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Apr 16, 2018 - 5:12 AM
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Tall Guy
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Wow, TG, that was a STUNNING rendition of that iconic theme, just stunning. (I was surprised to see bongos used in this piece.) This theme is a masterpiece. I love the way it just keeps building and building. Thanks for calling attention to this piece.
You’re welcome! I don’t listen to it much nowadays because I know it so well - it’s in the same category as OUATITW, or some of the Bond scores, but when I “rediscover” them it’s always a treat.
The best way to rediscover your music and regenerate the enthusiam/enjoyment for something that you know so well that you hardly listen to it ... change your hi-fi setup. It's not a cheap option but the investment can pay huge dividends (sorry: I don't mean to talk accounting) and individual circumstances may not allow - we are all constrained to some extent.
But believe me: in my case, a new pre-amp in January has bedded-in nicely and I'm hearing so much more detail in most, if not all, of those tunes I know so well. On the back of this and other threads yesterday I played the first half of the Maestro's 2007 Venice concert (this doesn't include The Mission which opens the second half) and track after track came so wonderfully to life - Susanna Rigacci was in superb voice 
Mitch
Great advice, Mitch, but having pushed my luck with the new telly, amp and 4k bluray player, I think I'm hi-fi'd out just now. I'm playing the occasional CD through the bluray player, and it sounds good enough for my modest demands, the weak point being the little speakers.
But this concert version of the Mission was good enough on my mobile with headphones to prompt me to start this thread! Forza Morricone!
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Apr 16, 2018 - 8:03 AM
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MusicMad
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Great advice, Mitch, but having pushed my luck with the new telly, amp and 4k bluray player, I think I'm hi-fi'd out just now. I'm playing the occasional CD through the bluray player, and it sounds good enough for my modest demands, the weak point being the little speakers.
But this concert version of the Mission was good enough on my mobile with headphones to prompt me to start this thread! Forza Morricone!
Sorry, TG, I wasn't suggesting you should replace your current kit ... indeed, hopefully you are hearing the benefit of the recent changes: whether it be amp, speakers, transport ... even interconnects, a change will bring a different sound and potentially allow identification of additional components within the sound mix. I constantly find myself hearing a previously unnoticed instrument or vocal within a well-known piece of music => it's like starting afresh.
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I believe that's from the dvd, which I own and is fantastic imo. Also done phenomenally well there are Once Upon a Time in America and Casualties of War. Highly recommended.
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Apr 16, 2018 - 9:11 AM
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Tall Guy
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Great advice, Mitch, but having pushed my luck with the new telly, amp and 4k bluray player, I think I'm hi-fi'd out just now. I'm playing the occasional CD through the bluray player, and it sounds good enough for my modest demands, the weak point being the little speakers.
But this concert version of the Mission was good enough on my mobile with headphones to prompt me to start this thread! Forza Morricone!
Sorry, TG, I wasn't suggesting you should replace your current kit ... indeed, hopefully you are hearing the benefit of the recent changes: whether it be amp, speakers, transport ... even interconnects, a change will bring a different sound and potentially allow identification of additional components within the sound mix. I constantly find myself hearing a previously unnoticed instrument or vocal within a well-known piece of music => it's like starting afresh.
You’re quite right - I’m sure cds sound better through the Onkyo and the beefed up connectors, even with the toy speakers!
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