Classical Court: RE: I think it would take more that a really good Chinese DAC... by John C. - Aussie

Classical Court: RE: I think it would take more that a really good Chinese DAC... by John C. - Aussie

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John C. - Aussie

In Reply to: I think it would take more that a really good Chinese DAC... posted by Ivan303 on January 5, 2018 at 17:36:39:

The harpsichord can often sound "jangly" and I guess it is because of the massive harmonics not being well reproduced.

And another trap with harpsichord recordings is playing them too loud. The few harpsichords I've heard at recitals are not loud at all.

That said, a whole CD of harpsichord music can be very monotonous. I find it best to have the server playing baroque music on random so the harpsichord music is mixed up with other baroque music, much of which is also monotonous on a complete CD. I learned some years ago that giving each CD an appropriate tag makes music listening on quite a few genre much more entertaining.

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Topic - Ronald Brautigam & the Forte Piano - John C. - Aussie 14:55:05 01/5/18 ( 27)

RE: Ronald Brautigam & the Forte Piano - jazz1 22:01:50 01/6/18 ( 1)
- I, too, love the sound of harpsicord - jbrrp1 20:20:01 01/8/18 ( 0)
I think it would take more that a really good Chinese DAC... - Ivan303 17:36:39 01/5/18 ( 24)
- Don't call it the Harpsichord! - It's the Clangsichord! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 20:04:37 01/5/18 ( 21)
  - What's better than a Harpsichord? - Ivan303 19:56:06 01/6/18 ( 2)
    - Yup. Hantai's Goldberg V's are gorgeous. So are Gilbert's WTC's. Nt - jdaniel@jps.net 14:31:02 01/7/18 ( 1)
      - Robert Hill's Goldbergs are a fine live performance on hpschrd, well recorded - pbarach 15:32:34 01/7/18 ( 0)
  - Really? - Mel 08:47:29 01/6/18 ( 17)
    - It's multi-channel SACD... - Ivan303 09:33:42 01/6/18 ( 16)
      - My Clangsichord concert attendance goes back to the days of Fernando Valenti - Chris from Lafayette 12:50:02 01/6/18 ( 15)
        
        RE: My Clangsichord concert attendance goes back to the days of Fernando Valenti - pbarach 16:27:19 01/6/18 ( 14)
        
        You're probably right, although. . . - Chris from Lafayette 20:13:40 01/6/18 ( 13)
        
        RE: You're probably right, although. . . - Mel 21:13:16 01/6/18 ( 12)
        
        That instrument on the Scarlatti album is a contemporaneous. . . - Chris from Lafayette 00:15:24 01/7/18 ( 11)
        
        If you want to borrow one of my Cheap Chinese DACs... - Ivan303 07:55:24 01/7/18 ( 10)
        
        RE: If you want to borrow one of my Cheap Chinese DACs... - Chris from Lafayette 10:10:52 01/7/18 ( 7)
        
        RE: If you want to borrow one of my Cheap Chinese DACs... - Mel 13:31:06 01/7/18 ( 2)
        
        Thanks, but fair is fair - I'll download the whole album tomorrow [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 20:08:29 01/7/18 ( 1)
        
        Sorry - make that Tuesday! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 17:58:59 01/8/18 ( 0)
        
        Can't argue with THAT logic! - Ivan303 10:53:07 01/7/18 ( 3)
        
        Funny - I feel that clangsichords sound the same, digital, analog, or "real life" [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 12:27:01 01/7/18 ( 2)
        
        Well, if you don't like the harpsichord in 'real life'.... - Ivan303 12:32:17 01/7/18 ( 1)
        
        Yup! Not likely. [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 21:00:12 01/7/18 ( 0)
        
        RE: If you want to borrow one of my Cheap Chinese DACs... - Mel 08:18:14 01/7/18 ( 1)
        
        Sarcasm.... - Ivan303 09:06:56 01/7/18 ( 0)
- RE: I think it would take more that a really good Chinese DAC... - John C. - Aussie 01/5/18 17:52:16 01/5/18 ( 1)
  - RE: I think it would take more that a really good Chinese DAC... - Mel 08:54:37 01/6/18 ( 0)