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The best musical instrument to test a system?
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<blockquote data-quote="RR" data-source="post: 21931"><p>Anton, moer of a nice post on piano's. wow.</p><p></p><p>I particularly like Steinway, for its bass presence, you can really feel the lower notes and the grain of it. </p><p></p><p>How and where the piano is recorded plays a huge role as well, as you duly say. </p><p></p><p>For instance, some of the Perahia Beethoven solo's used to be recorded in one of those nearly anechoic chambers. Tonally the "Knight' piano he used was 100% perfect as graded by several piano experts; this was the first CD that received the coveted 10/10 from CD review. To me however it sounds dead....His later release 'Songs without Words' was recorded in the same chamber but with a different piano (can't remember what exactly now) and its sounds better but still a bit dead. That is a personal preference however. </p><p></p><p>Another nice feature of piano recordings is the ability the record a grand piano with or without cover. When the cover is used, it is usually opened at about 45 degrees. This gives an impression of height; lower octaves sound lower in the soundstage and higher octaves higher, as reflected off the inside of the cover. </p><p></p><p>All of this will depend on where the microphones are situated offcourse.</p><p></p><p>When listening to piano solos I always try to see how the piano is placed in the soundstage. This is not always possible, but with care in the recording setup this is easily achieved. Oh, and I get the impression that sometimes they do not 'oil' the foot pedals, so as to create some sort of further insight into the performance. I like that actually.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RR, post: 21931"] Anton, moer of a nice post on piano's. wow. I particularly like Steinway, for its bass presence, you can really feel the lower notes and the grain of it. How and where the piano is recorded plays a huge role as well, as you duly say. For instance, some of the Perahia Beethoven solo's used to be recorded in one of those nearly anechoic chambers. Tonally the "Knight' piano he used was 100% perfect as graded by several piano experts; this was the first CD that received the coveted 10/10 from CD review. To me however it sounds dead....His later release 'Songs without Words' was recorded in the same chamber but with a different piano (can't remember what exactly now) and its sounds better but still a bit dead. That is a personal preference however. Another nice feature of piano recordings is the ability the record a grand piano with or without cover. When the cover is used, it is usually opened at about 45 degrees. This gives an impression of height; lower octaves sound lower in the soundstage and higher octaves higher, as reflected off the inside of the cover. All of this will depend on where the microphones are situated offcourse. When listening to piano solos I always try to see how the piano is placed in the soundstage. This is not always possible, but with care in the recording setup this is easily achieved. Oh, and I get the impression that sometimes they do not 'oil' the foot pedals, so as to create some sort of further insight into the performance. I like that actually. [/QUOTE]
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