Our visit to Northstar Studio, The Netherlands

[Antonmb]

Very interesting Bart (and Meta), and what fun - thanks for sharing this experience.

[bart]

Lots of wires of course.




Bert knows from experience that cables do matter.
But also that very often, in recording venues, not the best wires are used.
It would simply cost too much.
You try to sit as close as you can to the orchestra or ensemble, but that ca still be dozens of meters away.

[bart]

Enough talking!
How does it sound?!
Bert let me take place in the master and commander seat.

[bart]

We started with this:




Only three musicians, but also here, having sound coming from 5 equidistant speakers (the floor has a pattern of a star ad the chair is placed exactly in the middle), shows it added value!

[bart]

It sounded really good.
I mean, really good!
Very lifelike.
You can put here all the audiophile words that are usually written in a review of good gear.
I will content myself in saying: "Yes, I can imagine the musicians in this room, playing at this very moment."

When I bent a little forward, it became even better.




Yes, that's how I am positioned when I'm working, said Bert.

[bart]

Next recording:




Gunar Letzbor is one of my favourite violinists.
Don't expect smooth playing from him.
His interpretations of Biber, Vivaldi, and these Mayr pieces will not caress your senses, but excite them in a slightly edgy way.

Again, impressive reproduction of music.

[bart]

How would a bigger ensemble fare in this room?




La Mer sounded how it has to sound.
Just right!
Impact, soundstage, separation of instruments, it was all there.
This comes from a music lover, who attends some 20 classical concerts per year.

[bart]

More goodies?
Oh yes!




The live atmosphere perfectly recorded and reproduced.
I adored it!
Where the source (the performance and the recording of it), the gear and the room are all terrific, you get this kind of an experience...

[bart]

Last one with the Merging NADAC + power but without the clock:




This is a recording I have listened to a lot of times.
But it still touched me more than at home.
The textures of the violin were so lifelike, it was amazing.
The orchestra... all instruments in the right places...
Could I live with this system?
Hell yeah!!!

[For The Love of Music]

Bart, great contribution to the forum, must have been a blast!