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[DavidHB]

(01-08-2017 16:20)Martin H Wrote:  I have been following this thread with interest and although not being a classical 'buff' I was intrigued to see how things progressed. It seemed that there could be a 'working things out' phase and so I left it until today to try but everything has gone extremely smoothly and here I am sitting listening and enchanted by Handel's Dixit Dominus (according to the schedule at least).

Yes, I really enjoyed that performance as well. The work dates from Handel's Italian period (before he came to England); he was only 22 when he wrote it. John Eliot Gardiner and his team put a lot of life and fun into the music, even though it is a sacred piece, and I'm sure that that is how it's meant to be performed

(01-08-2017 16:20)Martin H Wrote:  I don't ever transcode anything (from my NAS etc.) is there a material difference to be heard by doing this?

In my view, yes. With broadcast material, the sound seems a bit more spacious and natural, and correspondingly easy to listen to (you may recall that I have an Akurate Exakt system with Akubariks).

David