@clearthinker then again I .ight be right I never received payment for my reviews as was a common practice around the audio rags. I never had to be validated by some anthers ideas. The 850 and 860 in my opinion were never as good as the press made them out to be either.
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The great thing about getting to a happy place with your system, at least digital replay, is that it is a rare CD that sounds bad. As digital matures, more information than we ever thought possible gets pulled out of those pits. I recently randomly pulled two CDs off the shelf that I hadnt heard in years. The first was a Sony issue, early digital, of the Schuman PC and Quintet with Rudolf Serkin as the Pianist. Always loved the performance but was utterly blown away after not hearing it for a few years at how stunning the sound was. OK, the treble hardens a tad when pushed, but certainly amazing for 1959 recording. The second was a Naxos CD of the Beethoven and Mozart Piano and Wind Quintets and the Mozart "Glass Harmonica" Adagio as a throw in bonus. Again, my memory of most early Naxos issues was that that they were dry and not to sonically appealing, but this sounded magnificent. I really treasure my SACDs, Blu Rays and High Resolution downloads, but even plain vanilla Red Book CDcan sound so good as to be completely satisfying |
Most classical CDs sound very good on a good modern system with a good dac and source. Not always the case in the past. I’m talking most good quality gear in last few years. Digital has come a long way. Old digital hifi gear will no longer cut it in many cases when compared to new. Best to not fall too far behind. |
