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Sounds like an old cassette tape.

S. Johnston | 03/19/2000

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Terrible sound! Throughout the entire disc, there is a constant hiss, like you would find on a cassette tape. This makes it nearly impossible to believe I'm listening to real windchimes. It seems like they recorded this on some low-quality tape equipment and then transferred it to CD. Really, these environmental CDs are only worthwhile if they are fully digital recordings (DDD) or have NO hiss at all.Stay away."

Not what it says on the jacket.

S. Johnston | American Canyon, CA USA | 12/02/2005

(1 out of 5 stars)

"The jacket describes this CD as, "Relax while listening to gusty winds intertwined with the beautiful songs of birds and distant thunder." I heard no birds nor thunder. I heard ocean surf. The overpowering sound of surf and behind that, the faint tinkle of chimes. I have a cd filled with ocean surf sounds, I don't need another. I would have been happier if the chimes were louder and the surf was quieter. Stay away from this CD unless you want to listen to the ocean."

Like meditating.

Susan M. Cahill | Greenbelt, MD USA | 03/04/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Windchimes have become sophisticated and popular in recent years. This CD is not a catalogue of the wide variety of sounds of the up-scale windchimes now available. Instead, it gives the feeling of taking a long walk through a neighborhood and hearing the constant rush of wind and repetitive sound of pretty much the same chimes. They're not the very high-pitched, tinkly kinds of chimes, and they're a little bit minor in tone. Birds sing and caw in the background at times. It's because of this CD's very repetitiveness and lack of sophistication that I like it a lot. I find it to be like meditating."