The Super-Duper Cheap Bargains Thread

[Spotted Horses]

Too much resonance?

Too much resonance and weird imaging (in releases I've heard). I vaguely recall they have a unique recording technique which requires some sort of unconventional playback system.

[JBS]

A Beethoven String Quartet cycle for $3! Then, I saw it was recorded by Nimbus. Dramatically overpriced...

That probably is because of how Goodwill prices used CDs, rather than anything inherent in the set.

I thought the problem with Nimbus was that they produce everything as CD-Rs?

[Spotted Horses]

That probably is because of how Goodwill prices used CDs, rather than anything inherent in the set.

I thought the problem with Nimbus was that they produce everything as CD-Rs?

I've purchased a few Nimbus over the years and none were CD-R.

They recorded with a point microphone of their own invention and encode with the "Ambisonic" system. I've never seen an Ambisonic decoder offered for sale.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimbus_Records

[Todd]

$8.00 as a download in the US from Presto.

[Atriod]

I've purchased a few Nimbus over the years and none were CD-R.

They recorded with a point microphone of their own invention and encode with the "Ambisonic" system. I've never seen an Ambisonic decoder offered for sale.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimbus_Records

Reading their Wikipedia page I'm still not entirely clear if these 2 channel UHJ recordings decoded to surround are true surround of faux surround. It sounds like the latter like what BIS did with some of Suzuki's earliest recordings of JSB's cantatas.

Either way a poor decision to create some proprietary recording technique that requires specialized decoding. The only Nimbus performances I liked enough to play often is Bernard Roberts Beethoven Piano Sonata cycle which I no longer listen to since Eduardo Del Pueyo Philips or Andor Foldes DG are just as good if not better in a similar style.

[JBS]

I've purchased a few Nimbus over the years and none were CD-R.

They recorded with a point microphone of their own invention and encode with the "Ambisonic" system. I've never seen an Ambisonic decoder offered for sale.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimbus_Records

Thank you.
The only Nimbus recent releases I've paid attention to are Vladimir Feltsman's.  And even his recordings I haven't kept track of. I don't remember any issues with his stuff.

[Spotted Horses]

Reading their Wikipedia page I'm still not entirely clear if these 2 channel UHJ recordings decoded to surround are true surround of faux surround. It sounds like the latter like what BIS did with some of Suzuki's earliest recordings of JSB's cantatas.

Either way a poor decision to create some proprietary recording technique that requires specialized decoding. The only Nimbus performances I liked enough to play often is Bernard Roberts Beethoven Piano Sonata cycle which I no longer listen to since Eduardo Del Pueyo Philips or Andor Foldes DG are just as good if not better in a similar style.

It sounds like the microphone array had real surround capability, but the encoding to two channels sounds dubious.

Perhaps they could go back to that microphone array signal (assuming it was multi-channel and not encoded to 2 channels in real tim) and extract something like XY stereo, but that's not going to happen now that they are defunct and have been purchased by a holding company with no interest.

[Roasted Swan]

It sounds like the microphone array had real surround capability, but the encoding to two channels sounds dubious.

Perhaps they could go back to that microphone array signal (assuming it was multi-channel and not encoded to 2 channels in real tim) and extract something like XY stereo, but that's not going to happen now that they are defunct and have been purchased by a holding company with no interest.

To the bolded - Nimbus?? - I don't think so.......

[Spotted Horses]

To the bolded - Nimbus?? - I don't think so.......

I thought they had been bought out. Seems I was mistaken.

[Roasted Swan]

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I have used the code and it works so a very decent saving.  a very large chunk of the BIS catalogue is offered so I've been able to plug some gaps at a good price.....

[Todd]

Qobuz has Daniel-Ben Pienaar's new Haydn set selling for $6.99.

[DaveF]

Prompted by @ritter's post in the Purchases today thread, Qobuz has Brilliant's 5-disc De Falla Collection for £6.89 - probably equivalent prices on other Qobuz sites.  (For lovers of physical discs, Presto has it for £14.)

[JBS]

Just ordered this from Amazon Japan via AmazonUS for $60.xx

Described as "in stock. Ships in 5-10 days". No indication of how many they have available.
This is the box with the Beethoven cycles.

[Roasted Swan]

This week's free download from Classics Select is interesting;



https://www.classicselectworld.com/cdn/shop/files/TALMIRACHMANINOFF.jpg?v=1699802192&width=713

As ever you can select FLAC or WAV downloads so good sound quality.

[Papy Oli]

Copied from the Purchases thread:

From Supraphonline: Just over £14 in total for the (troublesome but i'll live) download of 63 CD + 67 CD respectively.

Caveats (how dare they...)    :

- Use Google Chrome to do the automatic translation of the site from Czech
- no point in trying to download the complete Zip, it keeps crashing
- download them CD by CD. Even that can take several attempts for each CD.
- The numbering of CD on the webpage doesn't match the numbering of the CD in the box. The webpage supplies a breakdown to let you do the matching.
- the file tagging includes movements names and (some) performers but not all the work names.

Basically it will need a lot of patience and lots of back and forth with the relevant entry on Discogs for a correct re-tagging.

Still...

7 quids each...

worth the hassle...


At the same price :

- All the Sony cheap boxes (thingy conducts thingy and some others)
- Original Jackets sets
- Entremont Piano Concertos
- 3 Bylsma volumes
- Abbado RCA & Sony collection
- LVB SQ Juillard 1964-70
- Malcolm Arnold Conifer box
- Giulini complete Sony Recordings

etc etc...

[Spotted Horses]

Oh, I see. But usually I use PayPal for overseas/unknown vendors and they don't take it.

[steve ridgway]

I'd go for the Boulez box and would like to search the rest but Safari on my iPad gives no translation options and I'm not going to type my credit card numbers in blindly  .

[Spotted Horses]

I'd go for the Boulez box and would like to search the rest but Safari on my iPad gives no translation options and I'm not going to type my credit card numbers in blindly  .

Why not install Chrome for iPad to use in such instances?

[Pohjolas Daughter]

At the same price :

- All the Sony cheap boxes (thingy conducts thingy and some others)
- Original Jackets sets
- Entremont Piano Concertos
- 3 Bylsma volumes
- Abbado RCA & Sony collection
- LVB SQ Juillard 1964-70
- Malcolm Arnold Conifer box
- Giulini complete Sony Recordings

etc etc...
 

 

PD

[steve ridgway]

Why not install Chrome for iPad to use in such instances?

I didn't realise it was that easy, it works just fine! I don't fancy the Abbado but the Boulez box has loads I like and I'd give the rest a listen. I can't find anything else, most of the albums are priced as one would expect.