I miss the excellent ELS Studio sound system in our 2016 Acura RDX (now my wife's daily driver) on which I had ripped more than a hundred favorite CDs to the hard drive, so now when driving my 2022 Accord EX-L Hybrid I stream music from my phone through its adequate but not outstanding factory system. I occasionally do some listening through pair of Sennheiser 560S headphones. Starting at the more grandiose end of the scale, the system in which I do my most serious listening comprises Marantz CD 6007 and Onkyo CD 7030 CD players, NAD C 658 streaming preamp/DAC, Legacy Audio PowerBloc2 amplifier, and a pair of Legacy Audio Focus SE loudspeakers. Subtlety and grace and Solisti Italiani (Denon) and Janine Jansen and herĮnsemble (Decca) for their no-nonsense presentations.įor readers who might be wondering about what kind of system I am using to do my listening, I should probably point out that I do a LOT of music listening and employ a variety of means to do so in a variety of environments, as I would imagine many music lovers also do. Score I Musici’s second recording with Roberto Michelucci (Philips) for their Martin in the Fields (Decca) for their almost surrealistic approach to the Among chamberĮnsembles using modern instruments, I like Marriner and the Academy of Saint (Sony), one of the best all-around renditions you’ll find. Straightforward, fresh, and closely miked, but well recorded and Tafelmusik Good period-instruments recordings include the English Concert (DG Archiv), Interpretations and transparent sound and the Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble (BIS)įor their unique style, creative playing, and equally outstanding sound. Records) and La Petite Bande (Sony) for their lively, small-scale Groups (which I tend to favor) I love The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra (PBO Groups using period instruments, chamber groups using modern instruments, andįull orchestras (or pared-down orchestras) using modern instruments. Seasons fall into three broad categories, depending upon ensemble: chamber First, be aware that the standard recordings of the four
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