Hi Ed,
Yes, I¹ve had a chance to listen to all the tapes you kindly sent me.
I really enjoyed them!
The performances are quite good and the recordings are excellent!
Having played the Rigoletto Paraphrase I know how demanding that Liszt
work is.
Yu-Yang Lee gives a superlative performance, and the piano is captured
marvelously.
I also really enjoyed the Beethoven Sonata for Violin & Piano and the
Mendelssohn Cello Sonata.
They were both very natural and open sounding, very dynamic with gorgeous
highs, and the piano has a solidity that is often missing on many
recordings.
Thanks again for send me the tapes!
All the best,
Jim
Jim Hannon
VP/Group Publisher & Senior Writer
The Absolute Sound
The Absolute Sound¹s Illustrated History of High-End Audio
www.theabsolutesound.com
Jim Hannon to Greg Beron on his new Phase 12 tape deck:
Hi Greg,
Having spent more time listening to the UltraAnalogue tapes Ed kindly sent
me, I must add that the reproduction of dynamics, both micro and macro, are
revelatory. Moreover, subtle details and ambient cues are captured so
wonderfully that there are times I think the performers are in the room.
Absolutely stunning and thrilling!
Additionally, I have never heard a concert-grand piano reproduced more
accurately and naturally, with a solidity to the bass that is missing in far
too many recordings.
I can’t wait to listen to more tapes to fully break-in the deck and to hear
all that this marvelous deck is capable of doing.
Thank you!!!!
Jim