What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Antoine Marchand]

What does that function do?  Put your speakers out of phase with each other?

I think it reverses both speakers.

I think Scarpia is right, David; but I have never done it manually.

[Sergeant Rock]

Listening to my favorite Schubert symphony, the Fifth, performed by Celi and his Stuttgarters (the Fifth is the filler on the disc with the last movement of the Bruckner Eighth):




Sarge

[Sergeant Rock]

Bruckner Third, Celi, Stuttgart. Massive goosebump time 

Sarge

[Sergeant Rock]

I only have one...

...but it's an amazing one!

It is definitely. It you can only have one, that is a great choice.

My current faves: that Kubelik, Horenstein, Bernstein/Concertgebouw, Judd, and Svetlanov.

Sarge

[Sergeant Rock]

It's a dreary collection of Mahler 1's that is missing Steinberg/Pittsburgh.   

Steinberg? Is there a Steinberg M1?...or do you mean Honeck? If Honeck, yeah, I want that one too.

Sarge

[Antoine Marchand]

http://www.youtube.com/v/7KwHErv7Ryk
Andreas Scholl sings Venus' Birds (John Bennet)

[prémont]

I have noticed the sound is improved in the Johannes-Passion and the B Minor Mass; it has not been necessary in the cantatas. If you have that Johannes-Passion you could probably do that wierd experiment with your speakers. 

Do not feel any need for this. And I would have to do it manually, and what should I do? Change the direction for both speakers or only for one of them?

[Scarpia]

Steinberg? Is there a Steinberg M1?...or do you mean Honeck? If Honeck, yeah, I want that one too.

And old Capitol FDS recording.  Sound is pretty bad.

[Mirror Image]

And old Capitol FDS recording.  Sound is pretty bad.

Which is why I don't listen to mono recordings, but then again, I'm stickler when it comes to good audio. If it's not good audio, then I'm not going to listen to it regardless of how good the performance is.

[Scarpia]

Which is why I don't listen to mono recordings, but then again, I'm stickler when it comes to good audio. If it's not good audio, then I'm not going to listen to it regardless of how good the performance is.

Sometimes it's worth it.

[George]

Do not feel any need for this. And I would have to do it manually, and what should I do? Change the direction for both speakers or only for one of them?

Switch the + and - speaker wires on both speakers. A mastering engineer on another forum claims that most people can't hear the difference between correct and reverse polarity.

[DavidW]

Switch the + and - speaker wires on both speakers. A mastering engineer on another forum claims that most people can't hear the difference between correct and reverse polarity.

I used to have some really old speakers that would make a buzzing sound if the polarity was reversed!

[Coopmv]

Now playing this SACD, which I bought over a month ago along with close to 100 other BIS CD's for a first listen ...

[Antoine Marchand]

Do not feel any need for this. And I would have to do it manually, and what should I do? Change the direction for both speakers or only for one of them?

Come on my friend, be brave and adventurous!

Another clear case of reverse polarity: Linde's Brandenburgs, which is -even so- a wonderful recording.   

[prémont]

Another clear case of reverse polarity: Linde's Brandenburgs, which is -even so- a wonderful recording.   

Another recording without problems from my point of view, actually one of the best sounding I can recall. Maybe the polarity of my speakers is reversed already    -  I did not connect them myself, the technician of the dealer did.

[Antoine Marchand]

Another recording without problems from my point of view, actually one of the best sounding I can recall. Maybe the polarity of my speakers is reversed already    -  I did not connect them myself, the technician of the dealer did.

Or maybe mine are changed! After all, I connected them myself. 

I recall those Pinnock's Bach concertos on Archiv also have the same problem. But I swear this will be the last thing I will say on this matter because I am looking like a lunatic. 

[SonicMan46]

Earlier this day:

Myslivecek - Symphonies

Henk - that's a great disc!  I assume that you are aware that there is a thread on this composer HERE - you might want to re-activate this thread if you enjoyed the recording - I'd be interested in re-invesitagting this composer - Dave 

[Sid]

Yesterday, listened to these two (I'm hoping to see the Sibelius 2nd live in December, so borrowed it from the library) :

Sibelius: Symphony No. 2, Pohjola's Daughter
LSO/Davis


Bruckner: Symphony No. 6; Weber: Overtures
VPO/Stein

[karlhenning]

"Karl!" -- that was the first thing that came to mind when I saw the programme. Were you there perchance, M. Henning?

The Stravinsky and Rach are "first-listens."


Igor Stravnisky : Scherzo Fantastique

Sergei Rachmaninoff : Isle of the Dead

Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10

Boston Symphony Orchestra|Vassily Petrenko

Symphony Hall, Boston
9 October, 2009

I was there, it was a fabulous night at Symphony!

[Coopmv]

Yesterday, listened to these two (I'm hoping to see the Sibelius 2nd live in December, so borrowed it from the library) :

Sibelius: Symphony No. 2, Pohjola's Daughter
LSO/Davis

How is this recording?