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I'm sorry, I didn't mean to silence everyone. I understand that in the position Mr. Bishop is in, he can't be honest.

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My friend and I hear a lot of live music in Davies Hall, San Fransisco. Two experiences stand out from the rest: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, (recorded by RCA as we listened), and Mahler's grand "Symphony of a Thousand" back in '02? Maybe?

In any case, the first (FIRST) reaction from both me and my friend was this: "It wasn't as loud as CD." Let's have a moment of silence and think about this for a moment.

Mr. Lang writes at length about speakers and dynamics. I ask: What does it matter if digital over-emphasizes (sp) to begin with???

My last observation, as I believe that both Mr. Lang and Mr. Bishop truly believe that multi-channel is the cat's meow:

Vinyl creates the illusion of live as well, but is more of a half-circle imaging: the orchestra hangs between and behind the speakers on vinyl in a way that is more persuasive than any CD player I've heard. I believe Mr. Bishop and I use the same speakers, at least from the waist up: I use Vandersteen 3A sigs, and Mr. Bishop uses the 5A's??

I experimented with surround, though in the end, I couldn't move my chair to the middle of the room for optimal enjoyment. The rear and center channel ambience was indeed helpful in creating a "live" experinece, IF one's desire is to be in the conductor's shoes. If one's desire is to hear the music from 20 rows back, vinyl does the job. Dynamic range, and I can't emphasize this enough: is not the last word when it comes to "musicality!"

My plea to Telarc: Make records again!


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