oso Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 had to google translate...i didnt say it was my taste...i said i use it to sell subwoofers (grin).I personally like jazz and chill and occasional classical and rock. This is more along my taste The Astounding Eyes Of Rita, by Anouar Brahem https://vimeo.com/31297927 very nice indeed. Link to comment
PAP Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 This old Oscar Peterson album has such beautiful separation, too bad the condition of the piano is not so good and it also sounds a bit boxed in compared to the magnificent sounding drums and bass. They somehow has more air around them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1cMPyFngmU Link to comment
PAP Posted June 22, 2015 Author Share Posted June 22, 2015 Now I do love the PANArt hang. Very good to get in to trascendental meditation...! With this great undistorted SQ my only fear was not being able to get out of deep meditation, but because in my country we are in the season of giant thunderstorms a powerful lightning brought me to reality faster than I wanted. Roch I am not into meditation but I guess I have always used listening to music as my quiet sanctuary. I agree with you that this music really draws you in.It brings me in a kind of meditative state of mind. Very pleasant indeed. And I do love the sound of Andre Heuvelmans trumpet, heavenly! Yes he is a very interesting artist, one of the best classical trumpet players in the world, but not afraid to experiment. I found this video on TEDX where he tells about overcoming his physical handicap. Link to comment
oso Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I love the parallel of wind surfing and playing, moving wind/air. Link to comment
PAP Posted June 26, 2015 Author Share Posted June 26, 2015 Oscar Peterson Trio Bursting out This album from the same period has the same problem, boxed in piano sound. Maybe here they started to place the microphones inside the piano? Link to comment
oso Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 This one is better; and there is a whole thread dedicated to Oscar here; http://www.computeraudiophile.com/f13-music-downloads-and-streaming/oscar-peterson-exclusively-my-friends-24-88-qobuz-anybody-tried-it-20799/ Link to comment
PAP Posted June 30, 2015 Author Share Posted June 30, 2015 Yes, that is a well recorded Oscar album, and thanks for the link. Link to comment
oso Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Here is a brand new one, a bit the same kind of mood.Incredible SQ; Sound Liaison Music Shop Now I do love the PANArt hang. Very good to get in to trascendental meditation...! With this great undistorted SQ my only fear was not being able to get out of deep meditation, but because in my country we are in the season of giant thunderstorms a powerful lightning brought me to reality faster than I wanted. Roch Is trancendental meditation, meditation with a mantra that you keep repeating? And do you use the recording to block out outside sounds? Link to comment
Milan Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 "Best music to test audio equipment with." There can be only one answer to that question: Play what you like and what you are familiar with - regardless of genre. The sound of the stereo has to please you, not some self-appointed arbiter of taste such as magazines like Stereophile and The Absolute Sound tend to be. Only you know what you want your system to sound like. Some go for neutral, accurate sound (like me). others like big bass, bold mids and bright sparkling highs, with no concern about how this differs from the sound of real music, played in a real space. But that's why it's your stereo. It exists to make you happy. So "voice" your system using the music that you listen to and leave all the "recommended" test material to the recommenders! I always bring ''Kind of Blue'' I know this album inside out. But I find that no.1 on PAP's list works fantastic for that purpose; low end definition. I will surely try to get a hand on the albums on the list I do not all ready have and see if I agree with PAP's well written assessment. Link to comment
Milan Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 This old Oscar Peterson album has such beautiful separation, too bad the condition of the piano is not so good and it also sounds a bit boxed in compared to the magnificent sounding drums and bass. They somehow has more air around them.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1cMPyFngmU That is one thing that is better these days; the condition of the recorded pianos. Link to comment
PAP Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 That is true. So many of the old masters were recorded on not optimal instruments. Link to comment
christian u Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Pap - thanks for taking the time to put this together. It will be fun to slowly work down this list. +1 great list and observations. Thanks. Link to comment
chaosrealm93 Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Justin Bieber's Baby is a good female vocals track Computer >> Pioneer VSX 520 >> PSB Imagine B Link to comment
PAP Posted July 19, 2015 Author Share Posted July 19, 2015 That is true.So many of the old masters were recorded on not optimal instruments. even on ''Time Out'' the tuning is not perfect; Link to comment
PAP Posted July 22, 2015 Author Share Posted July 22, 2015 Compared to the last recording of the great British pianist John Taylor(RIP). The pianos or the piano technicians or the respect for the Jazz musician has definitely improved. Highly recommended album, btw. Link to comment
PAP Posted July 24, 2015 Author Share Posted July 24, 2015 There was a difference back then. The classical guys had well tuned and well set up pianos. Musical racism? Link to comment
RPM Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 1) "Elelphants on Ice Skates" - Brian Bromberg 2) " Never Going Back Again" - Fleetwood Mac 3) " Jamie Runaway" - Steely Dan 4) " Got A Hold On Me" - Christine Mcvie 5) " Victim Of Love" - Eagles 6) " Those Shoes" - Eagles 7) " I can See Clearly Now" - Holly Cole 8) " Never Give Up" - Brian Bromberg 9) " The Groove" - Brian Culberston 10) " I think Its Gonna Work Out Fine" - Linda Rondstat & James Taylor The_K-Man 1 MacMini > Audirvana Plus > Musical Fidelity V Dac 2 > Emotiva XSP-1 > Emotiva XPA-2 Gen 2 > Ascend Sierra Towers NRT > Rythmik F12SE > Link to comment
PAP Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 Thanks for the list, RPM. I will listen to your suggestions. Some I have as well, like Holly Cole; Link to comment
Evo1668 Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Excellent recommendations, thanks to you all, I have built a great playlist in Roon from many of the recommendations in this thread.... A bit left-field, but a great source of recommended music for putting your system through its paces, is Jim Smiths book "Get Better Sound". He lists all the tracks he has used over the years. With some of the music recommendations he provides notes on what you should and should not be hearing....case in point The Chieftans "Tears of Stone" is a brilliant album for voicing your whole system. ER / Geisman OXCO / Grimm MU1 / Dutch & Dutch 8C / Townshend Seismic Isolation HP - SMSL Sanskrit 10th A’ , Woo Audio WA5 LE, Hifiman HEK v2 Link to comment
thuandb Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 "Best music to test audio equipment with." There can be only one answer to that question: Play what you like and what you are familiar with - regardless of genre. The sound of the stereo has to please you, not some self-appointed arbiter of taste such as magazines like Stereophile and The Absolute Sound tend to be. Only you know what you want your system to sound like. Some go for neutral, accurate sound (like me). others like big bass, bold mids and bright sparkling highs, with no concern about how this differs from the sound of real music, played in a real space. But that's why it's your stereo. It exists to make you happy. So "voice" your system using the music that you listen to and leave all the "recommended" test material to the recommenders! +1 WS2019 Core Datacenter, dualPC, JPLAY Femto, AO3, Fidelizer Pro 8.8, MC2XY, IOS app. Link to comment
PAP Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 1) "Elelphants on Ice Skates" - Brian Bromberg 2) " Never Going Back Again" - Fleetwood Mac 3) " Jamie Runaway" - Steely Dan 4) " Got A Hold On Me" - Christine Mcvie 5) " Victim Of Love" - Eagles 6) " Those Shoes" - Eagles 7) " I can See Clearly Now" - Holly Cole 8) " Never Give Up" - Brian Bromberg 9) " The Groove" - Brian Culberston 10) " I think Its Gonna Work Out Fine" - Linda Rondstat & James Taylor What album is this from? The_K-Man 1 Link to comment
Milan Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 from wikipedia; "Got a Hold on Me" is a 1984 song from Fleetwood Mac's keyboardist/vocalist Christine McVie. The song rose to number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and it topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary and Rock Tracks charts for four and two weeks, respectively.[1] This was McVie's only top 10 solo hit in the United States. Synthesizers on the track were played by Steve Winwood,[1] while the guitars were played by Todd Sharp(the song's co-writer) and McVie's Fleetwood Mac bandmate Lindsey Buckingham. The other musicians were bassist George Hawkins and drummer-percussionist Steve Ferrone. Got a Hold on Me was released as the lead single from McVie's self-titled 1984 solo album.The video for the song was produced and directed by Jon Roseman and premiered in February 1984.[2] Shot in both black-and-white and color, it is a pseudo-performance video showing Christine McVie in a mansion-like room singing at her piano while a backup band appears in silhouette shadows on the walls around her.[3] But that's alot of compression, good song and performance though. Link to comment
RPM Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 from wikipedia;But that's alot of compression, good song and performance though. 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 MacMini > Audirvana Plus > Musical Fidelity V Dac 2 > Emotiva XSP-1 > Emotiva XPA-2 Gen 2 > Ascend Sierra Towers NRT > Rythmik F12SE > Link to comment
YashN Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 on lower quality speakers and phones the lower notes of the bass and the bass drum becomes a low end mess, but when moving up in quality they become two separate instruments playing along in beautiful unison. And it was quiet fun to hear how slowly the whole thing opened up as I moved up in quality. I then repeated the process with an old favorite of mine Cassandra Wilsons ''Love is Blindness'' which has the same kind of problem frequency, bass and bass drum but now the problematic low end remained. It kept on being a bit muddy. Just listened to Cassandra Wilson's 'Love is Blindness' with my new DIY short USB cable with filters and was just telling my girlfriend how we can distinctly hear the different bass instruments: bass drum (very low) and bass, as well as the low notes from two different guitars. A very good track to test for bass indeed. Dedicated Line DSD/DXD | Audirvana+ | iFi iDSD Nano | SET Tube Amp | Totem Mites Surround: VLC | M-Audio FastTrack Pro | Mac Opt | Panasonic SA-HE100 | Logitech Z623 DIY: SET Tube Amp | Low-Noise Linear Regulated Power Supply | USB, Power, Speaker Cables | Speaker Stands | Acoustic Panels Link to comment
YashN Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 The percussion bells, etc on "Harvest Moon" track draw you on to the stage with space and air depending on your gear. The track's darkness seems to open up and presents a scene of fireflies at night. Cassandra's weight and serious presentation is preserved and remains her MO which serves her well. Incredible cover (and I'm no fan of covers) of Young's masterpiece, very well recorded. Shows how powerful that original song is. Dedicated Line DSD/DXD | Audirvana+ | iFi iDSD Nano | SET Tube Amp | Totem Mites Surround: VLC | M-Audio FastTrack Pro | Mac Opt | Panasonic SA-HE100 | Logitech Z623 DIY: SET Tube Amp | Low-Noise Linear Regulated Power Supply | USB, Power, Speaker Cables | Speaker Stands | Acoustic Panels Link to comment
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