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Try HMV Japan.http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/...
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In my experience, for many people, "lyricism" is a key when introduced to new music, no matter what the gene is. In that respect, I'd say 3rd movement of 8th.OTOH, audio people can easily be impressed by dynamic presentation, especially through the ...
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Monochrome is a result of a manipuration of what you call "normal live colors". In this case, "normal live colors" is the original element to be manipurated and not a contrary concept. The contrary concept to monochrome would be enhanced colors...
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I do admitt that I have a tendancy to be attracted monochromic works in general, rather than colorful extarvaganza, both in music and visual. The colors, even strong colors, when balanced and co-ordinated under a specific intention, can achieve some...
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I'm wondering why people do not mention Bruckner 4th, while 5,7,8, and 9 were talked about here and there. I really love the 4th symphony. My most favorite is Wand's last recording with NDR. The one with Berlin Phil is great too. As an orchestra ...
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Although there's no doubt "The Garden of Earthly Delights" is a historical master piece, I always felt there's something abnormal about it. Not because some modern psycologist read schizophrenic tendancy from the right panel. Mine comes from doll l...
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I don't know much about the US situation, but here's some realistic estimate to maintain such business in Tokyo. Of course it depends very much on the size and location of the space, but let's assume it's in downtown Tokyo (I don't go into the size ...
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I have a second system in the kitchen. The speaker is a small Monitor Audio 2way which I picked up over 10 years ago for $500/pair (new). They are ported in the rear and hang from the ceiling in front of the brick wall, powered by chip amps.
Thi...
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[quote user="Paul S"]I think it is fair to say that no big speakers are going to "work" up to their potential without some serious effort expended in setting them up. IMO, this is no small matter, and Wilson obviously agrees,&nbs...
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Those are the taps that turns on/off all the components connected to it when your PC is turned on/off. "elecom" thing says production discontinued though.
Yoshi...
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I almost pick it up on ebay several times, but the hideous cover work always stopped me from committing to it!OK, Sibelius and Munch were both from Scandinavia, Sibelius from Finland and Munch from Norway, but that's the only connection I can imagine...
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I have only 3 recordings at the moment.
Sanderling/Berliner SO (1976)
Colin Davis/LSO (2003 live)Saraste/Finnish Radio SO (1995)Sanderling sings well with a broad brush strokes. Davis with dramatic contrast and detailed articuration. Sa...
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beside the title, "Apeal to the Great Spirit", the stature itself reminds me of Sibelius 5th.
Yoshi...
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Amazing.....http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GnYyLTcbjbwYoshi...
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From the beginning, I was drawn into the almost haunted look of 86 years old conductor. His facial expressions and body movements communicate the meaning of the music as much as the performance of the orchestra itself. You can also s...
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Well, my wording may not be right. What I meant by "integrity of harmonics" is more like "integrity of space where harmonics are presented", which I do not hear in CD/LPs.Yoshi...
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Last night, I got an oppotunity to hear what Romy's been screaming about the quality of FM broadcast. Yes, it is in an "insulting" level. The biggest surprise was the harmonic integrity live-broadcasts presents us. Not only with orc...
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It's also coming out from Warner/France. About $80 at Japanese HMV. The release date in Japan is 04/30/2008.http://www.hmv.co.jp/news/article/804090072Yoshi...
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Actually, the entire performance of Jochum in Tikyo on Sep. 17, 1986 is available on DVD.http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/2582492I have one but it is area coded and I can only play on my computer.Yoshi...
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Romy's prediction of field-coil speakers as the next move for the industry may already have started in small segment in Japanese market. There's Feastrex and Shindo, then G.I.P Laboratry who specializes in W.E. clones and seems to be gaining a ...
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The picture sure does looks like 2482 and it comes with Phenolic disphram (I have a pair though never used), but it's more like a mid-low driver. JBL's recommendation is 300~6k.http://www.jblpro.com/pub/obsolete/2482.pdfYoshi...
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I found many reports on SHM-CD sound on Japanese blog sites. Most of them comment very favorably on SHM-CD, clear, better resolution, livelier, etc. Some mentions different balance compared to the CD version, many comments SHM-CD sou...
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I do a lot of spray painting on my other job. One particular paint that gives rough texture is Auto Air Color's candy colors.http://www.autoaircolors.com/They are supposed to be used diluted with their Transparent Extender and coat it with...
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There isn't much in Japanese page either. I checked some other sites including Universal's own, but all what they say are;Material Characteristics-Uses a different polycarbonate plastic which has improved transparency and superior opt...
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The biggest event in my audio 2007 was Romy's visit/tuning of my system, and the following exchange which ended up with a revelation of how shallow my understanding and practice of audio/music was. It ultimately seems to come down to the a...
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The box is about 5 cu/ft apperiodic with 3 x Scan Speak vent on the rear panel. Damped with cotton blanket (filling 60% of inside) and braced rather well. The driver is JBL 2220 crossed at 80Hz with 12db slope. All other channels ar...
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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...
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One Japanese classical music reviewer, Naoya Hirabayashi, who seems to be very keen on recording issues, blames heavy use of noise reduction and editing (combining rehersal takes, adding reverb, digitally correcting mis-notes, etc.) as two ...
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Romy:I've been thinking and thinking. What I found at the bottom is a lack of confidence accompanied by the fear of it being exposed. I do not have a confidence in my audio. Further more, it was camoufraged from my own eyes by the h...
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This is where I lose you, or rather, lose myself. I can see my inner self reacting to a given performance be it live or a reproduction, but as you say, it can happen with a table radio or a car stereo too. I can't seem to find a bridge be...
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