Caruso: Pearl v. Naxos Historical

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Any thoughts on the Naxos Historical set?

I have the Pearl set, also remastered by Ward Marston, and I've been generally happy with it. (I don't love the surface noise but I wouldn't want to sacrifice overtones to get rid of it.) I'm particularly interested in whether the Naxos set represents fresh work by Mr. Marston or if it's just a repackaging.

I'm aware that the old RCA doorstop sucks.

Thank you -- Carlos

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Concerning the Naxos set, the following may be of interest:

http://www.classicalnotes.net/columns/naxos.html