Anyone have any experience with this player or the FMJ CD33 and could tell me what standalone DAC would sound the same or better? I'm looking for one to put with some kind of music server. The Arcam has a sound I like, great soundstage, clear highs, good balance, good detail. It uses 4 x Wolfson...

I have the Pons/Granada recording and can recommend it. It is a nice edition with a 30 page (in each of 4 languages) booklet describing the films and music and with photos.

She also has power. I heard her perform a recital of modern works about a year ago. Like the reviewer in the link below, I thought the Bartok Sonata was the most impressive. (I didn't hear the recital in San Francisco, but it was the same program.) Ligeti, Liszt, Scriabin, Bartok, Ravel:*...

Quote: Originally Posted by Lamenthe Thanks for the links and suggestions. Regarding particular pieces or composers: I'm afraid I can't pin down a name. I always hear it in passing (radio, TV, etc) and go "oh that sounds great," but I never get the name down. Many (most?)...

Is there a particular piece or composer, something you've heard and liked? That would make it easier to make recommendations. Classical music enthusiasts always have their favorites. If you just need to get started, this list has a wide variety of styles: The A List - Audiophilia. As you can...

If you are a university student, check the library to see of they have a subscription to the Naxos Classical Music Library. This would allow you to hear a huge selection of music. Also check the thread about the Concergtebouw downloads. Besides the three symphonies that Haitink conducted, the...

I didn't feel I had enough LPs to justify the cost of a record cleaning machine. The thrift store finds were dirty and noisy enough to find some good inexpensive way of cleaning them. We have a small carpet/upholstery cleaner, the kind used for spot cleaning. It has a four inch wide nozzle. I...

Similar experiences here. With each improvement in my equipment, the poorly recorded or re-mastered albums are much more listenable. Two CDs of Chopin's Nocturnes, one of Sergio Fiorentino from an LP and one of Dino Ciani from a rather poor live concert tape are magical. Without the more...

Gil Shaham, with Arika Eguchi and Brinton Smith, has a beautiful album that includes the Violin Sonata No. 1, the Piano Trio and several shorter pieces for violin. There is a set of the solo piano music by Jean Hubeau that I enjoy very much. It is the solo pieces only and does not the include...

Quote: Originally Posted by GlendaleViper I'm forgetful too... Non-Head-Fi new finds: Sleep, Electric Wizard, Herbie Han**** (electric), Miles Davis (electric), The Bicycles, High Tide, Blue Cheer, C'mon, The Illuminati, The Creepshow, Daikaiju, Dragonforce, Gentle Giant, Gnarls...

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Album: Composer: Work Title (Short form) Title: Movement number and name/marking Artist: Conductor; Orchestra; Soloist or Ensemble or First Soloist, Second Soloist Composer: Composer (no dates- genre has the style/period) Grouping: Complete work name Conductor: Conductor Performer...

Looks to me that buying from the UK retailers MDT and Linn, those in Europe and the US are benefiting from the weak pound. I know MDT charges in pounds and the conversion is made at the time of billing and looks like Linn does the same, though have not bought from them. Of course, this situation...

Quote: Originally Posted by jsaliga Legal downloads are but an option, and while I don't buy them very often, I like having a choice. Particularly now that sites such as High Definition Tape Transfers and HD Tracks are offerling lossless 24/96 content. The pickings may be somewhat thin...

A few more days left to download these 10 symphonies: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f9/fre...ds-rco-378105/ RCO= Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

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Many, many thanks to Agent Kang for the post. Quote: Originally Posted by spookygonk Thanks, I have Shubert's Symphony No.8 quickly downloading, it's a 66.11MB 320kpbs file, btw (and the booklet is in Dutch). Look forward to listening to these. The booklets I downloaded are...

Quote: Originally Posted by Trifid For headphones it appears to be Audio Technica ATH-ES7 (£85) or the Sennheiser HD25 (£110). Bearing in mind I will be using them when walking and on the bus. About an hour each way. Opinions on these? Or similar alternatives? Thanks. Deleted

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HDtracks high resolution audiophile music downloads Pristine Classical (but also Jazz and Blues) Chandos Records - The home of Classical Music Downloads High Definition Tape Transfers Online Store Magnatune: licensed music and MP3 download

Quote: Originally Posted by jonathanjong See that's the thing. I didn't like Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. Which, some say, suggests that I won't like a lot of Mozart. We'll see when I get the Piano Concertos, I guess. It's possible that the only Mozart I'll end up liking are the masses...

Quote: Originally Posted by jonathanjong 1960s and 1970s...do they still sell those? Yup, all the way back to the beginning of LPs. Legendary Recordings from the Deutsche Grammophon Catalogue for example. I've always thought Eine kleine Nachtmusik was a good starting place...

Interesting that this thread should appear now as I am listening to WHRO Connoisseur Classics stream this Saturday. Just finished playing is Patrick's Doyle's OST for Branagh's Henry V. Now playing is Hirschfelder's score for Elizabeth. I just found this station, but it appears they often play...

Quote: Originally Posted by zastari Nikolai Kapustin is both a classically trained pianist and a jazz improviser. His compositions are excellent. This would be one of my recommendation also. The OP mentioned Liszt and Rachmaninoff. I would recommend any of "The Fiorentino...

Quote: Originally Posted by eKT You could also create a 'Smart Playlist' and have one of the discriminators as bit rate <=256 that way you will have a listing of only those tracks with the lower bit rate. You can also use: Kind contains Lossless and Kind contains aac or...