I tend to agree somewhat with spiritofradio on the sonics of the von Karajan Beethoven cycle, while good they are geared more towards the performance rather than the sonics, as is the case with many of the DG recordings of the time. Don't mistake this cycIe for the one from the 70s, though, this one is much better sonically. I also have the Readers Digest box set of the symphonies, and from a sonics standpoint it is better (a classic Wilkinson/Culshaw production), but the surfaces are not as quiet as the DG set.
bkeske1, I have been considering taking up the Berlin on its digital concert hall (I have a number of their SACDs), just have to figure how to stream it outside of my computer speakers. Have you found the subscription worth it?
