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• By the way . . . - Martin 06:57:36 05/02/03 (2)
  In Reply to: I "listening" with great interest. posted by oscar on May 02, 2003 at 06:22:21:

  Beethoven's 4,5, & 9 are good (Teldec) are good (and are part of a complete "set" (1-9) recorded specifically for multi-channel on DVD-A. Note that even on the CD pressing of this Teldec set, numerous reviewers have praised the overall performance of this Barenboim / Warner project as being probably the best "cycle" by any conductor/orchestra to date.

  By the way, I don’t think an equivalent whole set exists for SACD, so you can’t really do a comparison based on nos 4,5, & 9. In contrast I understand SACD folks presently have to rely on old remasters (e.g. 1960-70s Karajan? etc.) if they want to hear Beethoven’s symphonies.

  Also note that the Barenboim set was actually recorded several years ago on first-generation multi-channel equipment. So while the sound quality is good, it isn’t quite up to the standard of Teldec’s more recent St Matthaus Passion release. Furthermore, the Teldec Beethoven set was recorded in a large studio, whereas I prefer a more natural setting.

  In contrast, St Matthaus was recorded in a large historic building in Vienna, Austria, with beautiful natural acoustics. For this reason, I say that if you haven’t listened to it on the Meridian setup in 5.1, I suggest you do so, before making any judgement on sound quality, realism and "musicality".

  By the way, have you not listened to any of the AIX chamber-music titles I listed, or the Naxos Four Seasons? And was the Tacet title you mentioned one of the recent 96kHz productions? If not, I suggest you listen to these too. MDG’s Missa Solemnis is also worth checking out. All these sound better in my opinion, than the aforementioned Barenboim cycle (that is, if one can actually make a representative comparison). Also, the definitive release of AIX’s Chopin "Four Ballades" is also sonically very impressive and the Steinway piano does sound very "real".
  
  

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  • Hey Oscar, did you (or do you plan to) try out the titles I listed above? {n.t.} - Martin 13:29:15 05/03/03 (1)
    In Reply to: By the way . . . posted by Martin on May 02, 2003 at 06:57:36:

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    • Well.. not real soon... though I almost went to Towers today to go look.. - oscar 19:59:16 05/03/03 (0)
      In Reply to: Hey Oscar, did you (or do you plan to) try out the titles I listed above? {n.t.} posted by Martin on May 03, 2003 at 13:29:15:

      45 minutes each way though and ran out of time (silly time consuming issues like take the kid to Six Flags, rake leaves, mow yard, bring in Meadowlark speakers for an audition, etc ...)

      Have to return that EAD DVDMaster real soon so I may miss out. I have no doubt I will be able to latch onto another decent DVD-A player whenever I'm in the mood. Getting kinda burned out trying to A/B different speakers, amplifiers, DVD players...etc. Heck, still haven't given MC SACD a decent workout.
      
      

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• Dang it, need to proof read... - oscar 06:26:12 05/02/03 (0)
  In Reply to: I "listening" with great interest. posted by oscar on May 02, 2003 at 06:22:21:

  needed to correct to " ..both sound very similar (to my ears)..."

  That and "I'm" in the subject.
  
  

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