Which would u choose?
coolsax
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I'm hoping to convince my wife to go to a classical concert in the next 6 months. Which would u rather go to?
Houston symphony playing John Williams tunes with John Williams conducting and yoyo ma playing or the Dallas symphony playing dvoraks new world symphony and then Brahms first piano concerto featuring Helene grimaud?
Houston symphony playing John Williams tunes with John Williams conducting and yoyo ma playing or the Dallas symphony playing dvoraks new world symphony and then Brahms first piano concerto featuring Helene grimaud?
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BlueSound Node->Ethereal optical cable->Peachtree Audio Nova 150->GoldenEar Triton 2+
TT - Pro-ject Classic SB with Sumiko Bluepoint.
TV 3.1 system -
Denon 3500 -> Dynaudio Excite 32/22
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Dallas... John Williams, though very good and what got me interested in classical music, is really nothing more than movie soundtracks everybody has heard a zillion times.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
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John Williams conducting John Williams's music with Yo-yo Ma playing?
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Dallas. That way you don't have to go to Houston:twisted:
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Austin, TX? Holy smokes, is there something I didn't know about?
That's a good question, BTW. I'm torn myself.
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
neither one is playing in Austin.. it will be a road trip, but both are very intriguing.. I started to like Classical b/c of John William's movie scores, but Helene Grimaud playing with the DSO sounds like it would be incredible. I really enjoy her style of playing.Main 2ch -
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A basic psychological explanation I have heard is that if you have heard a specific music/melody before, or listened it for a few times, your brain will recognize that and you will enjoy it more than a specific piece that you never heard before. It definitely does work. We listen to some symphonies or concertos even via youtube before we go to a real concert, just to get a 'taste' of that music so to speak.
So based on that I would choose John Williams.Panasonic PT-AE4000U projector for movies
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I didn't mean the players, I noticed you have a new location listed under your name.
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
John Williams concert.Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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treitz, no I've always been in the Austin area..
it might have said Hutto before, which is in the Austin metro area.. not sure why it changed then if that was the case.Main 2ch -
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Well now, don't I feel like the donkey. My apologies coolsax. I mistakenly thought you were a good friend of mine [and a member of this forum], "cooljazz". He lives in Tennessee. Drives me nuckin' futz getting old sometimes.
Carry on with the thread, no more interruptions from me....I promise.
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
Well now, don't I feel like the donkey. My apologies coolsax. I mistakenly thought you were a good friend of mine [and a member of this forum], "cooljazz". He lives in Tennessee. Drives me nuckin' futz getting old sometimes.
Carry on with the thread, no more interruptions from me....I promise.
Tom
Its ok Tom, we all get older. My memory has been shot for years and I am quite a bit younger than most of you fella's....
. CoolJazz is still in Knoxville and has been pretty busy with the radio station stuff. Talked to him last week.
P.S. hope all is well with you and yours as well Tom."....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
