Telarc's 1812 Overture

[krellmk]

Read the warning first, and then sit with your hand on the volume control. The gut-shaking thuds may well cause woofer bottoming or amplifier overload.
If your power amp(WPOL) is capable of ripping your woofers apart, the cannonshots will give it the opportunity to do so. Telarc's warning in the booklet (and on the album cover) should be heeded.

 

[Vynuladikt]

YEP, a VERY dynamic recording!

 

[62vauxhall]

That warning or disclaimer was provided with the Telarc CD 1812 recording from ages ago. There was no way to do otherwise but take it into the soundroom with the good stuff to purposely bottom out some woofers.

 

[mr_rye89]

I've been hunting for this one, especially the vinyl copy. I wanna see that stylus jump out of the groove.....

 

[mr_rye89]

Tried the youtube "HD" version, my Dynaco is not up to snuff for those cannon shots! I also pilfered an image of the cannon shot grooves (200g pressing) off of Steve Hoffman Forums

 

[Lazarus Short]

I have the LP, have seen the grooves...and I NEVER play the cannon shots. Fear. Anxiety. Stress.

It is the one place where I'm fully convinced the CD version does a better job - while the LP version distorts badly, the CD version just communicates the full transient power of the cannon shots.

 

[8991XJ]

Any cartridge I have will track that section from the sf forums. This one from VE shows the stylus tip removal 90° turn required for proper play. This 90° turn is the Launch Ramp for the cartridge sending it out of the groove.

 

[Vynuladikt]

Makes you wonder how the lathe could cut that with any accuracy. Amazing!

 

[WOPL Sniffer]

Think my Kenner will handle it????? After all, it's a Close N Play and will reproduce all sounds most accurately. Especially the HK P-30 when I shoot a hole in it.....

 

[J!m]

I believe this was designed for best reproduction on the close n play.

You are very fortunate to have one!

 

[WOPL Sniffer]

I believe this was designed for best reproduction on the close n play.

You are very fortunate to have one!

Hell yeah....... should be worth a fortune in a hundred years or so

 

[mr_rye89]

I gave the '01 version a listen this evening, the cannon shots are much cleaner, the church bells part is kinda meh though...