13 out of 14 great jibbitz for a great price
342225
Upon receiving the order, one of the Jibbitz had no back (and therefore was completely useless) but the rest came just as pictured, sturdy and brightly colored.  My son loved them and I loved how durable and inexpensive they are.
1563140
Good selections with good recording quality. The orchestration was decent. I am astounded with the quality for 99 cents. There so many included, I have only been able to listen (in the last week) to about 20 pieces I was less familiar with. I was pleased with all of them.
3009134
I got this for my dad and he loves it! It has a surprisingly good sound. Intonation is a little patchy but that's not surprising. Watch the video on YouTube of Alison Balsom playing one of these but don't be surprised if you don't sound as good as she does on it. ;)
3247224
Many of the classical albums that sell well on Amazon are priced under $2.  Those are a good place to start a classical collection.  This album costs a little more, but is still an amazing value.  The price is low, and you get all of Mendelssohn's symphonies, including alternate recordings of a couple.  None of the performances on this disc are ground breaking, they aren't doing anything new with the music, but they also aren't getting in its way. Well played music that is enjoyable to listen to. If you are looking for these symphonies, this is a great collection.  If you are taking the time to examine these reviews, you probably have enough interest that you should pick up this album.
166250
As others have said this is an absolute bargain working out to less than $2 a CD.  With all boxes of a certain genre there are bound to be duplicates and in my case it is Bax #6 and the Vaughan Williams CD.  I now have three versions of Job, a Masque for Dancing.

What set this box set apart are the little known composers like Cowen, Coleridge Taylor, Gipps and Bush and some of the more rare pieces by Delius, Butterworth and Arnold.

However, the CD (#10) that sets this box set on fire is the very modern concertos by Gregson, Hoddinott and McCabe.  In fact two of the CDs can be obtained separately on Amazon at around $40 each!  There are also some more complete compositions that have a more popular section as was the case in Holtz's "Hampshire Suite".

Although Bostok and some of the orchestras he conducts are not top tier they do a remarkable job with these compositions.  A great bargain of some lesser known composers and some famous ones as well.
4084194
This product have very good sound for 13.95$ There are a little bass heavy but people like that. These are also very good for on the go but DON'T fold them The hinges (even though they're metal) scare me. I just put mine around my neck. Defiantly the best under 20 buck! BUY NOW if you need something and don't have much money.
1702615
what  great sticks, tone, size, weight all great and cost , wow you can buy as many as you want,
1847603
I read the reviews on several recordable DVDs before getting my first 100 of the Philips.  There were 13 bad discs in the pack.  All the rest copied perfectly and fast.  I took a chance on the next 100 I bought and they were all good.  I just bought 50 more and there have been no duds.  I now recommend Philips for +R DL DVD discs.
1161473
I am no music critic but the quality of the 130+ tracks seems quite good and the price cannot be beat. Excellent value.
4098568
This box set is currently selling for $25-30 - and at that price it's an absolute steal, especially for those who are unfamiliar with the music of DSCH. While Brilliant has recently put out a newer "expanded" version of this set, it's selling for $70-100 and adds very, very little of substance to this box - esp. if vocal music is not your thing. (And even fans of DSCH struggle through many of those works).

The heart of the box are the symphonies, and they are delivered in solid, if not definitive performances by Barshai. The Jazz/Dance/Ballet suites are delightfully played - albeit somewhat roughly by second rate ensembles -  the String Quartets by the Rubio Quartet are top-notch, and the violin concerti are performed by no less that David Oistrakh.

While not in the Mravinsky/Kondrashin league, it provides a great deal of pleasure at a modest price. Discover which pieces you most enjoy (but promise you'll stick with the difficult pieces - most are worth the effort) (Well, perhaps not Symphony 12) and then supplement the box with your choices of Gergiev, Petrenko, Bernstein, Jarvi et al.

This is a large, intoxicating pool to engage in this voyage of discovery. Enjoy!
4272030
These recordings were, for many years, considered to be among the best available. This is delightful old-style Mozart (meaning not period instrument) played beautifully and with character by the artists. I'm happy to see them reissued in a form that gives them some recognition and dignity (instead of the kitschy budget-box format they've been seen in earlier). That and better sound. Philips has not been "packing" the discs in this series so the selling point can be "79 minutes of music!". Someone with taste and discretion did the selecting and if any compromises were made in this entire series it was toward a good sampling of the classical repertoire. I'm annoyed, as I've encountered endless moaning and voiding in reviews of a lot of the Universal re-releases from the last decade. We're lucky to see ANY of these recordings in print.

The only way to hear Haskil and Grumiaux play together (and wonderfully) is through old recordings. Sorry. Clara Haskil was a great keyboard artist who specialized in much older repertoire back when most were still focusing on the Romantic works. Few things bug me more in Amazon reviews than people getting all astonished and huffy about their Toscanini or Schnabel CDs sounding old and then betraying their ignorance of the whole genre by publicly advertising their annoyance. I think its asking too much to have Amazon list the recording dates as these are not always easy to find on a CD package and error would be rampant. A little research--say Google Haskil and find out who she was--is required.

Like most of this series, these will probably be going out of print soon and that should make all the sonic perfectionists and re-packaging authorities happy-as-heck. Recommended to them--cheap Naxos discs with modern unknowns who play without any emotional connection with the music, or Sony recordings of 9-year-old Japanese freak-show wunderkinds wowing their way digitally through technicolor Mozart. I'll stick with Scherchen and his "awful" Vienna orchestra with "awful" sound playing Liszt with genuine passion.
3613516
As an aspiring beginner to the balama saz/tembr I never thought it would be possible to get a basic instrument without spending a fortune. I have been happily proved wrong. My saz came quickly, I was provided with a tracking number so that I could follow its journey and the seller was attentive and went out of their way to help. The instrument was very well packed and got to the other side of the world unscathed!

The instrument's quality is great particularly considering the reasonable price though I assume the tone and manufacture of the more expensive models would be superior.

The free soft case, strings and saz plectrums (tezene) were a great bonus too.

I would definitely consider buying from trirmusic/Sala Musik in the future when upgrading (they have a great variety of Turkish and Persian instruments) and would recommend them to others at a heartbeat.
4044123
Excellent value. I find, however, that I am not as fond of Bernstein's conducting as I once was (in my teens). Having had occasion to hear other conductor's performances I find the Bernstein ones somewhat lacking. However, if you are sure you like his performances this is a splendid buy. Each disk or  dual disk package has original liner notes on the back (get out your reading glasses) and a nice booklet comes wit the boxed set as well. The sound was  very good. I don't think Sony  did any reduction (RIAA) curve so you might need to  reduce the high end a bit. Other than that the sound was quite good although (too me) it sounded as if there was some compression. At any rate an excellent deal for under $30
1408114
If you want better performances of Telemann's Tafelmusik than the ones here, you're almost certainly going to have to pay much more for them. Considering their amazingly low price, these are very enjoyable CDs. Some people might find the one-instrument-to-a-part approach rather lightweight, especially in the "grander" pieces,  but frankly I nearly always find I prefer it when applied to Baroque music. Too many instruments gives a sound that is too homogenous for my taste, though the effect is lessened when "period" instruments are used. And this is, after all, meant to be dinner music. People usually like to enjoy conversation during dinner and, let's face it, if you can't hear what your fellow diners are saying it spoils the whole dining experience. There are indeed occasional flaws in the ensemble playing but they still don't detract from  an overall highly enjoyable set of wonderful music from a composer who is still not rated as highly as he deserves.
572898
I just bought a set of 8 for $6 at my neighbor's garage sale. They match well with my Mikasa Christmas china. Yeah, some of the red base has come off in a few places but Pfaltzgraff for that price was TOTALLY worth it to me! P.S. I didn't read the reviews until after my purchase, when I went online to check price.  Happy camper right here!
56143
Fantastic chips, great weight and sound, very nice and well-made case, cards are adequate, dice are fine, Dealer and Blind Buttons are a little sub par but function fine.  The rest of the set is so great I couldn't warrant taking a star off my rating.
1017317
The standard Gibson tuners were terrible, and I decided anything Grover would be awesome and reliable.  Not dissapointed.  It was a delightful surprise they had this exact style, BUT in quality -mode. ;)

they line-up with no mods.