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In Reply to: The Philadelphia Orchestra/Eschenbach-Don't Postpone happiness posted by Robert C. Lang on March 1, 2007 at 17:28:01:
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I listened to this disc for the first time last night. I was disappointed with the Saint-Saens symphony, but my question involves the recording.Would you please tell me the basis for your earlier statement that this is a DSD recording? When I first listen to a new recording (especially orchestral) that is not clearly labeled DSD or PCM, I usually have an almost immediate, intuitive reaction whether the recording is DSD or not. I must admit that this Philadephia disc was a tougher call than usual, particularly because the string tone was quite good. In any event, my ears ultimately decided that this was a PCM recording; thus, I am curious to confirm whether my ears were right or wrong.
I also listened to the new Telarc/Russian Nights SACD last night. Excellent performances and top-notch sound. This is what a DSD recording should sound like.
When you say that you were disappointed with the Saint-Saens symphony upon first hearing I assume you mean the performance. Right? Just an observation, most comments I read about the performance upon first listen contain some degree of disappointment. My experience certainly supports that. I think your final decision will come after additional listens. One thing for sure the performance is not matter-of-course. In fact, it could be termed "unrepresentative" and will probably never rise to the top.It appears that Eschenbach's is as controversial as his Saint-Saens symphony. See Link below
Robert C. Lang
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My statement was based on the assumption that it was Everett Porter (of Polyhymnia, which uses DSD equipment) who did the engineering on this disc. I believe Porter engineered all of the previous Philadelphia SACDs on Ondine, as well as a few of the Telarc SACDs that were done in the UK (the Liszt Dante Symphony, for example) and most of the Concertgebouw SACDs on the RCO label. I just got the Saint-Saens disc today, and saw that Porter was indeed the engineer and that Polyhymnia was mentioned as well. I know it doesn't state outright that the recording was done in DSD, but I think it's a pretty safe bet.
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