I'm eyeing the Decca and Mercury classical box sets. These are the ones with ca. 50 cd's each.
Does anyone own either (or both) and, if so, sonically what are your thoughts? I like the idea of a broad spectrum of classical music as offered by both but I want the recordings to also be ace.
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Topic - Mercury or Decca classical box sets? - greg7 15:36:33 07/04/12 (20)
- Here is my contraversial opinion - Analog Scott 07:19:21 07/07/12 (0)
- Coincident miking for Chris - Botanico92007 15:15:49 07/06/12 (3)
- Thanks, Botanico! - Chris from Lafayette 08:58:07 07/07/12 (2)
- You're welcome - Botanico92007 13:45:30 07/07/12 (1)
- Thanks again - it's actually too bad. . . - Chris from Lafayette 15:04:23 07/07/12 (0)
- RE: Mercury or Decca classical box sets? - Larry I 06:35:20 07/06/12 (0)
- I much prefer the coherence and clarity of the Decca productions. - Timbo in Oz 16:29:36 07/05/12 (8)
- RE: I much prefer the coherence and clarity of the Decca productions. - ahendler 20:34:14 07/05/12 (1)
- Thanks, I've only read about the tree and did see a single boom version - Timbo in Oz 01:17:38 07/06/12 (0)
- Timbo - what are some good coincident stereo symphonic recordings? - Chris from Lafayette 17:20:04 07/05/12 (5)
- Chesky, Kimber? Hyperion esp. those where Tony Faulkner was engineer - Timbo in Oz 00:53:05 07/06/12 (2)
- Thanks, Timbo - the only Chesky CD's I have. . . - Chris from Lafayette 09:30:11 07/06/12 (1)
- RE: Wilkinson engineering for Reader's Digest - desertorganist 21:42:53 08/04/12 (0)
- RE: Timbo - what are some good coincident stereo symphonic recordings? - ahendler 20:35:47 07/05/12 (1)
- Right - I realize that - Chris from Lafayette 22:35:05 07/05/12 (0)
- RE: Mercury or Decca classical box sets? - no1maestro 08:48:20 07/05/12 (0)
- RE: Mercury or Decca classical box sets? - Chuck Y 08:27:15 07/05/12 (0)
- RE: Mercury or Decca classical box sets? - rmilewsk 17:54:46 07/04/12 (0)
- RE: Mercury or Decca classical box sets? - ahendler 17:20:10 07/04/12 (0)
- RE: Mercury or Decca classical box sets? - rbolaw 17:00:48 07/04/12 (0)