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In the Thread: The “Right of Spring” – eventually!!!
Post Subject: Not so idiotic!Posted by montepilot on: 5/26/2009
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If not for my own personal experience I would never have believed FM radio broadcast could be taken seriously. Recently I had the opportunity to hear a very highly developed audio system with outstanding phono and CD playback. After listening to music in both CD then vinyl which was excellent in its own way, my host played some recordings of performances recorded from live broadcast of Boston Symphony and other performers at Symphony hall. It was simply astounding. I sat in stunned silence. The playback was from the perspective of being on stage with the performers. The dynamic range was incredibly powerful when called for. Soft passages had all the delicacy and finesse with no loss of transparency whatsover. The sound was as clear as crystal. It was unbelievable that this came from the "radio."
What my host has attained over the last few years of recording from live broadcast are performances that will never be repeated again and I would surmise that if they were ever to be later issued in CD or SACD they would not compare with what was captured from the airwaves. This was the most alive sound I've ever heard in an audio playback system. I'm still overwhelmed by what I heard!
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