 I got the Albeniz and Preludes. Very nice. You can choose the amount to donate.

 

RE: Playclassics, posted on August 25, 2016 at 09:29:55
Bill Way
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Location: Toms River NJ
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  Since: December 14, 2012
 LOVE the Albeniz!
"Put on your high heeled sneakers. Baby, we''re goin'' out tonight.

 

Downloaded the free sample of Debussy's "Minstrels" (Preludes, Book I), posted on August 25, 2016 at 11:16:52
Chris from Lafayette
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 I thought the performance was very good, but there are a huge number of excellent Debussy Preludes recordings these days - even a couple of others in 24/96 by bigger names (Koroliov and Bavouzet). Of course, a bigger name by itself doesn't guarantee a better performance, but the competition IS fierce.

As for the SQ, it seemed to have an emphasis in the mid-bass region that other recordings don't have (at least on my system). In view of the good reports about the other free samples in this thread, I'll try a couple of others.

BTW, thanks for the heads up - I believe I'd seen this site years ago and then somehow forgotten about it without downloading any of the free samples.

 

I downloaded the same file..., posted on August 25, 2016 at 13:09:16
krisjan
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Joined: May 6, 2001
 ...and had EXACTLY the same impression about the piano sound. It was a bit dark sounding. Maybe its that particular instrument. I compared it to Bavouzet's recording of the same piece (a RBCD quality download) and his instrument had a bit more upper octave sparkle. I preferred Bavouzet's performance. Both pianos (which sound like Steinway's) sound very good to me.

 

Another +1 on the Albeniz..., posted on August 25, 2016 at 15:25:40
Jim Treanor
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Location: Pacific Northwest
Joined: June 1, 2003
 and thanks for the link.

You're right about "lifelike". I'll be adding more of Martinez's work to my library.


Jim

 

RE: Playclassics, posted on August 26, 2016 at 09:21:40
Mario Martinez
Industry Professional

Posts: 33
Joined: August 26, 2016
 Hi everybody,

This is Mario Martinez from PlayClassics.

First of all I would like to thank Roseval for opening this thread. And all of you for taking the time to listen. I really appreciate it. :)

I have noticed some of you have downloaded the demo of the Debussy Preludes by Enrique Bernaldo de Quirós. That album was recorded on 2012 before we finished building our setup. The sound quality on that album is NOT consistent with the sound quality of all our other albums. If you want to try the sound of the Truthful Recording Technology (calibration v2.0) you can go ahead and download any of the other demos.

Actually, what I would like to do (since we are currently holding a master file giveaway at other audiophile forums), is open a thread to offer that master file giveaway here at AA.



Mario Martinez
PlayClassics, the art of true music
Musicstry Studios, discover the Truthful Recording Technology

 

RE: Downloaded the free sample of Debussy's "Minstrels" (Preludes, Book I), posted on August 26, 2016 at 10:00:37
airheadair
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Posts: 393
Location: California
Joined: October 18, 2010
 I concur about the sound of the piano on the Debussy recording....more mid bass than I am accustomed to, somewhat less treble sparkle, but a very very natural feeling about the placement of the instrument in space. Since tonal balance can vary depending on where one sits in the hall, I was not bothered a bit by this. I enjoyed the interpretation quite a bit too.

 

RE: Playclassics, posted on August 30, 2016 at 07:11:13
Mario Martinez
Industry Professional

Posts: 33
Joined: August 26, 2016
 We are now offering a master file giveaway here at AA.

We have developed a new calibration v2.0 (released August 1st 2016) that we would like to share with you.

Here is the link to the thread:

PlayClassics TRT v2.0 master file giveaway for AA members




Mario Martinez
PlayClassics, the art of true music
Musicstry Studios, discover the Truthful Recording Technology

 

RE: Playclassics, posted on August 30, 2016 at 07:29:54
Leefy
Audiophile

Posts: 97
Location: British Columbia
Joined: April 19, 2003
 Mario:
Thanks for this. I would love to participate but am not quite sure of the instructions to obtain these downloads.
I would like the Albeniz and the Songs of Paolo Tosti. Please clarify what I need to do to obtain the gift codes as I saw no reference to this on the site
Thanks
Lee

 

RE: Playclassics, posted on August 30, 2016 at 07:42:56
Mario Martinez
Industry Professional

Posts: 33
Joined: August 26, 2016
 Hi Leefy

Here is the link to the giveaway thread:

PlayClassics TRT v2.0 master file giveaway for AA members

All you have to do is go to that thread and post the albums of your choice there and I will send you the Gift Codes to download the albums.


Mario Martinez
PlayClassics, the art of true music
Musicstry Studios, discover the Truthful Recording Technology

 

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