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In Reply to: Re: Beethoven 4, 5, 3, 8 posted by madisonears on November 15, 2006 at 19:27:51:
Tom, you wrote, "By all means, avoid the Philips Scheherazade. DSD is no guarantee of sonic excellence, as this disc proves,"Although Philips has released a number of excellent DSD recordings, the Gergiev Scheherazade on the Philips label is NOT a DSD recording. Neither are his Shostakovich Philips SACDs. Thus the poor quality of the Philips Scheherazade perhaps supports the notion that it could have sounded much better had it been a DSD recording.
The BIS Beethoven symphonies by the Minnesota Orchestra are also not DSD but these high rez PCM recordings are intricately detailed and spacious, albeit lacking the ultimate refinement and seamlessness of a pure DSD recording. I do find the performances to be very fresh, exciting and compelling.
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Kelly,Have you heard the Haitink Beethovens? I really enjoy the performances and the sound is first rate, to my ears, at least. They sound like pure DSD to me.
Hello Steve,I have bought the entire Haintink Beethoven Cycle on LSO Live but it is in a mile-high pile of yet-unplayed SACDs that has been accumulating due to system upgrading and house moving.
According to SACD-net, those are all pure DSD recordings, although some LSO Live recordings are 176K 24bit according to the liner notes. I'm glad you like them. I have come across only enthusiastic responses to the Haitink cycle, so I can't wait to hear them.
Tell about your new upgrades! And about your new room!
Robert C. Lang
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