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Post Subject: Re: If I were an audio dealer ...Posted by morricab on: 9/11/2006
Hi Romy,
Just a couple comments on recorded quality and dvds. If you have a chance try to find the DVD called Eroica put out by the BBC a couple of years ago. It is a quasi-reinactment of Beethoven's unveiling of his new masterpiece 3rd symphony. There is also the option of only playing the performance with silent visuals from the movie. The performance is outstanding and done on period instruments. The sound quality is also top notch and one of the best Beethoven 3rd symphonies I have heard (I also have a good version from Böhm and from Harnoncourt).
I also found a very nice DVD of the Alban Berg Quartet playing Schubert's Death and the Maiden (one of my absolute favorite string quartets) on EMI. This is one of the world's premier quartets and they play superbly. The recording is a bit upfront but very clean and clear.
It is simply the case that evaluation of real hifi can only be done with complex and dynamic music. To use anything less is to lower the standards where nearly all hifi can pass the exam!! Unfortunately, much recorded music is designed to have the standard lowered so that modest systems are not overloaded.Rerurn to Romy the Cat's Site