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October 16, 2007
hifi hijinks
so in my favorite, and possibly, only recording of a performance of "Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso" by saint saens, listening on my k701s reveals not only an outrageously wide soundstage, gorgeous reproduction of intrumentation, and of course, sublime composition, it also reveals: some jackass coming back from the shitter.
there's a distinct "thumpawump" as a door closes, through which, presumably, some toilet-paper-heeled asshat has ingressed.
creaking chairs in "danse macabre".
even so, neither one ever sounded better.
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i listened to a single performance of beethoven's 9th for upwards of 5 years before i ever heard a different one. the different one had a slightly different tempo and interpretation of the second movement. it grates on my ears, and from this, i have concluded that i have not only a "favorite" performance of my favorite classical pieces, i have only a single "official" performance.
alas, the official performance of beet's 9 sounds like crapoleum on the gear.
so it goes.
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