I'm guessing the 1967 Jochum set is AAA, so, in a sense, it already has the TOS treatment.
Not really. Regular vinyl pressings from DGG are known not to always be of the best quality, regardless of being AAA or not. TOS is apparently very different.
The new audiophile vinyl series The Original Source from Deutsche Grammophon (AAA)
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Not really. Regular vinyl pressings from DGG are known not to always be of the best quality, regardless of being AAA or not. TOS is apparently very different.
First, there is no record company known that always produces records of the best quality.
DG would not issue those in the TOS series if they were simply virgin vinyl (a virtue, yes) and 180g (a virtue not.) TOS is AAA -- that is its reason for being.
Perhaps you did not understand my statement "I'm guessing the 1967 Jochum Tulip set [referenced by MikeL] is AAA, so, in a sense, it already has the TOS treatment."
Read about Tulip label DG LPs and ALLE HERSTELLER labels.
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I scored this gem at the local used record shop a week ago:
German 1972 release. AFAIK this is a two track master, so not in the TOS pipeline, which with the Bruckner box now also include downmixes from eight track master tapes.
German 1972 release. AFAIK this is a two track master, so not in the TOS pipeline, which with the Bruckner box now also include downmixes from eight track master tapes.
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you forget, Al knows everything about originals. He compared original pop from 1970s to reissues at Ron. Forget the General, Al is Chief of Staff, Secretary of State when it comes to vinyl.
Just got shipment notice for the new TOS batch of 4 records.
I am especially eager to listen to the Bartok.
I am especially eager to listen to the Bartok.
Yes, me too. One doesn't think of Bartok when one thinks of Kubelik, or vice versa. It's his sole Bartok recording and it is great DG is bringing it back. Kubelik certainly has his own unique style and it will be very interesting to hear it applied to Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra. He has 2 Mahler cycles (complete on DG and mixed on Audite) and his live Mahler 1st from '79 is, imo, a real palette quencher with his relaxed lyrical approach.
The one I'm eager to hear -- well I'm eager to hear them all -- but the one got that my attention is the Bohm recording of Beethoven's Pastoral (6th) symphony. This is considered one of, if not the best recorded performance of this classic. And now we get it with the TOS treatment! This recording (whether TOS or not) should be in every classical collection. Alas it sold out at DG and is already on backorder at Elusive Disc.
I assume everyone does that these days!
Hello, just listened to:
Bartok Concert for Orchestra
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik
Thrilling interpretation of the BSO and Kubelik, who has always stood up for Bartok's works.
My record is really perfectly finished, very quiet vinyl. No background noise. Soundly a feast, spatiality, dynamics, everything there.
I hope the other three keep the high level.
Bartok Concert for Orchestra
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik
Thrilling interpretation of the BSO and Kubelik, who has always stood up for Bartok's works.
My record is really perfectly finished, very quiet vinyl. No background noise. Soundly a feast, spatiality, dynamics, everything there.
I hope the other three keep the high level.
I am in Germany. The package was sent yesterday and arrived today.
Hi Tim,
I was just able to order the Pastoral from Acoustic Sounds tonight, along with the Daniel Barenboim / Bruckner: Symphony No. 4
Best wishes,
Don
Let me answer my own question. I have asked Horch house and got an answer from Volker. Here it is below;
We have used the 2 track masters from the past.
But Christoph Stickel at csmastering (grammy nominiee) made a analog refurbishing.
www.csmastering.com
I decided to get those tapes and if I can get the records, I will let people know how they differ.
I received mine on Wednesday. Proximity of the east coast I guess.batch of 4 titles arrived today on the left coast.