What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol.IX)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 01 January 2013
With 2013 upon us, it's time to start a fresh thread. I've gone back to an earlier thread title because often the "why" is the most interesting part of the post.
Anyway, links:
Volume VIII: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...nt/12970396056050819
Volume VII: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...6878604287751/page/1
Volume VI: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878604097229
Volume V: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878605140495
Volume IV: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878605795042
Volume III: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878607309474
Volume II: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878606245043
Volume I: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878607464290
Jen Chapin - Revisions on High_res where she sings all Stevie Wonder songs. Marvellous and very, very good SQ
..ok, but less good as I expected..
From a live performance in Raleigh, NC 2005.
Original Vinyl
Porcupine Tree - Atlanta. Very nice 24 bit live recording downloaded from the Porcupine Tree website.
Bryter Layter boxed set, which arrived through the door this morning.
Taking a little while to get used to the remastered version compared to my version on CD, but there is is a hell of a lot more clarity especially in the vocal and much greater separation between the instruments. The detail is a little unnerving compared to the frankly muddy CD version.
John Wood, the original engineer, comments in his sleeve notes:
"It is inevitable that when dealing with tapes that are now over 40 years old there will be some degradation in quality, consequently we have not always been able to use the original first generation tapes. Unfortunately the original Masters to Bryter Layter have been lost so I used my personal copy made at the time of the original mixes".
Definitely worth the investment, sounds pretty damned good.
Regards
Nic
Bryter Layter boxed set, which arrived through the door this morning.
Taking a little while to get used to the remastered version compared to my version on CD, but there is is a hell of a lot more clarity especially in the vocal and much greater separation between the instruments. The detail is a little unnerving compared to the frankly muddy CD version.
John Wood, the original engineer, comments in his sleeve notes:
"It is inevitable that when dealing with tapes that are now over 40 years old there will be some degradation in quality, consequently we have not always been able to use the original first generation tapes. Unfortunately the original Masters to Bryter Layter have been lost so I used my personal copy made at the time of the original mixes".
Definitely worth the investment, sounds pretty damned good.
Regards
Nic
Excellent! 
Mine also arrived today, but I haven't had a chance to listen yet.
Genesis - A Trick Of The Tail
Grace Jones: Living My Life
Vinyl.
First track it to die 4:
Playing disc 3 of 13 CD box-set:
1-5 Humoreske Op.20
6-9 Klaviersonate Op.11
and disc 4:
Bunte Blätter Op.99
Albumblätter
Etudes symphoniques Op.13
5 variations posthumes
recordings from 2005, 2006, & 2007
à L'heure bleue, Salle de musique, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Suisse
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My version has the original front cover.
Cheers,
EJ
Why , because its a bit early for Mr Moulds "File under easy listening"
