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RE: Agree on jangles

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In Reply to: RE: Agree on jangles posted by Analog Scott on September 20, 2017 at 20:54:21:

Did you attend when Leif Andsnes played Beethoven PC 5 and Choral Fantasy with LAPhil and Master Chorale?

Thought the night was excellent, sat mid hall 2/3 of the way to the right side of audience.

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Topic - Which classical musical instrument do you find hardest to reproduce to enjoy? - John C. - Aussie 15:58:09 09/20/17 ( 55)

RE: Which classical musical instrument do you find hardest to reproduce to enjoy? - Jim E 05:42:56 10/4/17 ( 5)
- RE: Which classical musical instrument do you find hardest to reproduce to enjoy? - John C. - Aussie 13:01:12 10/5/17 ( 4)
  - RE: Which classical musical instrument do you find hardest to reproduce to enjoy? - Jim E 07:20:28 10/7/17 ( 3)
    - RE: "Digital playback inherently distorts phase coherence." - HarryDStanton 07:44:02 10/7/17 ( 2)
      - RE: "Digital playback inherently distorts phase coherence." - Jim E 08:06:05 10/7/17 ( 1)
        
        RE: "Digital playback inherently distorts phase coherence." - HarryDStanton 14:19:09 10/7/17 ( 0)
the biggest problem isn't our systems but the recordings - Timbo in Oz 16:46:46 09/22/17 ( 6)
- It is a complex problem but remarkable progress has been made - John C. - Aussie 18:09:26 09/22/17 ( 5)
  - I disagree! Multi-miking is unnecessary and by definition it is lossy. - Timbo in Oz 19:47:29 09/22/17 ( 4)
    - Timbo - I've said this before, but I just don't understand. . . - Chris from Lafayette 09:35:43 09/23/17 ( 3)
      - I will respond when I am well ...... - Timbo in Oz 00:45:26 09/24/17 ( 1)
        
        Oops - sorry, Timbo! - I forgot about your condition [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 11:05:38 09/24/17 ( 0)
      - More on "Secrets of the Decca Sound" - Chris from Lafayette 10:31:35 09/23/17 ( 0)
Accordion - PAR 16:38:02 09/21/17 ( 3)
- RE: Accordion -- hahaha - Amphissa 18:53:02 09/21/17 ( 2)
  - You may like this one - jazz1 22:34:44 09/21/17 ( 1)
    - Or this one - some Bach - andy evans 01:22:31 09/22/17 ( 0)
For many of us, it's whatever instrument we ourselves play - jec01 15:42:49 09/21/17 ( 10)
- ..."listening experience of the audience"... - sser2 23:37:14 09/23/17 ( 5)
  - Indeed - microphones are often placed where no listener's ears could possibly be! [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 00:36:36 09/24/17 ( 4)
    - Right. But - jec01 07:47:12 09/25/17 ( 3)
      - I have a number of Jazz recordings that sort of have the player's perspective. - oldmkvi 14:21:29 09/26/17 ( 1)
        
        RE: I have a number of Jazz recordings that sort of have the player's perspective. - jec01 09:19:16 09/27/17 ( 0)
      - Yup - I understand - that's of course also true [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 00:26:36 09/26/17 ( 0)
- Very interesting response - John C. - Aussie 18:50:19 09/21/17 ( 3)
  - RE: Very interesting response - Pat D 19:33:27 09/22/17 ( 2)
    - Head and Chest Voice are definitely for the Singer, Not Listener. - oldmkvi 14:34:44 09/26/17 ( 1)
      - RE: Head and Chest Voice are definitely for the Singer, Not Listener. - Pat D 12:44:57 09/27/17 ( 0)
Crash cymbals - HarryDStanton 12:45:34 09/21/17 ( 4)
- "There isn't a tweeter made that can handle the heat" - Chris from Lafayette 12:55:15 09/21/17 ( 3)
  - And it is here that some headphones shine - John C. - Aussie 17:38:50 09/22/17 ( 1)
    - Yup - I've got electrostatic headphones (of the Stax persuasion), and. . . - Chris from Lafayette 19:44:39 09/22/17 ( 0)
  - Ribbon tweeters can be great for reproducing things like bells and similar... (nt - HarryDStanton 13:09:18 09/21/17 ( 0)
A Violin Section - Mel 07:51:02 09/21/17 ( 4)
- Aging helps a great deal - richardl 12:23:02 10/2/17 ( 0)
- Other contenders - sser2 23:27:15 09/23/17 ( 0)
- RE: A Violin Section - briggs 17:16:42 09/21/17 ( 1)
  - Ballet Music - docw 13:36:03 09/25/17 ( 0)
Double Bass - briggs 06:04:55 09/21/17 ( 4)
- RE: Double Bass - Amphissa 15:01:40 09/21/17 ( 0)
- Double Bass "if you've played it..." - andy evans 07:34:48 09/21/17 ( 2)
  - But Low Brass and Percussion definitely have Slam, and a full range system will - oldmkvi 14:38:45 09/26/17 ( 0)
  - "Punchy" and "Tight", - sser2 23:11:46 09/23/17 ( 0)
My take is DHTs - andy evans 01:31:13 09/21/17 ( 0)
RE: Which classical musical instrument do you find hardest to reproduce to enjoy? - jazz1 01:22:11 09/21/17 ( 0)
Violins. Period. - hesson11 19:26:49 09/20/17 ( 0)
RE: Which classical musical instrument do you find hardest to reproduce to enjoy? - Analog Scott 18:36:01 09/20/17 ( 6)
- Agree on jangles - Amphissa 19:20:50 09/20/17 ( 4)
  - RE: Agree on jangles - Analog Scott 20:54:21 09/20/17 ( 3)
    - RE: Agree on jangles - vahe 13:34:58 09/21/17 ( 0)
    - RE: Agree on jangles - docw 09/21/17 11:38:45 09/21/17 ( 1)
      - RE: Agree on jangles - Analog Scott 12:15:17 09/21/17 ( 0)
- RE: "Nah, those instruments sound just as bad in real life."... - Ivan303 18:57:31 09/20/17 ( 0)
Maybe not instruments, but certain sounds. - sser2 18:35:53 09/20/17 ( 0)
Piano is hard... - Ivan303 18:20:11 09/20/17 ( 0)