Nikhil Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Custom Win10 Server | Mutec MC-3+ USB | Lampizator Amber | Job INT | ATC SCM20PSL + JL Audio E-Sub e110 Link to comment
BacHolz Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Who's ready for TajMo? Attended a fine concert this weekend of Taj Mahal and Keb Mo' performing in Seattle's classical hall, Benaroya. Album came out in May, IIRC . Video clip http://Taj Mahal & Keb Mo - "She Knows How to Rock Me" pvanosta 1 Primary System: HTPC (Win 10, 64) > Synology DS212j > JRiver MC 22 > Uptone Audio Regen Amber > Schiit Bifrost Uber 4490 > Marantz SR7010 with Marantz UD5005 > Aperion Intimus 6Bs (LR) + Intimus 5C + 4 Intimus 4BPs (Surround) + 2 Bravus 12s - Display: Samsung 55" KS9000 - Headphones: AKG Q701. Link to comment
master Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world - Martin Luther Link to comment
Snowmonkey Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Melvin 1 Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. - Einstein Link to comment
christopher3393 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 3 hours ago, Snowmonkey said: How did it sound? Link to comment
accwai Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues for Piano, Op. 87 Tatiana Nikolayeva Listened to Preludes and Fugues Nos. 1-12. Link to comment
Snowmonkey Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 13 hours ago, christopher3393 said: How did it sound? Like Orson Wells singing Bach cantatas. christopher3393 1 Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. - Einstein Link to comment
Teresa Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Crown Imperial on Reference Recordings 24-bit 176.4kHz HRx wav music files. I have dementia. I save all my posts in a text file I call Forums. I do a search in that file to find out what I said or did in the past. I still love music. Teresa Link to comment
mourip Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 On 6/20/2017 at 11:10 AM, rando said: "Album of the Morning" technically. Remains the best purchase I've made with a Best Buy gift card. One of my all time favorite classical recordings... Boris75 1 "Don't Believe Everything You Think" System Link to comment
Popular Post mourip Posted June 22, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 22, 2017 I need to remind myself to come here more often. Lots of great musical suggestions with respectful replies and no contentious banter. It is like coming into a peaceful walled garden in the middle of a civil war. What a relief. Sometimes it is hard to remember that it is about the music! Teresa, JimCo06, tapatrick and 6 others 9 "Don't Believe Everything You Think" System Link to comment
Popular Post ted_b Posted June 23, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2017 Released today in 24/96 downloaded remastered version, with three previously unreleased songs and all the b-sides, I've listened only via home office system so far (JRiver, Audio Engine speakers) but it's very nice! Exit Music, for example, is rich and full of cues. All song details are abundant but not bright (except my home office system is a little forward by nature). Can't wait to hear on the big rig. A plus is having the great b-sides in 24 bit too (A Reminder sounds like a brand new song, for example). Musicophile and Cornan 2 "We're all bozos on this bus"....F.T. My JRIver tutorial videos Actual JRIver tutorial MP4 video links My eleven yr old SACD Ripping Guide for PS3 (needs updating but still works) US Technical Advisor, NativeDSD.com Link to comment
firedog Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 okay, ted_b, buying on your recommendation! Main listening (small home office): Main setup: Surge protectors +>Isol-8 Mini sub Axis Power Strip/Protection>QuietPC Low Noise Server>Roon (Audiolense DRC)>Stack Audio Link II>Kii Control>Kii Three BXT (on their own electric circuit) >GIK Room Treatments. Secondary Path: Server with Audiolense RC>RPi4 or analog>Cayin iDAC6 MKII (tube mode) (XLR)>Kii Three BXT Bedroom: SBTouch to Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Setup. Living Room/Kitchen: Ropieee (RPi3b+ with touchscreen) + Schiit Modi3E to a pair of Morel Hogtalare. All absolute statements about audio are false Link to comment
firedog Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Okay, got it. And it sounds good. Yes you can clearly hear lots of detail. Interestingly, with an album from 1997 that already seemed to have some volume compression, and an average DR of 7 on the original CD: the new hi-res shows some additional compression - most songs are DR 6 as opposed to DR 7 in the previous version - but the average for the album is DR 7 also. Not sure how that works, when almost all the individual songs show some added compression. I find it odd that it was thought to need a big more volume compression for re-release. I guess that's just the audio world we live in.... Boris75 1 Main listening (small home office): Main setup: Surge protectors +>Isol-8 Mini sub Axis Power Strip/Protection>QuietPC Low Noise Server>Roon (Audiolense DRC)>Stack Audio Link II>Kii Control>Kii Three BXT (on their own electric circuit) >GIK Room Treatments. Secondary Path: Server with Audiolense RC>RPi4 or analog>Cayin iDAC6 MKII (tube mode) (XLR)>Kii Three BXT Bedroom: SBTouch to Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Setup. Living Room/Kitchen: Ropieee (RPi3b+ with touchscreen) + Schiit Modi3E to a pair of Morel Hogtalare. All absolute statements about audio are false Link to comment
Popular Post Boris75 Posted June 23, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2017 Album of the morning: Beethoven String Quartets 4-8, in 24/48 (converted on the fly to DSD with Audirvana 3) from the Blu-Ray that comes with the box. Bought at less than $40, this box (which is of very good quality, with a nice booklet and sturdy CD sleeves) is an incredible bargain, for what is in my opinion the best modern recording of the Beethoven string quartets (even though I like the Alban Bergs and Tokyos a lot too) in great sound. BacHolz and Musicophile 2 Link to comment
Popular Post christopher3393 Posted June 23, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2017 Englabörn Jóhann Jóhannsson http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11001-englaborn/ Cornan and accwai 2 Link to comment
austinpop Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Another gem from my library I hadn't heard in years. Came for this song, stayed for the whole album! Cornan 1 My Audio Setup Link to comment
accwai Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Eric Whitacre: Water Night Eric Whitacre Singers, London Symphony Orchestra christopher3393 1 Link to comment
AnotherSpin Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 On 6/23/2017 at 10:58 AM, firedog said: Okay, got it. And it sounds good. Yes you can clearly hear lots of detail. Interestingly, with an album from 1997 that already seemed to have some volume compression, and an average DR of 7 on the original CD: the new hi-res shows some additional compression - most songs are DR 6 as opposed to DR 7 in the previous version - but the average for the album is DR 7 also. Not sure how that works, when almost all the individual songs show some added compression. I find it odd that it was thought to need a big more volume compression for re-release. I guess that's just the audio world we live in.... I tried, no success. New remaster is awful. Link to comment
ted_b Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Awful? That's harsh. To each his own; I find the remaster to be revelatory in the lower level excavating, but agree that the more complex loud passages continue to clip away. It's likely all they could do, but what they've uncovered is simply wonderful IMHO. "We're all bozos on this bus"....F.T. My JRIver tutorial videos Actual JRIver tutorial MP4 video links My eleven yr old SACD Ripping Guide for PS3 (needs updating but still works) US Technical Advisor, NativeDSD.com Link to comment
christopher3393 Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Orphée Jóhann Jóhannsson http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/us/artist/johannsson/ accwai 1 Link to comment
Popular Post BacHolz Posted June 25, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2017 I noticed this featured on the Linn site and took a chance. We have discussed earlier in this thread the permutations and transmogrification that the music of Bach can endure and remain true to the composer’s spirit. For the sake of argument I will offer that only the listener can answer this question for themselves. I am pleased to have taken a chance on this one. KUNIKO - Bach: Solo Works for Marimba The acoustics on this recording sound so rich and the mid-bass, wooden timbre of her instrument are a joy to my ears. From Linn... " The beautiful acoustic of the medieval Jaani Kirik (St John's Church) in Estonia creates the ideal sound space for Kuniko's arrangements." christopher3393 and elcorso 2 Primary System: HTPC (Win 10, 64) > Synology DS212j > JRiver MC 22 > Uptone Audio Regen Amber > Schiit Bifrost Uber 4490 > Marantz SR7010 with Marantz UD5005 > Aperion Intimus 6Bs (LR) + Intimus 5C + 4 Intimus 4BPs (Surround) + 2 Bravus 12s - Display: Samsung 55" KS9000 - Headphones: AKG Q701. Link to comment
accwai Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 梅庵琴譜 陳雷激, François Picard christopher3393 1 Link to comment
elcorso Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 4 hours ago, BacHolz said: I noticed this featured on the Linn site and took a chance. We have discussed earlier in this thread the permutations and transmogrification that the music of Bach can endure and remain true to the composer’s spirit. For the sake of argument I will offer that only the listener can answer this question for themselves. I am pleased to have taken a chance on this one. KUNIKO - Bach: Solo Works for Marimba The acoustics on this recording sound so rich and the mid-bass, wooden timbre of her instrument are a joy to my ears. From Linn... " The beautiful acoustic of the medieval Jaani Kirik (St John's Church) in Estonia creates the ideal sound space for Kuniko's arrangements." I got this Kuniko as his fan and a marimba lover and like it, but, even if I'm not a Bach expert I found the "marimba sound" is some kind of strange to me... like laking timbre and midrange richness to which I am accustomed with this instrument. Maybe difficult to translate due to my poor English... Marimba overtones (to my ears) are always 'floating and reverberating in the air', not in this recording. Maybe because the recording place, or my taste only. Roch Link to comment
rando Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 I spent all night trying to track down my copy of this Van den Hul system test recording to no avail. Quite good sound. Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 22 hours ago, BacHolz said: KUNIKO Yeah, her Linn albums sound just great! If you like electric Miles guys you will pprobably like my AotE: https://dinosaurband.bandcamp.com/album/together-as-one Link to comment
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