Thread: Best SACD piano recordings

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Post by Euell Neverno July 19, 2015 (51 of 56)
Chris from Lafayette said:

BTW, I wanted to ask if you're based in the SF Bay Area, and, if so, did you have any plans to attend the California Audio Show in a few weeks? If so, it might be nice to meet up one of the days.

Not based in the Bay Area any longer, but within driving distance.

You have raised my level of consciousness, not as to point source, but the audio show sounds like an interesting diversion. Not sure, as of today, that we will be in-state on the August dates, but will check with the social secretary (better half). It's in Millbrae and I have relations in San Mateo, so that could work out. I'll let you know. Since there will be a lot of folks attending, do you have thoughts about how or where to meet? Email is euellneverno@yahoo.com.

Post by Chris from Lafayette July 19, 2015 (52 of 56)
Euell Neverno said:

Not based in the Bay Area any longer, but within driving distance.

You have raised my level of consciousness, not as to point source, but the audio show sounds like an interesting diversion. Not sure, as of today, that we will be in-state on the August dates, but will check with the social secretary (better half). It's in Millbrae and I have relations in San Mateo, so that could work out. I'll let you know. Since there will be a lot of folks attending, do you have thoughts about how or where to meet? Email is euellneverno@yahoo.com.

Thanks, Euell - I'll e-mail you.

Post by steviev July 19, 2015 (53 of 56)
Chris from Lafayette said:

Have you ever heard a piano minus its (three-dimensional!) acoustic environment? I confess, I haven't. ;-)

And, BTW, I disagree that the piano is a point source of sound. If that's true, where is the point?

Yes, I have: electric piano (in my case, Yamaha YDP-223) heard thru headphones, with all reverb settings turned off. It's the purest, driest, isolated piano sound possible, the ideal that some famous pianist or other is seeking to replicate via an acoustic piano, when all this time it's available to anybody with a few hundred bucks and an AC socket. And it sounds decidedly cold and inferior to the real deal.

When heard in recital or concerto, a piano is a single source of sound to both audience and pianist, except the top two octaves, which to the pianist can be aurally located to the right (even with eyes closed), but not by the audience.

Post by Euell Neverno July 19, 2015 (54 of 56)
Chris from Lafayette said:

Thanks, Euell - I'll e-mail you.

Great, you can tell me all about Ernst when we get together.

Post by Chris from Lafayette July 20, 2015 (55 of 56)
steviev said:

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When heard in recital or concerto, a piano is a single source of sound to both audience and pianist, except the top two octaves, which to the pianist can be aurally located to the right (even with eyes closed), but not by the audience.

I'd say your statement supports my assertion: while the piano may be a single source of sound, it is not a point source.

Post by Chris from Lafayette July 20, 2015 (56 of 56)
Euell Neverno said:

Great, you can tell me all about Ernst when we get together.

I'd be glad to - thanks! ;-)

(To dispel the mystery: Euell is referring to the American composer Ernst Bacon, my father-in-law.)

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