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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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In Reply to: Why do most (90%) classical recordings sound like dogshit??? posted by posbwp55@msn.com on December 18, 2007 at 14:29:44:
I have the SACD which might makes some difference. But the recording sounds very good indeed to me.Granted, Heifetz' violin is microphoned a bit closely, not exactly a 6th row orchestra sound -- maybe that's the problem?? Close-micing is common problem with classical recordings. Many producers and engineers seem to assume that listeners want to hear the performance as from the podium or a seat amongst the players. Most of us don't.
Still, the sound is very good: the close perspective lets you hear the rosin and such nuances. I find the SACD stereo layer from my modest Sony CDR-CE775 sounds slightly airier and perhaps more detailed than CD. However the CD layer, played back from my computer, sounds quite good, not harsh or disagreeable, actually a bit smoother than SACD from the Sony.
You should consider that the violin as a squeeky sounding instrument, especially if close-miced. Beyond that, maybe your $100K isn't so well choosen as you imagined. I guess my <$10k system has it beat for musicality: see it here, but note that the above comparison didn't use iTunes but instead Foobar2000 and ASIO output to the Audiophile USB.
Bill Bailey
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