These have more tone/timbre/grit in the bass end and an enveloping soundstage. The imaging is more like a concert hall with the acoustics of the venue included.
The new audiophile vinyl series The Original Source from Deutsche Grammophon (AAA)
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Agreed, there are many good DG pressings, tulips and especially their Archiv label (early and baroque subsidiary).
If I recall, the DG classical pressings got a little thread bare in the 1970's. Great performers and artists, not always the best sounding LPs.
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At least you got yours. My shipment also left DG on June 1, but mine were put on a ship - not in an airplane (I am also in N. America)!
So mine will be 2-3 months in transit, most likely. You'll notice that yours was handed to USPS from DHL, which is probably why they are so damaged.
DG.com is cutting costs on shipping. I paid 60EUR to ship 4 albums by...sea!
DG.com is a complete joke when it comes to eCommerce. They have outsourced it all to Bravado. Bravado almost never replies to emails and when they do, they are completely unhelpful. DG customer service does reply and they are polite; but they say they have no control over Bravado
I would order elsewhere but only DG.com has all the Original Source albums.
I recently bought this Archiv mono. Slightly different take, less intense but melodic to keep me listening. His Beethoven concerto has my favorite second movement on youtube, and a very different cadenza, though the DG recording is not that good.
Chaconne starts after 15 mins or so.
very impressed with the sound and music with these first 4 in this series.
ordered the other 7 titles just now. 2 from Acoustic Sounds, 2 from Music Direct, and 3 direct again from DG. and i will watch closely for more. even with the clown show distribution stuff, this is the best thing to happen for classical vinyl i can recall in many years. it's my listening sweet spot and i'm not one to chase originals.
ordered the other 7 titles just now. 2 from Acoustic Sounds, 2 from Music Direct, and 3 direct again from DG. and i will watch closely for more. even with the clown show distribution stuff, this is the best thing to happen for classical vinyl i can recall in many years. it's my listening sweet spot and i'm not one to chase originals.
I mean, no email confirm is ludicrous. Also got a nice $5 fee from my credit card bc it’s a foreign source - so $178 for 3 albums shipped.
I ordered the Mahler 5 today and will receive it tommorrow.
I have a tape of the Stokowski New World on Decca Phase 4. I also have the tape of the later Kertesz. Both are copied from production masters The Stokowski is much better. Many of the Phase 4 LPs get a bad rep probably because they need to compress the dynamics. Some of the Phase 4 recordings I have are really great, such as the Stokowski Tchaikovsky 5th and several Bernard Herrmann film LPs.
Some of the phase 4 performances are excellent as well. It was due to their multimiking they got a bad rep as some do sound weird compared to the older deccas.
The kertesz decca original new world is excellent though, both recording and performance
The kertesz decca original new world is excellent though, both recording and performance
Stokowski has some performances on phase 4s, but the phase 4 new world is Dorati's, not Leopold?
Sorry, you are right. It is Dorati. I was thinking about the Tchaikovsky 5th, which also sounds great.
I ordered my second batch of DG TOS from Presto since they are VOEC compliant. DG Store is not.
DG answered the investigation will take 6-8 weeks and until then they cannot do anything.
Great customer service!!!
Anyway, decided to order the 1st batch directly from Amazon, it'll be here in a few days and I paid less.
Nice in depth write up of DG Original source series
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Rewriting History: Deutsche Grammophon’s Groundbreaking “Original Source” Vinyl Reviewed
Cut Directly from the 4-Track Master Tapes, Deutsche Grammophon Mines Sonic Gold from its Legendary Back Catalogue
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how i see it too. some interesting info there. very encouraging.Nice in depth write up of DG Original source series
Rewriting History: Deutsche Grammophon’s Groundbreaking “Original Source” Vinyl Reviewed
Cut Directly from the 4-Track Master Tapes, Deutsche Grammophon Mines Sonic Gold from its Legendary Back Catalogue
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That's what I did - ordered the next set from Amazon since they have free shipping.
Seems odd that they did not yet show the Mozart concertos, they only seem to be on the DGG site.
Did you happen to get a chance to listen to the Mahler 5?