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Folks with large collections.....

When did you last reassess CD's which you had previously thought too glassy or etched to be enjoyable - great performances perhaps, but hard on the ear?

Well FWIW I was just browsing thru some old classical I was just keeping for reference and pulled out a Brahms Sym #1 with Horenstein Conducting, a Brahms PC 1 with Rubenstein, some Mozart Piano Sonatas by Uchida, all of which now sound great with my present equipment. These were all purchased over 15 years ago. Makes me think that a lot of the earlier digital may not have been all that bad, some was, and still is :-), but it looks like I got a new project. Best of all, its free!

Has anyone else experienced this?
newbee
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nrchy
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Playback gear has improved, the thing is, you can dress Newbee up but you still can't take him out to dinner! What the heck does that mean? : )
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valinar
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Viridian,
That may be true, but with the right disc and equipment you can go hog wild.
newbee OP
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Nrchy - Re "What the heck does that mean". I'd guess that reflects your response to my attempt at a humerous barb about your attraction to solid state stuff. You might be suggesting that I lack class or manners because of the nature of my posts involving you. It could be your version of what Viridian said about putting lipstick on pigs. But, then, that would be too personal wouldn't it. Anyway, in case its not clear, no offense was ever intended. Life is far too short for that. :-)
aroc
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Apparently Viridian has not heard the 50khz Soundstream recordings that Telarc did in the late '70s and early '80s! Else he could be qualifying his comment to at least exclude those from the swine.
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