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There are other, better options, May 16, 2004
This review is from: The Complete Caruso including The Original Victor Talking Machine Co. Master Recordings [Box Set] (Audio CD)
I was surprised to see that this set was still available. These transfers were made in the late 1970's at the dawn of the digital era and were state of the art for that time. But in cleaning up the surface noise these old digital transfers seriously flatten out the sound of Caruso's voice. I would suggest that people interested in Caruso check out the "complete" Caruso series on Naxos with new digital restorations by the great sound engineer/artist Ward Marston. On the Naxos CD's the voice is preserved in a much more natural and subtle sound while all of the other noises are eliminated as much as possible. It's much more satisfying and true to the original recordings than these old RCA transfers. If you're going to spend $130.00 you should have the best available. It's only fair to Caruso.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
WARNING-All Original Releases Corrode Because of Dye, April 23, 2005
This review is from: The Complete Caruso including The Original Victor Talking Machine Co. Master Recordings [Box Set] (Audio CD)
EVERYONE who bought the ORIGINAL multi-disc release has seen each disc become unplayable through corrosion because of a dye used to print the label side. BMG is well aware of this and has been inundated with demands for replacement.
This set is available in a subsequently released BUDGET compilation, also available through AMAZON. There are no manufacturing defects.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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Complete Caruso today, but what about tomorrow?, March 11, 2000
This review is from: The Complete Caruso including The Original Victor Talking Machine Co. Master Recordings [Box Set] (Audio CD)
I purchased this set when it first came out, and play it about every three years or so. Every positive thing your reviewers say is true about the content. The problem is that there must have been something very wrong with quality control at RCA. Each time I take these CD's out, unlike any other CD I have in my collection, I find that all by themselves, the CD's have become very dirty and unplayable. I am forced to clean off a mysterious film which appears on each CD and makes it almost opaque. My CD players will not read through this mysterious film. After having the set for only a year, I was forced to send one of the CD's back when this problem made it unplayable. I wish I had sent the entire set back to RCA. I only wish there was something that could be done now. Each time I take the set out to play it, I have the anxiety that the CD's will not be in playable condition. I have about 2000 other CD's and this has never happened with any of them. What gives?
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