05-29-2021, 08:23 PM
(05-29-2021, 09:17 AM)King Bob Wrote: DM connection: The first recording marketed as all-digital was the 1812 Overture on the Telarc label. DM had this album, and I remember he said something about how wide the grooves were for the cannon shots. He put it on when he had some people over at his (parent's) house in Sunnyvale, and the people downstairs came running up after the cannon fired to see what was happening.
Funny memory.
Coincidentally, I was just reminding Stacy of this disc. When we were driving home from Carmel last Sunday, the 1812 came on the radio. We laughed because Stacy had tuned it to our local classical station for something calming. The version they played was weak. When the cannon barrage came, it was hardly noticeable.
I must dig that disc out again and see how it sounds now. It's been forever since I gave it a spin. I loved that disc. Those cannon shots were like punches in the gut, and you know what a base worshipper I am...
Sadly, I don't have my subwoofer anymore so it won't have the impact. It's in storage at my mom's (back in svale) and the speaker was deteriorating. Some day I'll have a house again that's big enough to support a subwoofer.
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