Originally posted by pastoralguy
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As you say, most peculiar.
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That's an impressive number of alternative CD players to hand! I only have my DVD player as another source should my main player pack in.
As you say, most peculiar."The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard Haitink -
Many thanks for your interest, chaps.
It's not the end of the world since I'm hardly short of Beethoven 5 & 7s!
The record company were very pro active and offered me a free download but they had only one other problem with a different title.
I'll maybe write Quad a wee note and see if they can offer any help. I'm more intrigued as to why this one particular title won't play.Comment
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A chapess writes....
AS I offered above (#8,#14) it would be fascinating to try this disc with a green CD mat on top of it.. it can work, and it's very unlikely to do any harm.... you could check about mats with Quad first, if it's that embarrassment-factor stopping you....
Did you finally ascertain exactly what type of transport is in the Quad?Comment
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I used to use a green mat with my Meridian machine but I do worry about mucking up the mechanism on the Quad.Originally posted by jayne lee wilson View Post
I dropped Quad a friendly note telling them about this problem so let's see what they say.
Amazon have, predictably, been very helpful and have given me a full refund so I'll post the cd back tomorrow. (I now have £14.50 burning a hole in my pocket!
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I MAY purchase this cd again in the future when the price drops or just wait until it turns up in a charity shop.
A very odd chapter in PG's cd collecting history!Comment
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Did you ever get a reply from Quad PG?Originally posted by pastoralguy View PostI used to use a green mat with my Meridian machine but I do worry about mucking up the mechanism on the Quad.
I dropped Quad a friendly note telling them about this problem so let's see what they say.
Amazon have, predictably, been very helpful and have given me a full refund so I'll post the cd back tomorrow. (I now have £14.50 burning a hole in my pocket!)
I MAY purchase this cd again in the future when the price drops or just wait until it turns up in a charity shop.
A very odd chapter in PG's cd collecting history!Comment
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There js some comment elsewhere, in the last week, about some Reference recordings being withdrawn from Streaming services & in particulare a Pittsburgh SO recording. Not sure if this the case with this recording (its not on Google Play Music at the moment, not sure if it had been there). Apparently there is a rights issue to be sorted with the players.
However, it remains on Naxos Music Library if you can get that (see here #21 - http://www.for3.org/forums/showthrea...ary#post553507Comment
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I read somewhere, I think in a Canadian Audiophile magazine that comes out somewhat irregularly, that there were some issues with that particular disc.Originally posted by Cockney Sparrow View PostComment
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Yes I did! They were sympathetic but felt that, occasionally, one was going to come across a cd that wouldn't play. It's just 'one of those things'. It's the first time in 30 years it's happened so one is pretty good going.Originally posted by Barbirollians View PostComment
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Another odd occurrence this last week!
I'm very lucky in that the area I live in Edinburgh has a road with an impressive collection of charity shops. It's in a very affluent area of the city so classical CDs tend to be plentiful. Recently, I found and bought over 50 Beecham CDs that had been distributed between 3 shops. (A pound a pop!)
The first one I played was a recording of Beecham conducting the Beethoven 'Missa Solemnis' from 1937 on the Somm label. I was appalled when it miss-tracked after the first 5 seconds. Oh help - don't say they are ALL going to be like that, I thought. However, all the other discs I've heard have been fine.
Predictably, the faulty disc played fine in my other cheaper machines and, last night, my rich friend's Mackintosh machine played it faultlessly! (Sounding pretty terrific for a test pressing that was made almost 80 years ago!) So, once again, my Quad 'Elite' player has rejected a cd. I'm not THAT bothered since the Beecham MS isn't a disc I'd be likely to play that often.
However, what's really strange is that when I went to visit my friend last night, there was a cd of Lynn Harrell playing the Dvorak 'Cello concerto in his bin. "Should that be there?", I asked. "Alas, yes", he replied. " I bought that cd in Cornwall in a second hand bookshop but my CD player has rejected it".
Well, I dug it out, brought it home and, after a good clean, it plays fine in my Quad machine! Most odd.Last edited by pastoralguy; 28-07-16, 22:30.Comment
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Sorry to stray from topic. I sometimes wonder whether the sound quality of SACD compatible CDs is compromised. I don't have an SACD player, but my Meridian 500 series machine gives excellent results on standard CD. Listening to the CD layer of an SACD disc, I notice a slightly steely quality, just a slight feeling of discomfort. I can cite a good example with the Suzuki recordings of Bach cantatas, where earlier discs in the series are smoother to my ears than the later ones which are SACD compatible.
Does anybody else notice an effect of this kind, or is it my imagination? Interestingly, Meridian claim that they do not support SACD, although they were pioneers of surround sound using ambisonic techniques.Comment
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I've just ordered this Honeck / Beethoven 5&7 cd again in the hope that maybe this one'll work!Comment
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I'm feeling quite nervous on your behalf! Good luck Pasters.Originally posted by pastoralguy View PostComment
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Good luck! Keep us informed!Originally posted by pastoralguy View Post"The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard HaitinkComment
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I also hope all goes well this time PG - I think they are top notch performances - especially of the Seventh which I had become slightly jaded with .Comment
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