What are you listening to right now? (VOL I)

Posted by: Tam on 06 June 2005

Anyway, to kick things off, I'm currently, and probably for most of the rest of this week, listening to Radio 3's Beethoven Experience. They're doing one of the piano concertos at the moment and (number 2 with Glenn Gould). Anyway, the experience thing probably needs its own thread, but, even on this cheapo radio it's proving fairly enjoyable.

So, what are you listening to right now?

Posted on: 29 August 2007 by GML

Consistently good, the title track is a blinder. Samples here.

Posted on: 29 August 2007 by Steve S1

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Good morning ROTF:

I actually thought to myself that the cd was cut at a higher than normal level while I was listening last night. You probably do not have a duff cd.

Regards
Matt

Afraid so. The recording is a bit "car friendly" for my taste too. I have the US copy ROTF, so it looks like it's not your disc.

Are all her discs recorded that way?

Steve

Posted on: 29 August 2007 by HIghfid3l_IT

Was a while back since I last listened to this...

Posted on: 29 August 2007 by matt podniesinski

Danny Gatton-Redneck Jazz

Posted on: 29 August 2007 by Guido Fawkes

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Originally posted by Steve S1:
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Good morning ROTF:

I actually thought to myself that the cd was cut at a higher than normal level while I was listening last night. You probably do not have a duff cd.

Regards
Matt

Afraid so. The recording is a bit "car friendly" for my taste too. I have the US copy ROTF, so it looks like it's not your disc.

Are all her discs recorded that way?

Steve

Matt, Steve

Thanks for the info - let's hope this is not a trend for Mary's future releases - she's too good for that. Well at least I know the UK and US copies share the same car friendly attribute. Bob Ludwig was responsible for the mastering - so I'm not sure why this has happened, it's not the first MCC album he's mastered and it's not apparent on Between Here And Gone for instance.

Steve - it is first MCC disc I've had a problem with and I've got most of them. So if you you're thinking of buying some others then please do not be put off.

Perhaps there is a vinyl copy of The Calling that I can track down.

Many thanks, Rotf

Posted on: 29 August 2007 by Steve S1

Thanks ROTF, I think the album's great. It is a pity that the levels are up so much.

Sounded worse after some superbly recorded Julia Fordham CDs.

Cheers,

Steve

Posted on: 29 August 2007 by matt podniesinski

Rotf,

If you find a vinyl pressing please let us know.

Matt

Posted on: 29 August 2007 by Cyrene

Posted on: 29 August 2007 by Sloop John B

SJB

Posted on: 29 August 2007 by ewemon

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Originally posted by matt podniesinski:
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Originally posted by ROTF:
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Originally posted by matt podniesinski:
Mary Chapin Carpenter-The Calling

Hi Matt

I have this album and think it is one of her best, but I think the CD seems as if it were cut at too higher volume. Everything seems loud - I'm sure there should be more dynamics.

I don't find this with any of MCC's other CDs, which are are beautifully engineered. This is the same whether I play The Calling on my Naim rig or on AV system (Linn CMS) - so it does seem a characteristic of the particular CD I have.

Have you found this? Perhaps I just have a CD from a duff batch and it is worth changing it.

Many thanks, Rotf

Good morning ROTF:

I actually thought to myself that the cd was cut at a higher than normal level while I was listening last night. You probably do not have a duff cd.

Regards
Matt

I love her work but this disc gives me earache. Yep it is mastered louder. I could probably do an EAC peak levels rip and find that it is almsot 100% which gives it that upper and lower distortion.

Posted on: 29 August 2007 by matt podniesinski

John Hiatt-Beneath This Gruff Exterior

Posted on: 29 August 2007 by sjust