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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Still there is some irony. And IMO, Furtwangler, HvK and Toscanini sho... by oxric on 2020-11-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: List of top 20 conductors on classical-music.com in Musical Discussions  5 Replies 
[quote user="steverino"]I would put Stokowski with the other 3 in the top 10. I am not sure what the misunderstanding is. As for outdoor concerts obviously climate will affect it but I think to save the industry the classical music season might best ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Well Lenny, HvK and Toscanini are all there; and the survey is by cond... by oxric on 2020-11-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: List of top 20 conductors on classical-music.com in Musical Discussions  5 Replies 
[quote user="steverino"]So the conductor list overweighted to British is expected for BBC. I think Stokowski has to be in the top 10 with Lenny, HvK and Toscanini. As for the festival, if the players are for it I wouldn't stop it. Those under 60 are ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: A "good week" for Bruckner fans, a new Bruckner cycle by the... by oxric on 2020-11-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bruckner 8, WDR and Manfred Honeck in Musical Discussions  1 Replies 
This is apparently a "good week" for Bruckner fans, according to The Guardian:https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/oct/31/classical-home-listening-bruckner-vienna-philharmonic-choir-of-kings-college-cambridge-cleobury-bruckner-collegium-vocale-gent...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: “They either adore me or I nauseate them” by oxric on 2020-09-20 
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Mentioned in the list above is a composer that I particularly enjoy is John Barbirolli, as the French, Italian and English influences on his upbringing reminds me of the cultural mix of my own family. There is a perceptive article published last moon...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: List of top 20 conductors on classical-music.com by oxric on 2020-09-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: List of top 20 conductors on classical-music.com in Musical Discussions  5 Replies 
Life here in north-eastern France, on the border with Germany, has lost all relation to normalcy some time ago. Anyway, our town has decided, bravely (some might say recklessly) to continue with the Wissembourg International Music Festival...So that ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Yo-Yo Ma Bach Suites 24May Youtube "Private link" restrictio... by oxric on 2020-05-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Yo-yo Ma live on the internet in 20 minutes in Musical Discussions  7 Replies 
Hi JJ,I did get to listen to parts of it though before the "private link" restriction came up.It was certainly a more enjoyable recording than the Medici one.ThanksrgdsRakesh...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Just found this. Wonderful and so much better than the recording on Me... by oxric on 2020-05-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Yo-yo Ma live on the internet in 20 minutes in Musical Discussions  7 Replies 
I found this youtube link, where the 24 May performance can still be streamed:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHYD7ZiiD38&feature=youtu.bergdsRakeshP.S. I hasten to add that good as Yo-Yo Ma can be in playing this, he does not come ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Is there a link where the Yo-Yo Ma performance can be heard still? by oxric on 2020-05-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Yo-yo Ma live on the internet in 20 minutes in Musical Discussions  7 Replies 
[quote user="JJ Triode"]Yo-yo Ma will be playing Bach solo cello suites for 2.5 hours starting in a few minutes (noon Pacific Daylight Time in North America.) He has a YouTube channel and it is also carried on the website kusc.org and maybe elsewhere...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: And so far it looks beautifully done. by oxric on 2020-05-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Clark Johnsen. in Audio News  13 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]After Clark passed away I created a web site for him in order for his Boston, Music and Clark to be together for posterity. It is still a work in progress but the basics are there. During the next few weeks I will contin...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: There is an interesting Lucas Debargue documentary on Medici tv (subsc... by oxric on 2020-02-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The fantastic Lucas Debargue in Musical Discussions  1 Replies 
If you're interested, there is a documentary "Lucas Debargue: To Music" produced by Martin Mirabel on Medici tv.  He is very articulate (euh French but there are subtitles). Wise beyond his years: "On n'est pas interessant par soi-meme" ("One is not ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall: a design for perfect sound? by oxric on 2017-11-06 
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Interesting short film on the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall and its design... http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20171102-how-do-you-design-for-the-perfect-sound ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Curves and straight lines by oxric on 2017-04-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Deep End DIY - Australian take one Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  87 Replies 
 oxric wrote: Hi Anthony,I am amazed by the work you have accomplished so far and love your stands and horns st...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #100: Impressive project by oxric on 2017-04-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
Hi Anthony,I am amazed by the work you have accomplished so far and love your stands and horns stacks.Two comments though in term of overall esthetics although I realise that having spent so much time on this it may be too late to make changes.I woul...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #146: Are they Brucknerised yet? by oxric on 2016-12-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A listening room for a domesticated Cat? in Audio Discussions  283 Replies 
Romy,That's a great photo and so funny. Your children are just so adorable. I do wonder though. Whilst Thomas seems to rather enjoy the multiple wonders of operating dad's multimeter, the little twins look like they are ready to pull the plug and say...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: But at 499 Euros exclusive of shippping by oxric on 2016-11-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Direct to Disc: The Brahms Symphonies / Rattle · Berlin... in Analog Playback  5 Replies 
Yes, I saw that a week or two ago and was repulsed not so much by the price (which is extortionate) as the implication that recording in this fashion will give superior results to using the best digital techniques availabl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #246: Could be interesting though... by oxric on 2016-11-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
Well, I cannot say that i have much interest in the installations on his Facebook page and this should be a strong indicator of the type of audience being targeted by the driver manufacturer.Nonetheless, he has sent me some frequency responses, but n...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #244: Compression drivers are copies of western Electric 555 using original ... by oxric on 2016-11-15 
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I spoke to the owner of the company. The drivers are copies of Western Electric 555 (but the owner insists that they use genuine NOS WE diaphragms membranes) but they can be custom made to fit in with one's requirements. I didn't know such a thing wa...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #241: Does anyone know about this German company that offers Compression dri... by oxric on 2016-11-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
Does anyone know anything about this German company called hornsolutions.de that advertsies on ebay and offers a driver that promises to reach 80Hz?See link below for ebay page:http://www.ebay.de/itm/Kompressionstreiber-Compressiondriver-80Hz-bis-500...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #130: Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly by oxric on 2016-10-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A listening room for a domesticated Cat? in Audio Discussions  283 Replies 
I would have been tempted to maximise space above for use by 4 midbass 15" drivers, 2 per side maybe in separate enclosures you can can move each module independently of the other.But probably too late for that as you have ordered the enclosures. And...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Language barriers and common courtesies by oxric on 2016-06-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My Audio Philosophy in Playback Listening  95 Replies 
[quote user="Amir"]I think our brain is so complex , the ear and brain structure are very very complex in music processing.low THD , high Slew rate , ... non of them could make us happy , i know making an theory for understanding relation of musicali...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Micro Seiki SX777 Air Repair (motor makes a rumbling noise) by oxric on 2016-03-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Micro Seiki SX777 Air Repair (motor makes a rumbling noise) in Analog Playback  0 Replies 
I am posting this on behalf of a friend of mine who owns a Micro Seiki SX777 Air turntable. He lives in Paris, France. His Micro Seiki has developed a proble...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Using White Rabbit by oxric on 2016-02-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Buying cds and records in USA and Japan in Musical Discussions  6 Replies 
Hi Scooter,Thanks. I am trying to use White Rabbit's service to see how it works out.Ship-To Country: UNITED KINGDOMRequested: 01 Feb 16 (3 minutes ago)Line Item Total: $17.91Per Shop Fee (1 @ $4.00): $4.00Per Item Fee (1 @ $1.00): $1.00Service Fee (...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: HMV Japan, Tower and Tenso by oxric on 2016-01-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Buying cds and records in USA and Japan in Musical Discussions  6 Replies 
Hi Yoshi  Thanks. I had a look at HMV JP; they do not have the rare 1940s OOP recording I have seen on Tower. I have two other recordings of that performance with Szell...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Buying cds and records in USA and Japan by oxric on 2016-01-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Buying cds and records in USA and Japan in Musical Discussions  6 Replies 
I was in the process of ordering some cds on Amazon US and Tower store in Japan and just realised that some of these will not be delivered to my address in the UK or France.I can pay for the items (inclusive of shipping to a US address) using my Amaz...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: An interesting read about Michelangeli (article by John Bell Young) by oxric on 2016-01-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: An interesting read about Michelangeli (article by John Bell... in Musical Discussions  0 Replies 
Thought this might be of some interest...'THE MAN WHO WOULD BE SCARBO:REMEMBERING ARTURO BENEDETTI MICHELANGELI by John Bell Young'http://www.forte-piano-pianissimo.com/MichelangeliMonograph.htmlrgds...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Yet another Gould box set! by oxric on 2015-11-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Yet another Gould box set! in Musical Discussions  0 Replies 
I saw this newly released boxset by Sony of all the recordings made by Gould over a period spanning about a quarter of a century and my first reaction was that Sony was unashamedly milking the proverbial cow...It does however look like the remasterin...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #462: Company's name is Rixrax by oxric on 2015-07-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
I do not know whether it is allowed to post contact details of commercial entities (especially when they can be so easily found) but the company in question, Rixrax, is very easy to find: http://www...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: The quest for insight by oxric on 2015-07-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tractrix Bass horn vs Spherical Wave Horn - Bass loading in Horn-Loaded Speakers  11 Replies 
[quote user="Blaukopf"] Hi everybody, after reading RomytheCat's Macondo Setup I am very impressed ( phantastic music room ...) . Presently I have no working horns ( they are boxed), just questions. First, Romy describes his horns as spherical. La...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Pics 2 by oxric on 2015-06-22 
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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Pics by oxric on 2015-06-22 
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These pics (only ones I have) were sent to me last month when Louis was waiting for the lathe to be ready (which it is now). They give an idea of construction technique used.rgdsRakesh...
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