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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: Bruckner VII by the RCO and Haitink by dazzdax on 2007-12-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bruckner, me and the Seventh in Musical Discussions  81 Replies 
This 1977 recording with RCO and Haitink is also a good one and included the cymbal crash.Chris...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Domingo as conductor by dazzdax on 2007-12-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Placido Domingo... conducting. in Musical Discussions  1 Replies 
I've heard this performance of Roméo et Juliette during a live broadcast on Dutch radio. Placido Domingo as a conductor: a reliable conductor but further nothing special. Placido is of course singer in the first place. It becomes clear to m...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: Tintner recording of Bruckner VII by dazzdax on 2007-12-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bruckner, me and the Seventh in Musical Discussions  81 Replies 
Hi Jerry, the Tintner recording of Bruckner VII is excellent. It's a pity he didn't include the (albeit controversial but certainly spectacular) cymbal crash towards the end of the second movement.Chris...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Beethoven IX and Fürtwängler by dazzdax on 2007-08-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Beethoven IX and Fürtwängler in Musical Discussions  2 Replies 
The recording of Beethoven IX with Fürtwängler is cosidered by many as the non plus ultra among the interpretations. The recording is bold and very impressive indeed, but the interpretation is of course outdated and is one of a required taste. Fürtwä...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Sakuma's sound by dazzdax on 2007-08-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Sakuma's Show in Audio Discussions  35 Replies 
The sound of Sakuma's system is a bit idiosyncratic but it is quite pleasant to the ear. I even enjoy the Fürtwängler Beethoven! Which speaker systems does he have?Chris...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Quality of BSO by dazzdax on 2007-08-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: I hate, hate, hate, hate Boston Symphony! in Musical Discussions  72 Replies 
Some people say the BSO is the most "European" sounding US orchestra. Well, when listening to the recordings of the orchestra under the baton of Charles Münch it sounds truly wonderful and... indeed like a fine European orchestra. The Deutsche Grammo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Georg Tintner's Bruckner VII by dazzdax on 2007-08-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bruckner, me and the Seventh in Musical Discussions  81 Replies 
Hi Roman, what do you think of Georg Tintner's Bruckner VII (or the other Bruckner symphonies conducted by him)? And how is Barenboim's?Chris...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Cosi fan tutte by dazzdax on 2007-08-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Mozart’s Dorabella and the midnight colors on the shelf. in Musical Discussions  1 Replies 
I know what you mean regarding the tone colors of the composition styles of opera composers. Richard Strauss is a bit dualistic: his color is metallic grey and almost glittering as diamond (his earliers attemps: Elektra and Salomé) on the other ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Sakuma's sound by dazzdax on 2007-08-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Sakuma's Show in Audio Discussions  35 Replies 
Sakuma's idiosyncratic and esoteric way of thinking (he believes for example that tubes have a "soul") is not to everyone's liking. He is projecting his mind into a sort of tone control. At least for him this tone control brings him nearer to th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Sakuma's sound by dazzdax on 2007-08-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Sakuma's Show in Audio Discussions  35 Replies 
Sakuma San is some sort of cult figure among the tube-o-philes. I wonder why he is implementing so many transformers in his amplifiers. Using transformers can be a good thing but in my experience too many transformers give a somewhat compressed sound...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: FM Acoustics from Switserland by dazzdax on 2007-07-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: FM Acoustics in Audio Discussions  4 Replies 
Hi Roman, yes it is true that it is a bit foolish to refer to Krell and Mark Levinson, but I had to refer to some familiar brands that are in high regard among many of us. Many audiophiles from the Far-East (Hong Kong, Taiwan, mainland China, Si...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: FM Acoustics by dazzdax on 2007-07-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: FM Acoustics in Audio Discussions  4 Replies 
Hi Roman, FM Acoustics amplifiers from Switserland have been regarded by many audiophiles (mostly the ones with lots of money) as the best sounding (solid state) amps regardless of price. They even bettered the best amps from Krell, Mark Levinson, et...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Re: Wiener Philharmoniker rules! by dazzdax on 2006-01-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Wiener Philharmoniker rules! in Musical Discussions  1 Replies 
The VPO is my favourite orchestra, followed by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Both have glorious strings. The VPO's strings section has a very light and aetheral but rich string tone. It almost floats above the orchestra. This is a very recogn...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Re: Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony by dazzdax on 2005-10-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tchaikovsky Symphony #4 in Musical Discussions  16 Replies 
Well Ronnie, welcome to the world of classical music! Tschaikovsky 4th is actually my favourite Tschaikovsky symphony (Mravinsky!), followed by the 6th symphony (also Mravinsky). The 4th is dramatic, dynamic and opera like, the 6th is tragic: when...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Re: RE: do not fix until it broken by dazzdax on 2005-10-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Crossover Design in Audio Discussions  69 Replies 
Hi Adrian, why do you choose for Edgarhorns? Edgarhorns are among the ugliest things I've seen in my life (pardon me, being a typical audio moron I don't have any technical background so I can only say things regarding to cosmetics, heheh). Could ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: Re: Further problems with interstage transformers. by dazzdax on 2005-10-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Passive transformer based preamp in Audio Discussions  41 Replies 
Thx for this well written and highly educational piece Thorsten! It appears that Romy is not very fond of the Audio Consulting transformers, could you give your opinion regarding those? What is your opinion regarding the use of pure silver wire in...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Re: How to start Classical Music by dazzdax on 2005-10-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to start Classical Music in Musical Discussions  3 Replies 
One of my first favourite classical pieces was Beethoven's fifth symphony. It was a recording by da great Von K. (Karajan) for Deutsche Grammophon. After all these years, it is still one of my favourite pieces. It is strange isn't it, a piece of musi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Re: “The melody range!" by dazzdax on 2005-10-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The “Primary Frequencies”. in Audio For Dummies ™  5 Replies 
Romy, are you sure the unborn fetus is exposed to sounds in the 200-400 Hz range? I think it's more of 30-200 Hz (conducted sounds of mother's heartbeat and footsteps). I think babies are also sensitive to these range of sound: they sometimes fall in...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Re: Audio Consulting" - the scorning bitch by dazzdax on 2005-10-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Krell’s cursed Sound: 25 yeas and counting…. in Audio News  3 Replies 
I must say one of the brands I've missed at your News Release is indeed Audio Consulting. Before this news is released I must say that the guy behind Audio Consulting is a very dedicated audiophile. His never ending search towards perfectionism ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Re: Hideous American operas. by dazzdax on 2005-10-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Hideous American operas. in Musical Discussions  2 Replies 
Because opera libretti are quite outdated, intendants of opera houses are trying to modernize their stage plays. They reinvent symbolism and implement this new "insights" into their opera productions often in a grotesk way. This is especially true in...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Re: A quote from a Japanese critic by dazzdax on 2005-10-25 
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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 ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Re: Correction: EMM Lab DAC-transport. by dazzdax on 2005-10-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Wilsons, EMM, Ozawa, Saint-Saens and... in Audio Discussions  4 Replies 
As you know currently there are two opposite camps regarding digital sound reproduction: one is the non oversampling filterless camp, the other is the over- and upsampling + filter camp. There are as many followers of the NO as the over- and upsampli...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Re: Rob Sibie? by dazzdax on 2005-10-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The best audio source EVER! in Off Air Audio  34 Replies 
No, I don't think I know him. Is he a fellow audiophile or a designer? Chris...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Passive transformer based preamp by dazzdax on 2005-10-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Passive transformer based preamp in Audio Discussions  41 Replies 
Hi Romy and other fellow audiophiles, what is your experience with passive transformer based preamps? Is this the ultimate way to get a perfect variable gain? Or do you prefer to use an active preamp?Chris ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Re: Russian mythology and Horn loudspeakers by dazzdax on 2005-10-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Russian mythology and Horn loudspeakers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  9 Replies 
Yes, the similarity between the horn system and the Baba-Jaga hut on fowl's legs is uncanny. The system might be only loosely based on text book principles, but did you notice the use of cotton isolated wire connecting the speaker syst...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Re: Yep, it was superb! by dazzdax on 2005-10-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The best audio source EVER! in Off Air Audio  34 Replies 
Romy, fortunately I live nearby Amsterdam (the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra's home), so I'm quite familiair with the Concertgebouw's acoustics. The Philips recordings made in the late 60's and during the 70's with Bernard Haitink and Colin Davis sou...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Re: juts the tweeter.... by dazzdax on 2005-10-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Something that a loudspeaker must have. in Audio For Dummies ™  17 Replies 
Hi Romy, I agree with you that most speakers have some tilt-up treble response, maybe not on paper but subjectively so. I think this has to do with "beaming" of the tweeter. In real life sound in general (high frequencies included) becomes weake...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Re: The Krell’s cursed Sound: 25 yeas and counting…. by dazzdax on 2005-10-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Krell’s cursed Sound: 25 yeas and counting…. in Audio News  3 Replies 
Yeah, and I once thought Krell was the way to go, a boy's (or a man's) dream when I saw pictures of the KSA 100 poweramp for the first time. I must admit that in 1991 I heard a demo with Krell KAS poweramps, Wilson WATT/Puppy's + Pow Wow subwoofer an...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Re: Kharmocrap. by dazzdax on 2005-10-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Kharma Loudspeakers reach further!!! in Audio News  3 Replies 
Hi Romy, first my apologize for the somewhat confusing reply I posted. The Dunlavy question is not related to the very funny Kharma news you mentioned (which is of course a very sick but brilliant joke! Heheh). I actually have the Dunlavy SC-V a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Re: Kharma Loudspeakers reach further!!! by dazzdax on 2005-10-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Kharma Loudspeakers reach further!!! in Audio News  3 Replies 
Hi Romy, I'm from the Netherlands and I've heard this news too.What do you think of Dunlavy speakers? Do you think they are crappy, worthless and outdated? I know John Dunlavy used some cheap drivers on his speakers. I have the SC-V. Chris...
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