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For us, Japanese, there're practically no noise in the nature. I heard that, for Westerners, the sounds insects/animals make, cricket, cecada, frog, etc., are noises. For Japanese, they are beautiful sounds that characterlize a ...
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The Mravinsky’s and his orchestra trip to Austria in 1960 and this recording of the last 3 Tchaikovsky’s Symphonies are well known. I am sure any of us have a number of Italian pressed box-sets with 3 records of this performance. Yes, the Mravinsky’s...
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That Italian set was notable too for having been pressed with vacuum-tube technology, nor did it exhibit the usual DGG over-miking and mixing. In short, the good sound reinforced the good performances.
Any comments on the earlier mono Mravinsky set?...
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My lovely Japanese girlfriend enjoys teasing me about my love of Tchaikowsky. She thinks his music is too "sweet" and "romantic". I do love listening to Tchaikowsky, even Nutcracker. Yes, it is sweet and catchy. Maybe it is making h...
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"They were both artists thoroughly faithful to themselves. Of course, their music was beautiful beyond description. I learned many things through them. I learned so many things not only from their music, but also from their way of l...
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Yeah, you're right Yoshi. Sometimes we have to detach ourselves from this ridicule audio hobby to be able to rediscover the true essence of music. Why do many audiophiles seek the ultimate in transparency, soundstage, bass reponse while the music is ...
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[quote user="guy sergeant"]I do have a problem however with the notion that the reproduction of 'western' music requires different attributes than the reproduction of other types of music, for example Indian, Chinese or Japanese classical music. That...
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Hi Romy, all
Interesting theory there, Romy.
Must admit I never thought about it that way,
tho I've come to understand that "eastern" people
listen in a different way than "western" people...
Myself I'm a typical fundamental type of guy,
so I...
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For us, Japanese, there're practically no noise in the nature. I heard that, for Westerners, the sounds insects/animals make, cricket, cecada, frog, etc., are noises. For Japanese, they are beautiful sounds that characterlize a ...
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This is kind of an old topic which I noticed about fifteen years ago when I was beginning to be interested in stereo and I noticed that I did not like the typical stereo sound that was being sold to me. I am half-Japanese and I got interested i...
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Hi Guy,Thanks very much for providing me your insights on the SP10.I have to confess when I initially read your comments I could not help but be astounded that a person involved with a Brit belt driven, light weight, suspended turntable would be usin...
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I see some posts predicting that the use of bronze for the Mid-Range horns (see photos above) would result in ringing... Well, I respectfully beg to differ; I think this is one area where the designer may have done well... Too bad he polished them.
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Yes, Jerry, thanks,I would like to pick some Anton Nanut CDs, not everything from you list but juts some of them. What I would be interesting if the Japanese folks ever pressed Nanut CD/LPs. In SOME cases the Japanese CD mastering is much more intere...
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If you are in Asahina, I am not; there the Osaka Philharmonic is selling off its stock of LP recordings. Information (in Japanese) is available at: http://www.osaka-phil.com/news/detail.php?d=20071123 All LPs are new and unsprayed. ...
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Crushing some Japanese CD shops I came across an interesting new thing: the SHM-CD format. As I understand the SHM-CD is JVC development based on a manufacturing process of LCD displays. SHM-CD uses polycarbonate plastic that improves characteristic ...
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I found many reports on SHM-CD sound on Japanese blog sites. Most of them comment very favorably on SHM-CD, clear, better resolution, livelier, etc. Some mentions different balance compared to the CD version, many comments SHM-CD sou...
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It's also coming out from Warner/France. About $80 at Japanese HMV. The release date in Japan is 04/30/2008.http://www.hmv.co.jp/news/article/804090072Yoshi...
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I like the mentioned performances by K.Richter and N.Harnouncourt, however my current favorite is by Masaaki Suzuki.In contrast to Romy, I find the playing by Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment as the most boring, sorry, I don't get it. ...
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[quote user="Max Shatsky"]... however my current favorite is by Masaaki Suzuki.[/quote]I find it wonderful how the Bach-Kollegium Japan is playing: With love and fire, but without sacrificing the necessary precision....
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It is funny but for many years I had been intrigued by the different approach to audio by Japanese vs "the West"."The west" here refers to Absolute Sound type (not everyone in the West is this of course) criteria of live performance.
Confession time...
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This is ridicules – I can’t for 3 weeks to find any ready to go USB Managed Power Strip that would allow me to turn Tuner, MPX decoder and A/D processor by running remote desktop to my PC. I theoretically can build one myself but it shall be out ther...
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Well, I reacted about your commentaries about the “tilted up high frequencies character”, nothing less. I personally do not feel that such a problem ever exist. I do read your blog sometimes and I do feel the Japanese influence. Anyhow, the SG-37FRP ...
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From the perspective of pumping of atmospheric pressure the ALE bass drivers might be more capable transducers. It or might not be so as well. To get 40Hz at 110dB in 5” it would take some excursion. I am sorry but you can’t bend the law o...
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[quote user="marknoir"] I contacted seller last night ( one day after I bought it) and he refused to take it back and refund the money. There are some real a-holes out there. [/quote] Marknoir, he is not necessarily an a-holes. If I sell you a cartri...
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A new compete Set of Bruckner symphonies by Günter Wand with WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln will be released this fall:
http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/product/detail/3889437
The Cat...
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I was slowly looking for a compression driver that would go in my Fundamental Chanel down to 200Hz. The YL Acoustic 550N attracted my attention. Then I realized that it is the narrow throat type of the drivers, aka WE555, not exactly that I would...
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I got this link from I believe AU site that dedicated to some kind of DAC that they have to themselves as another Messiah. I do not know what the DAC is about and made a few posts in there regarding a speaker setup. The link is a French translati...
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When I was a teenager in the 80's and The Absolute Sound was my favorite hifi magazine, I always thought the Japanese were crazy because they did not believe in an "absolute" sound but were trying to create their "own sound".They also seemed craz...
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When I was a teenager in the 80's and The Absolute Sound was my favorite hifi magazine, I always thought the Japanese were crazy because they did not believe in an "absolute" sound but were trying to create their "own sound".They also seemed craz...
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This is kind of an old topic which I noticed about fifteen years ago when I was beginning to be interested in stereo and I noticed that I did not like the typical stereo sound that was being sold to me. I am half-Japanese and I got interested i...
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