18-Nov-2016, 13:27
(18-Nov-2016, 13:18)GuillaumeB Wrote: Gosh chaps aren't we digressing a little? I know a lot of these themes are intertwined but still.... this seems to have turned into a discussion about the merits of SAM (as interesting as it is, perhaps this convo should be moved to a SAM thread?).
Classical music on the PRO is the post subject right?
Quote:Arcam Wrote:
When I suspected issues with a recording, I turned to Qobuz to compare. The result was often in favour of Qobuz, but not always. Most striking was when Qobuz had a remastered version.
Here are the records that definitely did not play well:
- Bach partitas by Milstein: the highs tend to be clipped (CD), the Qobuz version is mildly better
- Chopin ballade #1 by Samson François: both CD and Qobuz sounded terrible, a lot of digital artifacts
- Verdi Requiem by Giulini: the voices tend to merge in a distasteful sound, even on Qobuz
- Ysaye sonatas by Papavrami: the violon causes quite listening fatigue
- Wagner Parsifal by Karajan: I remember the trombones on LP to be sublime and so did the press think at the time. Definitely missing some chromatism in the CD/Qobuz version
- Debussy melodies by Dietschy/Cassard: the voice tends to be a bit harsh. I've heard it sound sublime in some system in the past (ah! yes, the past is always better, isn't it?)
Arcam: can we get more precise details of some of these recordings so that we can try them out and give you feedback?
Guillaume
Sorry, I was referring
@arcam
'What I don't quite understand is why SAM (seems to have) made such a difference in sound quality, making it more analog, less digital. Signal crosstalk that amplified the digital artefacts?'
@Guillaume
Can you then move this to a new thread. I don't know how to do this.
Thanks, gui
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