Music for testing Audio Equipment

[The_K-Man]

17 hours ago, PAP said:

I don't hope this will influence his voice😁

But Tom Waits  hasn't had a drink for more than a decade

 

I didn't have stop drinking - I saw what it did to members of my family...

 

 

And I never f-king started!

[PAP]

The 2 SOUND LIAISON downloads on my list are 40% off this weekend( Black Friday).

 

SOUND LIAISON

[christian u]

On 11/29/2019 at 1:43 AM, PAP said:

The 2 SOUND LIAISON downloads on my list are 40% off this weekend( Black Friday).

 

SOUND LIAISON

Those are 2 of the very first Sound Liaison releases but they have stood the test of time very very well!

[oso]

 https://www.eclassical.com/conductors/litton-andrew/holst-elgar-the-planets-enigma-variations.html

are having their xmas sale this month. and I can recommend the above album also for people not really liking classical music, but for speaker testing you need at least one classical album in my opinion.

Quote

Litton gives the theme of the “Enigma Variations” a sense of command and authority, bringing out different colors from the orchestra. The opening strings phrases have a solemnity, which ebbs away when the woodwind enter, bringing a shed of light and warmth. throughout the performance, Litton is attentive to all of Elgar’s markings, which brings integrity to each variation and its own strong character. https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-elgar-enigma-variations-holst-the-planets-litton-bergen-philharmonic/

 

[PAP]

Excellent recording. Thanks.

[The_K-Man]

On August 7, 2015 at 7:35 PM, Milan said:

from wikipedia;

But that's alot of compression, good song and performance though.

 

On August 8, 2015 at 6:16 PM, RPM said:

 

I agree, but its a very good mix and with volume a nice low end kick.

I also just Love her voice so I may be biased on this one...lol

 

I'm not a fan of over-dynamic compression myself, but are you guys kidding?

 

That McVie song breeeathes in comparison to pop material thirty years newer!  

[Milan]

On 12/16/2019 at 12:39 AM, The_K-Man said:

 

 

I'm not a fan of over-dynamic compression myself, but are you guys kidding?

 

That McVie song breeeathes in comparison to pop material thirty years newer!  

Good point😊

[Milan]

2 of the one mic albums have won the album of the year award at NativeDSD.

SOUND LIAISON has put both albums on special offer during the holidays.

And along the way it seems that slowly the critics are starting to agree with manny people on this forum that this way of recording is really creating a superb listening experience.

 

“This ensemble proves that this repertoire has lost none of its luster. The simply fabulous recording quality is a benchmark for the possibilities of current recording technology. It is a new benchmark. .” — Jazzenzo 

 

 

Voet’s guitar and van Kooten’s violin playing truly swings with Brouwer and Stevens laying down a solid foundation for each selection.  This is musical playing at its best with sound quality to match. If you need an album that shows off the One Microphone Recording style, this could be the ticket.”

— Brian Moura, NativeDSD Technical Advisor

On 6/17/2019 at 1:27 AM, PAP said:

Yes and they keep going;

https://www.soundliaison.com/index.php/515-reinier-voet-ballade-pour-la-nuit

Superb image and realism.

 

On 2/5/2019 at 8:58 PM, oso said:

Amazing that one microphone is able to do this. Superb placement and depth. 

 

 

[oso]

On 12/16/2019 at 12:39 AM, The_K-Man said:

 

I'm not a fan of over-dynamic compression myself, but are you guys kidding?

That McVie song breeeathes in comparison to pop material thirty years newer!  

Yes and the compression is done very musical. Kick drum and bass guitar sounds so fat.

[blue2]

Another very nice Norwegian jazz CD/24-48kHz, excellent SQ Rymden - "Reflections and Odyssey" available on Qobuz etc. Check out tracks "Bergen" and "Homegrown".

And some live percussion from Ginger Baker (RIP) - "Live at Drums 'N' Percussion Paderborn". EP (33 mins), RBCD resolution only, but good SQ and a bargain at £3.60!

Happy listening!

[RPM]

I wrote & Recorded a track in Classic Rock Style That I would really like fellow audiophiles thoughts on.

I intended for punchy drums and mix clarity, not necessarily over the top on the Guitars, and even bass 

throughout. any thoughts appreciated!....Thanks! ....Ray

 

 

[PAP]

On 1/8/2020 at 7:00 PM, oso said:

Yes and the compression is done very musical. Kick drum and bass guitar sounds so fat.

nothing wrong with compression if it is done to enhance an instrument. i.e we all love the sound of tape saturation and tape compression.

 

[oso]

That is indeed a form of compression.

[Rexp]

Quite hard to find good sounding John Coltrane albums on Tidal but he sounds good on this one, assuming your system is good:

https://tidal.com/album/1610218

 

[biosailor]

John Coltrane ‘58. The Prestige Recordings (high res) isn‘t too bad at Qobuz https://www.qobuz.com/ch-de/album/coltrane-58-the-prestige-recordings-john-coltrane/w3v0gzcgneavc

I quite enjoy it in my system.

[fas42]

 A fabulous, "system busting", CD is this one,

 

 

Huge, dynamic, driving sound; "liveness" to die for, 🙂 - if a setup has problems, this will rip your ears off,

 

 

[Rexp]

20 hours ago, biosailor said:

John Coltrane ‘58. The Prestige Recordings (high res) isn‘t too bad at Qobuz https://www.qobuz.com/ch-de/album/coltrane-58-the-prestige-recordings-john-coltrane/w3v0gzcgneavc

I quite enjoy it in my system.

Thanks, your link goes to the 24/96 version which I tried and didn't like much, the 24/192 sounds good though IMO:

https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/coltrane-58-the-prestige-recordings-john-coltrane/w3v0gzcgneavc

[Rexp]

20 hours ago, biosailor said:

John Coltrane ‘58. The Prestige Recordings (high res) isn‘t too bad at Qobuz https://www.qobuz.com/ch-de/album/coltrane-58-the-prestige-recordings-john-coltrane/w3v0gzcgneavc

I quite enjoy it in my system.

My bad, your link does go to the 24/192, was that the version you have? 

[biosailor]

1 hour ago, Rexp said:

My bad, your link does go to the 24/192, was that the version you have? 

Yes, it’s the 192/24 version I listen to. Again, not too bad, yet not comparable to a good recent 192/24 master. But absolutely enjoyable.

[PAP]

On 12/27/2019 at 10:51 PM, Milan said:

2 of the one mic albums have won the album of the year award at NativeDSD.

SOUND LIAISON has put both albums on special offer during the holidays.

And along the way it seems that slowly the critics are starting to agree with manny people on this forum that this way of recording is really creating a superb listening experience.

 

 

“This ensemble proves that this repertoire has lost none of its luster. The simply fabulous recording quality is a benchmark for the possibilities of current recording technology. It is a new benchmark. .” — Jazzenzo 

 

 

 

Voet’s guitar and van Kooten’s violin playing truly swings with Brouwer and Stevens laying down a solid foundation for each selection.  This is musical playing at its best with sound quality to match. If you need an album that shows off the One Microphone Recording style, this could be the ticket.”

— Brian Moura, NativeDSD Technical Advisor

 

 

Check out the latest  ONE MIC RECORDINGS the SQ is maybe  even better than the 2 best album award winners.

[The_K-Man]

On February 8, 2020 at 5:12 AM, Rexp said:

Thanks, your link goes to the 24/96 version which I tried and didn't like much, the 24/192 sounds good though IMO:

https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/coltrane-58-the-prestige-recordings-john-coltrane/w3v0gzcgneavc

 

Just remember, any difference you hear between the 24/96 and the 24/192 is 90% attributable to the mixing and/or mastering of each.

[PAP]

On 2/29/2020 at 4:23 PM, The_K-Man said:

 

Just remember, any difference you hear between the 24/96 and the 24/192 is 90% attributable to the mixing and/or mastering of each.

I believe the most important factor is how the source was recorded. The DXD recordings mentioned in this thread are superior in SQ to all my other recordings.

[sandyk]

On ‎3‎/‎1‎/‎2020 at 2:23 AM, The_K-Man said:

 

Just remember, any difference you hear between the 24/96 and the 24/192 is 90% attributable to the mixing and/or mastering of each.

 

 Barry Diament disagrees with that. He says that 24/192 gets very close to what he hears through his microphone feed, and is virtually indistinguishable. This is why all his recent recordings are 24/192 , not 24/96 of the earlier recordings

[PAP]

I don't think I can hear a difference between 352 and 96 but the Sound Liaison DXD recordings seems even more impressive than their 24/96 .

Compare the 2 Witmer trio recordings;

 DXD vs 24/96 

That would suggests that when recording in DXD there are benefits.

 

[PAP]

Still sounding pretty good....here is an ''oldie'' recorded by mastering engineer Bob Katz, ... using the 128x oversampling A to D Mark III and Mark IV converters with ultra analogue modules and vacuum tube equipment.

 

Still the SQ, Frans de Rond achieves on the Witmer Trio is better but the Bob Katz recording of Fred Hersh was done 25 years ago, so pretty impressive.