It’s Saturday morning, a great pot of tea is in play, and it’s time for some Beethoven!
I don’t listen to disc 3 as much as the others, So disc 3 and Beethoven’s 6th it is.
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This made me cry.
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This is gorgeous. An argument for good headphones 
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Karajan’s ‘63 Beethoven symphony cycle with the Berlin Philharmonic just came in. I’m excited for this to be a cornerstone of my collection for years to come.
Once I pick up a Scarlet Book of the 5th and 7th (you can probably guess which one), I’ll have two interpretations each of all the important (to me) Beethoven symphonies.
I’ll then move on to either Bruckner or keep working on my Mahler collection.
But first, I must listen to all 9 of these back to back. Today.
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It’s a Saturday morning and Kathy is out doing her thing, which means I get some time with the big system in the living room. With a pot of Earl Grey. While watching F1 Quali on the big screen, of course! 
I’m currently enjoying Symphony No. 35 which is on disc 2. This system delivers a concert hall presentation. The RAW-MDA 1 DAC has really synergized well here. I close my eyes, and I get the feeling of being there.
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Deep into the night we go. Pulling out a great one from the collection. This, is the Stokowski Sound
Such a fine record. Here are some fun facts!
*** Technical Information ***
Recorded in Music Hall, Cincinnati on September 17, 1985 and May 11, 1986
Microphones: Schoeps MK-25
Recorders: Sony PCM 1610 Digital Tape Recorder modified by Tony Faulkner
Console: Neotek, custom-built
Monitor Speakers: ADS Model 1530 & 1590
Power Amplifiers: Threshold Model S/500 Stasis, Series II; ADS PA-1 Biamplifier
Microphones & Interconnecting Cables: Monster Cable Prolink & Interlink
Control Room Acoustic Treatment: Sonex from illbruck/usa; Sondex from Monster Cable
Digital Editing Sony DAE 1100
During the recording of the digital masters and the subsequent transfer to disc, the enitre audio chain was transformerless. The signal was not passed through any processing device (i.e., compression, limiting, or equalization) at any step during production.
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Never thought in my life that I would like a classical piece that involved with a Harpsichord, especially when said piece is like damn metal before metal was even a thing. Then again in my opinion, classical music is just metal.
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Starting my day off slow and easy with one of my favorites.
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Went to se a performance of Carmina Burana yesterday with a full orchestra and choir. Fantastic experience - the bass drum actually caused the seat to vibrate. This was a large scale performance with 7 percussion players, 8 basses etc and a full choir. The volume during fortes was very loud, my guess 100+ dB.
You can listen to it yourselves, it will be avaible for 30 days at this link for free. Carmina starts at 61 minutes
Sorry, but headphones will only give a scaled down experience minus the vibrating seat
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New May 2025 Good album!!!
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I spent a luxurious morning listening to the bedroom system. I particularly enjoyed this performance. It’s 8 years old but it’s amazing.
Anne-Sophie is stunning in that Black dress and delivered a master-class level performance. Her young gentleman co-star Cellist was right there with her. You could see that they ejoyed playing together. And the orchestra was right on point. Great watch/listen.
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What IEMs or headphones do you guys use to listen to your classical music? Really curious about this
@astr0 The Hifiman line is popular, especially Sundara and ABOVE. I have
the Sundara (egg-shaped ones don’t fit me) and like it with my Asgard 3, but prefer my Beyerdynamic dt 880/600 ohm, which I pair with the Schitt BF2 and Lake People G111.
Sennheisers also usually have accurate timbre as well and the pricier 800s
is a popular choice for some.
Generally look for something with good clean mid range, good upper extension and NOT boomy bass, and with good instrument separation, as
classical music has a lot going on at once…wonderful array of tone color too!
Hope others chime in here for you…Perhaps @Raptor168 or @SandboxGeneral etc.
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