rickca Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 36 minutes ago, Musicophile said: I don't meditate but listening to the Goldbergs on a regular basis is my form of switching off. Well, you certainly can't meditate listening to Glenn Gould's version with his irritating humming along. Pareto Audio AMD 7700 Server --> Berkeley Alpha USB --> Jeff Rowland Aeris --> Jeff Rowland 625 S2 --> Focal Utopia 3 Diablos with 2 x Focal Electra SW 1000 BE subs i7-6700K/Windows 10 --> EVGA Nu Audio Card --> Focal CMS50's Link to comment
rickca Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 1 minute ago, AnotherSpin said: After you meditate for a some time nothing irritates you. Touche. Maybe we can get some of the more excitable guys here on CA into some training. Pareto Audio AMD 7700 Server --> Berkeley Alpha USB --> Jeff Rowland Aeris --> Jeff Rowland 625 S2 --> Focal Utopia 3 Diablos with 2 x Focal Electra SW 1000 BE subs i7-6700K/Windows 10 --> EVGA Nu Audio Card --> Focal CMS50's Link to comment
rickca Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 7 minutes ago, austinpop said: If there's one piece of music that deserves a well-made DXD release, it is Mahler's 8th Symphony. So what do you like for serious listening? Pareto Audio AMD 7700 Server --> Berkeley Alpha USB --> Jeff Rowland Aeris --> Jeff Rowland 625 S2 --> Focal Utopia 3 Diablos with 2 x Focal Electra SW 1000 BE subs i7-6700K/Windows 10 --> EVGA Nu Audio Card --> Focal CMS50's Link to comment
Popular Post rickca Posted March 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 8, 2018 If you love cello, this is excellent. Vardai now plays a cello made in 1673 previously owned by Jacqueline du Pre. Some pieces are cello and piano, and some are solo cello. rando, elcorso and accwai 1 2 Pareto Audio AMD 7700 Server --> Berkeley Alpha USB --> Jeff Rowland Aeris --> Jeff Rowland 625 S2 --> Focal Utopia 3 Diablos with 2 x Focal Electra SW 1000 BE subs i7-6700K/Windows 10 --> EVGA Nu Audio Card --> Focal CMS50's Link to comment
rickca Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 I just found out that my local Steinway Piano Gallery (Boca Raton) runs a concert series with guest pianists. It's an intimate venue and tickets are just $25. Pianists coming soon include JENNY LIN CHING-YUN HU ASIYA KOREPANOVA I just need to resist the temptation to buy a baby grand and go into debt forever. rando 1 Pareto Audio AMD 7700 Server --> Berkeley Alpha USB --> Jeff Rowland Aeris --> Jeff Rowland 625 S2 --> Focal Utopia 3 Diablos with 2 x Focal Electra SW 1000 BE subs i7-6700K/Windows 10 --> EVGA Nu Audio Card --> Focal CMS50's Link to comment
rickca Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Really excellent and available in 24/192 on Qobuz. From Canadian label Analekta. Guidof 1 Pareto Audio AMD 7700 Server --> Berkeley Alpha USB --> Jeff Rowland Aeris --> Jeff Rowland 625 S2 --> Focal Utopia 3 Diablos with 2 x Focal Electra SW 1000 BE subs i7-6700K/Windows 10 --> EVGA Nu Audio Card --> Focal CMS50's Link to comment
Popular Post rickca Posted November 15, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2018 I admit I'd never even heard of Theodore Dubois before, but this is great material played by a violinist more known as a Paganini virtuoso. Norton and rando 1 1 Pareto Audio AMD 7700 Server --> Berkeley Alpha USB --> Jeff Rowland Aeris --> Jeff Rowland 625 S2 --> Focal Utopia 3 Diablos with 2 x Focal Electra SW 1000 BE subs i7-6700K/Windows 10 --> EVGA Nu Audio Card --> Focal CMS50's Link to comment
Popular Post rickca Posted November 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 18, 2018 Really outstanding. Strings and piano are very well integrated. I find some Brahms gets tedious, never here. Jud and Guidof 1 1 Pareto Audio AMD 7700 Server --> Berkeley Alpha USB --> Jeff Rowland Aeris --> Jeff Rowland 625 S2 --> Focal Utopia 3 Diablos with 2 x Focal Electra SW 1000 BE subs i7-6700K/Windows 10 --> EVGA Nu Audio Card --> Focal CMS50's Link to comment
rickca Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Here are a couple albums I found very enjoyable. Jennifer Pike and Marta Gebska. Pareto Audio AMD 7700 Server --> Berkeley Alpha USB --> Jeff Rowland Aeris --> Jeff Rowland 625 S2 --> Focal Utopia 3 Diablos with 2 x Focal Electra SW 1000 BE subs i7-6700K/Windows 10 --> EVGA Nu Audio Card --> Focal CMS50's Link to comment
Popular Post rickca Posted January 20, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2019 An old album I keep coming back to. Listen to the Carmen Fantasy (5 tracks) and see if you can stop smiling. Ann-Sophie Mutter can get more different sounds out of a violin with more nuance of expression than I can believe. This is real artistry. This sounds particularly exciting if you have really good tweeters. austinpop, semente and AudioDoctor 1 1 1 Pareto Audio AMD 7700 Server --> Berkeley Alpha USB --> Jeff Rowland Aeris --> Jeff Rowland 625 S2 --> Focal Utopia 3 Diablos with 2 x Focal Electra SW 1000 BE subs i7-6700K/Windows 10 --> EVGA Nu Audio Card --> Focal CMS50's Link to comment
Popular Post rickca Posted February 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted February 7, 2019 I found this really beautiful. Listen late at night when everything is quiet. Good reverie stuff. Hugo9000 and Musicophile 1 1 Pareto Audio AMD 7700 Server --> Berkeley Alpha USB --> Jeff Rowland Aeris --> Jeff Rowland 625 S2 --> Focal Utopia 3 Diablos with 2 x Focal Electra SW 1000 BE subs i7-6700K/Windows 10 --> EVGA Nu Audio Card --> Focal CMS50's Link to comment
Popular Post rickca Posted May 19, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 19, 2019 I love Haydn ... too many years practising piano and studying music theory for me to ever find it boring. Very well executed. semente and Guidof 2 Pareto Audio AMD 7700 Server --> Berkeley Alpha USB --> Jeff Rowland Aeris --> Jeff Rowland 625 S2 --> Focal Utopia 3 Diablos with 2 x Focal Electra SW 1000 BE subs i7-6700K/Windows 10 --> EVGA Nu Audio Card --> Focal CMS50's Link to comment
rickca Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 This would probably sound good on even the most modest system. But on a really good system, it is stellar. Real artistry. Pareto Audio AMD 7700 Server --> Berkeley Alpha USB --> Jeff Rowland Aeris --> Jeff Rowland 625 S2 --> Focal Utopia 3 Diablos with 2 x Focal Electra SW 1000 BE subs i7-6700K/Windows 10 --> EVGA Nu Audio Card --> Focal CMS50's Link to comment
Popular Post rickca Posted November 19, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2019 New on Qobuz. The recording has superb clarity. Musicophile, EuroChamp, austinpop and 1 other 3 1 Pareto Audio AMD 7700 Server --> Berkeley Alpha USB --> Jeff Rowland Aeris --> Jeff Rowland 625 S2 --> Focal Utopia 3 Diablos with 2 x Focal Electra SW 1000 BE subs i7-6700K/Windows 10 --> EVGA Nu Audio Card --> Focal CMS50's Link to comment
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