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Recent comments

Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps - Bernstein | Gurkensalat - May 23, 2022

Thank for the review, sounds interesting. I am a fan of this kind of active surround, so how is the distribution in the Symphony of Psalms? Also with the choir behind?

Lightnin' Hopkins: Goin' Away | Gilles Daugenet - May 16, 2022

This SACD is simply outstanding ! On one side of the enclosure there is the drums, on the other side there is Lightnin' Hopkins with his guitar and in the middle the bass, the ...

Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu, Le Sacre du printemps, Petrouchka - Rattle | John Broggio - May 17, 2022

OK - having spent a very enjoyable day listening to this Rite and that on RII, my take on the two performances are as follows: The LSO account tempos are just a notch quicker ...

The Young Rascals: Groovin' | Downunderman - May 15, 2022

For mine, something of a period curio - an engaging listen, but not particularly compelling at an artistic level. It is a limited edition of 2,500, has a brief booklet (think ...

Ravel: Complete orchestral works - Martinon | Mark Werlin - May 21, 2022

Details on the Tower Records Definition 4-SACD set, with track listings on each disk ...

Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | Ben Leggett - May 20, 2022

"The author asserts, on scientific measurement principles, that to equal the properties of vinyl playback, a digital signal would need to be sampled and delivered to the ...

Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 - Kantorow, Kantarow | John Broggio - May 23, 2022

I completely agree about the Brahms. Fingers crossed...

Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | Brian VanPelt - May 14, 2022

Not bad, but it does not hold a candle to the Speakers Corner 1999 vinyl release. The vinyl is more open, with much sharper focus on everything. To listen to the SACD, and ...

Yukihiro Takahashi: Wild & Moody