Author: Russell Lichter
Acoustic Revive: RTP-4 Power Conditioner
November 12, 2008
Acoustic Revive: RTP-4 Power Conditioner An Acoustic Revival Indeed November 2008 I suppose if I had been told there were sophisticated proprietary electronics inside the RTP-4 Ultimate, virtually lossless inductors made of pure [Read More]
LessLoss BTB Power Cables
September 28, 2008
LessLoss BTB Power Cables Bang For the Buck? September 2008 This is a (brief) follow-up review of the lower-priced LessLoss Power Cord called the BTB, “Bang for The Buck.” There is a substantial price [Read More]
LessLoss Dynamic Filtering Power Cables
August 11, 2008
LessLoss Dynamic Filtering Power Cables The Real Deal AC Cords August 2008 I am definitely not the ideal candidate to review a piece of wire, be it cable or AC cord. Or [Read More]
Schumann: Fantasy, Kreisleriana, Papillons, Fantasiestuecke, Humoreske
March 10, 2008
Connoisseur CD 4256 March 2008 Every once in awhile, a miraculous musical event occurs, a perfect congruence of music and musician. Cynthia Raim’s two-disc set of Schumann solo piano music is such an [Read More]
Bel Canto e.One M300 & REF1000 Amplifiers
November 13, 2007
Bel Canto e.One M300 & REF1000 Amplifiers An Appreciation November 2007 My first “audiophile” amplifier was a JBL SA600, early solid-state with a sophisticated and uncluttered circuit design and quite decent sound. [Read More]
Bel Canto DAC3
April 9, 2007
Bel Canto DAC3 Digital at its finest April 2007 My relationship with Bel Canto began years ago when I read a glowing review of their DAC1 on a web site. At the [Read More]
Edward Rosser: Piano Music of Chopin, Schubert, Debussy and Schumann
July 22, 2005
Edward Rosser: Piano Music of Chopin, Schubert, Debussy and Schumann [Chetros CD 0805] July 2005 This CD has been challenging and surprising, at first one of the most seemingly naïve and idiosyncratic performances I [Read More]
Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé (Suite No. 2)
May 4, 2005
Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé (Suite No. 2), Pavane pour une infante défunte, La Valse, Ma Mère l’Oye, Bolèro Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Paavo Järvi [Telarc SACD-60601]. May 2004 Russell Lichter I spent [Read More]
Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Complete Piano Concertos
April 25, 2005
Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Complete Piano Concertos, Gerard Willems, Stuart & Sons Piano [ABC Classics 465 077-2, 465 264-2, 465 659-2] April 2005 In a recent issue of Stereophile John Marks wrote at some length [Read More]
Beethoven: Sonatas Op. 57, Appassionata, Op. 26, Funeral March; Sviatoslav Richter, Piano
January 25, 2005
Beethoven: Sonatas Op. 57, Appassionata, Op. 26, Funeral March; Sviatoslav Richter, Piano [JVC JM-XR24017] January 2005 The Richter one meets in Bruno Monsaingeon’s ponderous and intense film, Richter, the Enigma, is a man facing—as all who live [Read More]
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