What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XI)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 31 December 2014
On the cusp of 2015, we start a new thread...
Anyway, links:
Volume X: https://forums.naimaudio.com/to...-be-interested-vol-x
Volume IX: https://forums.naimaudio.com/to...16#22826037054683416
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
Ronny Jordan: A Brighter Day
2000 Blue Note release.
In a vein of Grant Green-ish smooth jazz but not as good.
Certainly a standard has fallen from Lion/Wolff days. Just about the only similarity would be that they both died young.
One fast question: what is this 4D sound? Just curious.
bicela,
4D audio recording is just a marketing term DG came up with for their digital recording process in early 90s.
They claim that with A/D conversion as close to the microphone as possible, to minimise the noise ( by avoiding a long cable run for file transfer )
They have developed a *mobile* digital recording unit ( remote controlled mic. preamp ) which it can be installed in a close location to to the recording subject.
Here's more from the CD booklet.
In spite all this, the bottom line is that I don't much care for DG's early digital recording regardless of what they claim. They sound stark and stripped of instrumental colours. Plus they often exhibit higher distortions at high SPL.
This Boulez/Cleveland recording isn't that great but decent compared to other 4D DG CD form the similar era. Dynamic ceiling is lowish and strings and brass get thin as usual DG’s early digital but listeanble so long as at a lowish level. Pretty good instrument separation. Winds and massed strings lose textures at tutti, tho.
Oddly his Mahler's 5th with Vienna Phil sounds better. ( '96 recording and different venue, different recording engineer, same balance engineer )
His recording with CSO also sounds stark to my ears.
One fast question: what is this 4D sound? Just curious.
bicela,
4D audio recording is just a marketing term DG came up with for their digital recording process in early 90s.
They claim that with A/D conversion as close to the microphone as possible, to minimise the noise ( by avoiding a long cable run for file transfer )
They have developed a *mobile* digital recording unit ( remote controlled mic. preamp ) which it can be installed in a close location to to the recording subject.
Here's more from the CD booklet.
In spite all this, the bottom line is that I don't much care for DG's early digital recording regardless of what they claim. They sound stark and stripped of instrumental colours. Plus they often exhibit higher distortions at high SPL.
This Boulez/Cleveland recording isn't that great but decent compared to other 4D DG CD form the similar era. Dynamic ceiling is lowish and strings and brass get thin as usual DG’s early digital but listeanble so long as at a lowish level. Pretty good instrument separation. Winds and massed strings lose textures at tutti, tho.
Oddly his Mahler's 5th with Vienna Phil sounds better. ( '96 recording and different venue, different recording engineer, same balance engineer )
His recording with CSO also sounds stark to my ears.
Thanks for putting this onto words and the description of some specifics of the DG sound. I have always had a final level of suspicion that at high volume levels my system still had something to improve on specifically with classical .........
First run, first impressions - good...
I don't usually rate cover albums, but this is an excellent exception
Streaming | Spotify Premium
I have been very much enjoying working my way through this hybrid SACD box set over the past few days and have put it in my virtual trolley.
From the Masterworks box; the original album plus 11 bonus cuts. Perfect opening to a musical day.
On CD:-
Full of those lovely latin rythms ...
On original vinyl...
Streaming | CD FLAC rip
Pink Floyd ~ Meddle (1971)
Just in the mood for this, remastered in 2011.
On vinyl...
Streaming | FLAC 16/44.1 Download
Big Big Train ~ English Electric: Full Power (2013)
Just finished listening to CD2 again. This really is a good (modern) prog' album with shades of Canterbury set, Genesis (vocals), Marillion and more. A very listenable well produced double album. Bandcamp.
Andras Schiff is currently recording Beethoven and Schubert on a fortepiano; but in 2012, for Bach's 48 he used a Steinway. A highlight among Bach recordings on the piano, and ECM's recording is very good (available in hires).
EJ
Just listened to the half-speed version of this. I am sure that if I'd ever experimented with drugs this is what it would have sounded like!
Very enjoyable
Just listened to the half-speed version of this. I am sure that if I'd ever experimented with drugs this is what it would have sounded like!
Yes, but don't ever try this one. You might need a lobotomy afterwards, I heard!
Streaming | D FLAC rip
Peter Gabriel ~ So (1986)
This really is such a well produced good sounding redbook album even before you get into the Hi-Res B&W 'upgrades' for it. This one is redbook from 2012 which includes some remastering of two tracks.