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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: A sacred transcendent event by mats on 2024-12-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A response to David Hurvitz in Playback Listening  6 Replies 
Peter Szendy is a serious and sympathetic thinker. Judging from this conversation with Mladen Dolar https://youtu.be/IcjwgXQ7QwM?si=yzr5rigLEjT9DT0vhis book Listen: A History of our Ears, promises to be a good read. From the jacket blurb:“…where exac...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Amazon and MP3 by Romy the Cat on 2011-05-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Amazon and MP3 in Didital Things  0 Replies 
If US government would grand me immunity from prosecution and would allow me to commit one single non-punishable crime then I with great jubilation would slaughter the idiots who decided to sell MP3 at Amazon.  The Amazon’s selling MP3 is a disaster ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Amazon prime finding by Bill on 2024-07-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Richard Wetz and Martin Scherber, composers influenced by Br... in Musical Discussions  19 Replies 
On amazon prime founds Scherber Symphony !. Opening phrases direct from Bruckner, same with style. Bratislava Symphony pretty good recording. You shgould try it. Only violin sonata from Wetz. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Amazon France by tuga on 2010-05-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Nicolai Golovanov in Musical Discussions  22 Replies 
It's available at a lower price here: http://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B00004S3PQ/sr=1-1/qid=1274979583/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&qid=1274979583&sr=1-1&seller=Cheers,Ric...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Amazon or eBay. by Romy the Cat on 2018-04-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Online Music Store in Europe in Musical Discussions  3 Replies 
Ironically nowadays you can by anything at Amazon or eBay. It used to be that Amazon was selling what they have and eBay sell some used things. Nowadays, their resellers sell anything imaginable just using their platforms. With most of the reselle...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: These Vocalise? by skushino on 2006-03-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: An evening to remember - Russian National Orchestra performs... in Musical Discussions  7 Replies 
Thanks Romy....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Many shadows of Gieseking… by Romy the Cat on 2008-06-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: More Gieseking! in Musical Discussions  19 Replies 
Well, Jerry, I can pitch you some CDs. They would be from US resellers but I am sure you can found your local UK equivalent. Be advised that I have none of the Gieseking’s CD only LPs, so I have no idea how good sound transfer was made to CD.  G...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Is this it? by Antonio J. on 2005-01-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Best recording I heard in 2004. in Musical Discussions  20 Replies 
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000027TGF.02.MZZZZZZZ.jpg...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Celibidache / bruckner by RonyWeissman on 2013-10-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Celibidache / bruckner in Musical Discussions  12 Replies 
hi,just because it annoys me, i picked up a new  celibidache 12-cd set of bruckner recordings on amazon.fr for 25€ delivered (in france), instead of 449$ on amazon.com for the 8-cd set? maybe I am missing something! if anyone wants the set and amazon...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Amazon France by tuga on 2010-05-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Nicolai Golovanov in Musical Discussions  22 Replies 
It's available at a lower price here: http://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B00004S3PQ/sr=1-1/qid=1274979583/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&qid=1274979583&sr=1-1&seller=Cheers,Ric...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Acoustics perhaps? by serenechaos on 2009-08-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A book about Loudspeakers and Rooms? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  5 Replies 
Have you read Alton Everest's "Master Handbook of Acoustics?"  http://www.amazon.com/Master-Handbook-Acoustics-Alton-Everest/dp/0071360972 Not about loudspeakers, but a lot of info about rooms, and interactions.  Not a "textbook," but a lot of subjec...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: More than $9 too by steverino on 2014-01-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Prices in High-End Audio. in Audio Discussions  27 Replies 
The Makita FS6200 Drywall Screwdriver ($89.99) (0-6,000 rpm) delivers speed, power, and ergonomics. It is ideal for hanging sheet rock on wood frame.FS6200 FeaturesPOWER - Powerful 6 amp motor with 0-6,000 rpm designed to handle all ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Amazon and MP3 by Romy the Cat on 2011-05-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Amazon and MP3 in Didital Things  0 Replies 
If US government would grand me immunity from prosecution and would allow me to commit one single non-punishable crime then I with great jubilation would slaughter the idiots who decided to sell MP3 at Amazon.  The Amazon’s selling MP3 is a disaster ...

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 #5: “200 CD collection” is not good. by Romy the Cat on 2005-06-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A phenomenal find: Garvilov-Prokoviev in Musical Discussions  4 Replies 
[quote user="Antonio J."]Did you score the full 200 CD collection: http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00002EITP.01._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpgor just the Gavrilov 2 CD set?I've been wondering if the whole set is worth the price. Individual sets are very diffi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: I believe this is it by clarkjohnsen on 2006-03-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: An evening to remember - Russian National Orchestra performs... in Musical Discussions  7 Replies 
http://home.flash.net/~park29/koussevitzky.htmAnd in a nice big box:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005TS0B/102-0376091-0067332?n=5174Along the way I found this appreciation of K's Rachy 3rd: My Favorite Stereo 3rd, April 19, 2005 ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Vinyl playback? Nope ! by JANDL100 on 2007-12-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tschaikowsky, [Violin] Concerto in D, Reiner/Chicago/Heifetz in Musical Discussions  8 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"]I am not so much a Heifetz booster as I am am appreciative of the piece, here rendered quite well, and with veryy good stereo (LP) sound.  I don't knw anything about your vinyl playback, but this LP should not sound "emaciat...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Pirated CDs by scooter on 2009-08-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A CD off tune? The Big CD Conspiracy theory? in Didital Things  9 Replies 
Hi Romy,I purchased a few CDs from Amazon or Ebay last year that sounded terrible. After some analysis of the printing on the CD packaging, I noted some minor imperfections. On a whim I plugged the UPC code (the price bar) into google and sure enough...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #90: I do not know how it works generally but... by Romy the Cat on 2021-11-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  349 Replies 
in my case what I discovered is certainly very convincing. I tested today 3 times. The last time I has SS it was Lamm 1.1 and BAT 200, they did need 30 min to warm up but the sonic difference was not as huge as I observe with B2. Before 2 hours B2 in...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: This is very good news! by Romy the Cat on 2024-12-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A response to David Hurvitz in Playback Listening  6 Replies 
[quote user="mats"]On a perhaps related note, I find the Giuliani B9 LP from the Original Source series more beautiful than my CD versions. Possible less compression, richer foundation, and lovely tone. [/quote]This is VERY good news! Can you send a ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Ministar halogen by decoud on 2011-03-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: I good spot-light for a turntable? in Analog Playback  15 Replies 
A very attractive halogen solution is the Osram Ministar, e.g. http://www.amazon.co.uk/OSRAM-MINISTAR%C2%AE-MIT-AXIAL-REFLECTOR-20W/dp/B000WL29AQIt is a low voltage miniature halogen capsule light with a built-in reflector, so easily added to a magni...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: This Should do the Trick by George on 2007-05-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The inflatable speakers dumping and no only. in Audio Discussions  8 Replies 
Excellent Reviews Too!http://www.amazon.co.uk/thesharperedge-830156000025-Budweiser-Inflatable-Speakers/dp/B00006IUFI...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Is it complete? by mats on 2008-03-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Getting Started with Myaskovsky in Musical Discussions  35 Replies 
So, did anyone find out if this is a complete set?  Looks like it on the Amazon sites.  And did anyone hear it yet?   US Amazon has it as pre-order and Caymen has it in stock (supposedly), for $148.00, but on some French sites the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: More film about Music by twogoodears on 2008-11-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Alessandro Baricco's "Lesson 21" or the challenge ... in Musical Discussions  13 Replies 
Is anyone still remembering the great, little "32 short films about Glenn Gould"? http://www.amazon.com/Short-Films-About-Glenn-Gould/dp/B0000027C4It's another of the few, rare movies which "try" to talk about the ineffable in Music, composing and pl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Ligeti by el`Ol on 2008-11-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Great Cello Concertos in Musical Discussions  21 Replies 
Ligeti´s Cello concerto / Siegfried PalmThis CD is not only for specialists, also fits very well into a small "contemporary music for dummies" collection:http://www.amazon.com/Siegfried-Palm-Violoncello/dp/B000005W98/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&am...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Here you are by Antonio J. on 2009-02-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Maria Callas’s Glory Days: Available in Europe in Musical Discussions  3 Replies 
Amazon UK shops Current price is 9.99 GBP. The store seems to have about 10 units left. Including shipping to Spain I've been billed GBP 11.78. Looks like a great deal indeed....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Beethoven 9 by guy sergeant on 2007-10-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A great conductor - but almost unknown - Anton Nanut in Musical Discussions  52 Replies 
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beethoven-Symphonies-Nos-5-9/dp/B00008FKZ4/ref=sr_1_22/203-6519978-5242336?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1191483090&sr=8-22...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: No luck there by yoshi on 2007-10-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A great conductor - but almost unknown - Anton Nanut in Musical Discussions  52 Replies 
I've been following the thread with interest.  I just checked Japanese HMV and Amazon.  Anton Nanut search in HMV brings no result.  Zilch!  The name is not even included in their very comprehensive conductor search.  There's...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: I expected you hadn't an absolute favourite by Antonio J. on 2005-03-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ludwig van Beethoven "9 Symphonien" in Musical Discussions  22 Replies 
but I didn't expect your favourite 5th was Carlos Kleiber's. I don't know it and should.Have you listened to a quite new Toscanini's set which has been sonically restored?http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0000CNTLU.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpgIt's an RCA Red ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Tuva Semminsen sings Vivaldi by rowuk on 2014-11-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tuva Semminsen sings Vivaldi in Musical Discussions  0 Replies 
If you are not acquainted with this fine Mezzo, you need to change that ASAP!Wonderful Vivaldi readings!http://www.tuva.dkhttp://www.amazon.com/Vivaldi-Sacred-Music-8-King/dp/B00006B1L7/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1344542592&sr=8-9&keywords=tu...
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