Hi,
I have a large collection of CD's (2000) and enjoy almost all genres of music. I am trying to increase my exposure to classical music lately and have been listening to NPR on a regular basis. I recently heard (on my car radio)a smoking version of the Beethoven Violin Concerto in D with Jasha Heifetz and the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Munch. I write down the info and purchased the CD and dropped it into a $100,000 plus system and it sounds BAD (it sounded much better on the radio in my car). What is going on here??? Are the radio stations doing some processing to enhance the sound? This is not the exception to the rule, this is generally the case. All relevant comments appreciated. Thanks.
Bart
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Topic - Why do most (90%) classical recordings sound like dogshit??? - posbwp55@msn.com 14:29:44 12/18/07 (46)
- Well, not sure if it's relevant . . . - markrohr 09:01:29 12/24/07 (1)
- Surprising... - Abel McCain 15:28:48 12/24/07 (0)
- Surely your not talking about THIS recording??? - Feanor 12:36:54 12/23/07 (0)
- RE: Why do most (90%) classical recordings sound like dogshit??? - doak 12:57:06 12/22/07 (0)
- RE: the Heifetz/BSO CD - Ramesh 00:40:02 12/21/07 (0)
- Try playing that CD on a budget boombox. - PriyaW 17:21:02 12/20/07 (0)
- Ok, I'll venture one more guess... - mkuller 12:51:10 12/20/07 (0)
- My question would be .... - M. Lucky 11:45:54 12/20/07 (0)
- Maybe your imagination has gone to the dogs... - Abel McCain 03:37:37 12/20/07 (6)
- I think we should conduct a poll which determines how many feel this is a good post. - Vinylized 13:15:16 12/20/07 (5)
- I think it's a GREAT post ... - Charlie F. 12:51:16 12/21/07 (0)
- RE: The need - Abel McCain 08:10:56 12/21/07 (0)
- Agreed… - David Aiken 00:31:14 12/21/07 (2)
- well said, as usual - rbolaw 14:21:20 12/22/07 (1)
- "live music can be a big disappointment" - AMEN! [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 18:14:40 12/22/07 (0)
- RE: Why do most (90%) classical recordings sound like dogshit??? - Todd Krieger 00:56:58 12/20/07 (0)
- You might not be "wrong", just misdirected - bartc 17:29:18 12/19/07 (0)
- Perhaps they do on your system... - mkuller 15:35:10 12/19/07 (2)
- Audio Karnac? - gd 16:52:21 12/19/07 (1)
- Sorry, my guesses... - mkuller 17:21:37 12/19/07 (0)
- Just read your response below to multiple suggestions..... - Chuck Y 13:31:36 12/19/07 (0)
- Your question cannot be answered in terms of money. - Pat D 10:59:31 12/19/07 (0)
- consider selling your $100k system in that case. - raphsdad 03:10:24 12/19/07 (1)
- And without wanting to be controversial - raphsdad 03:18:35 12/19/07 (0)
- They don't - kavakidd 21:47:59 12/18/07 (0)
- I'll state the obvious - gd 20:52:54 12/18/07 (0)
- Congratulations on the most inane, vulgar posting heading this year! - madisonears 20:18:01 12/18/07 (0)
- What's in your $100,000+ system? Ya know..... - Rick W 19:18:08 12/18/07 (0)
- Any system can sound bad... - John N 19:06:26 12/18/07 (2)
- RE: Any system can sound bad... - posbwp55@msn.com 13:06:23 12/20/07 (1)
- RE: Any system can sound bad... - posbwp55@msn.com 13:21:52 12/20/07 (0)
- Personally, I feel deeply sorry for people who can't enjoy their megabuck systems... - EBerlin 18:52:35 12/18/07 (4)
- RE: Personally, I feel deeply sorry for people who can't enjoy their megabuck systems... - posbwp55@msn.com 12:58:22 12/19/07 (2)
- RE: Invest some of that mega money in tickets to some classical music concerts to hear what the music is - LongPlay 22:17:58 12/19/07 (1)
- Excellent point... - stevenk 02:27:02 12/21/07 (0)
- Perfectly said. nt - tinear 04:55:56 12/19/07 (0)
- RE: Why do most (90%) classical recordings sound like dogshit??? - edta 17:19:51 12/18/07 (0)
- This is from a thread over on the PC audio Assylum that you - DBB 17:07:10 12/18/07 (1)
- RE: This is from a thread over on the PC audio Assylum that you - posbwp55@msn.com 23:53:09 12/22/07 (0)
- You're being unkind to dogshit, which glows in the morning dew far better than any CD rendering of massed strings. - jdaniel@jps.net 15:20:34 12/18/07 (3)
- RE: You're being unkind to dogshit, which glows in the morning dew far better than any CD rendering of massed strings. - posbwp55@msn.com 16:00:37 12/18/07 (2)
- how many of these 90% do you really own, sir or madam??? - docw 16:39:10 12/18/07 (0)
- RE: You're being unkind to dogshit, which glows in the morning dew far better than any CD rendering of massed strings. - jdaniel@jps.net 16:04:10 12/18/07 (0)
- Most expensive systems do not play - tinear 15:11:52 12/18/07 (2)
- RE: Most expensive systems do not play - posbwp55@msn.com 16:07:44 12/18/07 (1)
- Do you realize how much you use - tinear 17:16:36 12/18/07 (0)