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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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I have a lot of classical CDs and on high-end gear the majority of them sound significantly inferior to the jazz, pop, and rock CDs I have, especially when it comes to soundstaging. This is a great disappointment. Here I've got terrific equipment, and many symphony orchestras sound like chamber groups. You would think that the richness and variety of sound available from an orchestra would be an engineer's dream but not so to these ears. As much as I love classical music, when I want to make my gear jump through hoops I rarely put on classical music.Plus, since interpretation is so critical to most of us, a good recording of Beethoven by Ozawa when we'd rather hear Previn doing it just won't cut it. Let's face it: Pink Floyd recorded by Tom Petty ain't the same.
In fairness, I do have some good classical recordings. But they are far fewer than the good jazz and pop recordings I have. As a result, I listen to less classical music since I've upgraded my equipment. I'd be a lot happier with the cost of CDs if the recordings matched the prices.
What's the experience of other 'mates out there? (And with all due respect to my brothers in vinyl, I know I could switch, but that's not the point.)
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Topic - Classical CDs - inspired by CD $$ post on General Forum - psgary 22:45:43 05/20/02 (25)
- Re: Classical CDs - inspired by CD $$ post on General Forum - Timbo in Oz 18:56:40 05/23/02 (0)
- The thrill is still there, with the right CD - Bayside Bomber 18:23:06 05/23/02 (3)
- xrcd overpriced - hifitommy 22:59:29 05/26/02 (0)
- What Is the NPR Guide? - Robertc88 11:31:26 05/24/02 (1)
- Re: What Is the NPR Guide? - Bayside Bomber 10:17:36 05/25/02 (0)
- Hyperion CDs - TOOL 09:42:14 05/23/02 (4)
- Tried My First Hyperion CDs - Robertc88 11:41:29 05/24/02 (2)
- Try this too.. - TOOL 09:31:43 05/25/02 (1)
- I'll look for this - Robertc88 10:07:49 05/25/02 (0)
- Consistently high quality. Also include: Astree, Harmonia Mundi, current Nonesuch, most Erato (nt) - MMasztal 12:07:43 05/23/02 (0)
- Have You Tried Recordings on - Robertc88 04:32:56 05/23/02 (3)
- Harmonia Mundi - TOOL 09:39:47 05/23/02 (2)
- Yet another fan of Harmonia Mundi - edta 11:06:44 05/23/02 (1)
- not yet.... - TOOL 11:32:50 05/23/02 (0)
- Thanks (so far) - psgary 19:18:01 05/21/02 (0)
- Re: Classical CDs - inspired by CD $$ post on General Forum - Till E. 17:26:13 05/21/02 (1)
- Didn't know about the LSO - psgary 19:00:50 05/21/02 (0)
- "Natural" sound in classical recording... - Bagsgroove 12:18:19 05/21/02 (1)
- Good point - psgary 19:07:47 05/21/02 (0)
- Re: Classical CDs - inspired by CD $$ post on General Forum - Tom B. 11:38:39 05/21/02 (0)
- Re: Classical CDs - inspired by CD $$ post on General Forum - newbee 09:22:15 05/21/02 (0)
- My experience is exactly the OPPOSITE of yours... - SE 04:36:38 05/21/02 (3)
- Can You Give Baroque Period Recommendations? - Robertc88 04:24:05 05/23/02 (2)
- Here's a couple of places to look... - SE 06:40:34 05/23/02 (1)
- Thank You - I've Sampled Some in The Library - Robertc88 09:31:18 05/23/02 (0)
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