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

Posted on: 07 October 2015 by Mr Fjeld

Originally Posted by joerand:

Originally Posted by Mr Fjeld:

First up after breakfast and dog walking was The Decemberists "The King Is Dead"

Mr Fjeld,

Sheer happenstance I'm responding to two or your posts in a row, but coincidentally I heard part of this album hours ago at a get-together with fellow Naim enthusiasts in the Seattle area. Gary brought "The King Is Dead" to the party. SQ was excellent with notable timbre to the strings and tight percussion. Only heard a few tracks, but seems to be good stuff.

Agreed 100% Joe - it's a great album! I also play it a lot including their latest album, which I became aware of in this very thread. Oh, and the sound from Roseanne Cash is really outstanding. Btw, you guys from the Seattle area have a great thing going on with your hifi meetings! Wish we had something like that were I live. At least we can claim to be blessed with the same rain soaked climate ....

Posted on: 07 October 2015 by dav301

On CD:-

Richard Hawley - Hollow Meadows

Posted on: 07 October 2015 by Stevee_S

Streaming | FLAC

(2013)

Posted on: 07 October 2015 by Bert Schurink

Posted on: 07 October 2015 by Stevee_S

Streaming | Deezer Elite

(1967)

I have not listened to this in well over forty years and now I know why. It is certainly a classic for many people but Moody Blues music never "did it for me" at the time and after this listening still doesn't.

Posted on: 07 October 2015 by Stevee_S

Originally Posted by Bert Schurink:

The whole history / folklore about "Majestic Twelve" is really quite fascinating...

Posted on: 07 October 2015 by Stevee_S

Streaming | FLAC

(1972)

Listening to this classic 1994 remaster and it's sounding very good indeed.

Posted on: 07 October 2015 by Clive B

Originally Posted by Stevee_S:

Streaming | FLAC

(1972)

Listening to this classic 1994 remaster and it's sounding very good indeed.

As the late Alan Freeman would have said, "Not 'arf!" The 'Definitive Edition Remasters' from '94 are the best in my opinion. This is one of my all time favourite albums.

Posted on: 07 October 2015 by Stevee_S

Originally Posted by Clive B:

Originally Posted by Stevee_S:

Streaming | FLAC

Listening to this classic 1994 remaster and it's sounding very good indeed.

As the late Alan Freeman would have said, "Not 'arf!" The 'Definitive Edition Remasters' from '94 are the best in my opinion. This is one of my all time favourite albums.

Ah yes dear old "Fluff Freeman". I agree with you about these '94 Definitive Remasters they are excellent and this data would seem to back up those thoughts.

http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/89591

Posted on: 07 October 2015 by fatcat

Vinyl - 58dBC Ave. 65dBC Max.

Posted on: 07 October 2015 by Clive B

Originally Posted by Stevee_S:

Originally Posted by Clive B:

Originally Posted by Stevee_S:

Streaming | FLAC

Listening to this classic 1994 remaster and it's sounding very good indeed.

As the late Alan Freeman would have said, "Not 'arf!" The 'Definitive Edition Remasters' from '94 are the best in my opinion. This is one of my all time favourite albums.

Ah yes dear old "Fluff Freeman". I agree with you about these '94 Definitive Remasters they are excellent and this data would seem to back up those thoughts.

http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/89591

I would be interested to see the stats for the 2008 remaster as many people have complained about them being mastered with a lot of compression.

Posted on: 07 October 2015 by Mike-B

24/96 80dB ave. 95dB max - C weighted of course .......

Posted on: 07 October 2015 by Mike-B

Queued up next .............

16/44 might need to go down to 70dB ave

Posted on: 07 October 2015 by fatcat

Originally Posted by Mike-B:

Queued up next .............

16/44 might need to go down to 70dB ave

I might need to buy a bigger armchair, I'm running out of space on the arms.

TV remote, Virgin Box remote, DVD remote, smart phone and now a sound level meter.

Posted on: 07 October 2015 by dayjay

Rush, Caress of Steel, 2015 24 bit version which is really excellent.

Posted on: 07 October 2015 by Fueller

James Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual. On Vinyl

Posted on: 07 October 2015 by Haim Ronen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUVdUE80qJ0

Posted on: 07 October 2015 by kuma

Stanley Turrentine: What About You! 1978 release

More light weight below par disco out put from Fantasy Label.

Posted on: 07 October 2015 by DrMark

Originally Posted by kuma:

Stanley Turrentine: What About You! 1978 release

More light weight below par disco out put from Fantasy Label.

Yeah, some of that 70's to 80's "jazz" can get a tad grim at times...what talented artists had to do to make money. And ST was one of the worst offenders, although by no means was he alone. (Hell, look at him - he's even dressed like Tony Manero.)

Posted on: 07 October 2015 by matt podniesinski

On vinyl. Still great.

Posted on: 07 October 2015 by Haim Ronen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIUbfaAShLg

Posted on: 07 October 2015 by kuma

Originally Posted by kuma:

Stanley Turrentine: What About You! 1978 release

More light weight below par disco out put from Fantasy Label.

Originally Posted by DrMark: Yeah, some of that 70's to 80's "jazz" can get a tad grim at times...what talented artists had to do to make money. And ST was one of the worst offenders, although by no means was he alone. (Hell, look at him - he's even dressed like Tony Manero.)

He started out with Blue Note making series of excellent records then more funk stuff at CTI. I realise that a good artist need to keep up with time ( think Bowie ) but it is hard to believe that Turrentine was actually enjoying playing 'Manhattan Skyline included in this album. :/

This is the proper Turrentine.

From the late 60s to the 70s Hard Bop is pretty much dead, and younger artist starts to experiment with free style avant garde jazz which I can' really get into.

McCoy Tyner who also started with Impulse! and Blue Note shift his direction to more freer style at Milestone label.

Personally I much prefer his output at the Blue Note. This is more my kind of groove.

Posted on: 07 October 2015 by patk

(2010) CD

Posted on: 07 October 2015 by Bert Schurink

Posted on: 07 October 2015 by EJS

Cheers