There is another equation to all those Classical recordings we're talkin' 'bout here.
And that is the recording machines and the processing and the mixing/mastering itself:
depending on an LP or a CD or an SACD. ...And Analog content versus Digital content (eg.; AAD. ADD, & DDD for CDs).
I find that SACD is a better medium (in general if the recording is done right to begin) for Classical music.
And in both Stereo and Multichannel from that Hybrid SACD.
But again, some record labels are more apt at this because of the recording mixers/engineers who work there; like Telarc (Pentatone), Channel Classics, Sony Classical, and others...
And true, you want some good quality reproducers for the rendering of a piano, a cello, a basson, the percussion, a clarinet, a flute, a violin, ...and all of them in tandem.
Because a full Orchestra needs real powerful musical reproducers (loudspeakers) for maintening that reality, balance, that true presence and power.
Make no mistake; there are some bad Classical recordings out there, but when you find the right ones it all makes sense at the end, and you are rewarded multifold.
I don't visit the Classical music section here; is it a good one? Must be. I'll pay a visit sometime.
And that is the recording machines and the processing and the mixing/mastering itself:
depending on an LP or a CD or an SACD. ...And Analog content versus Digital content (eg.; AAD. ADD, & DDD for CDs).
I find that SACD is a better medium (in general if the recording is done right to begin) for Classical music.
And in both Stereo and Multichannel from that Hybrid SACD.
But again, some record labels are more apt at this because of the recording mixers/engineers who work there; like Telarc (Pentatone), Channel Classics, Sony Classical, and others...
And true, you want some good quality reproducers for the rendering of a piano, a cello, a basson, the percussion, a clarinet, a flute, a violin, ...and all of them in tandem.
Because a full Orchestra needs real powerful musical reproducers (loudspeakers) for maintening that reality, balance, that true presence and power.
Make no mistake; there are some bad Classical recordings out there, but when you find the right ones it all makes sense at the end, and you are rewarded multifold.
I don't visit the Classical music section here; is it a good one? Must be. I'll pay a visit sometime.