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A place for music lovers and enthusiasts of hi-fi audio equipment like DAC, speakers, cables, headphones or sharing recommended albums.
Just listening now the album Stones in My Passway by Carmen Gomes Inc., mastered analogue signal chain to 32bit 768kHz. A nice upgrade compared to the 32bit DXD.
Interesting hi-fi recs by @matthewb
While the choice of hardware components, speakers, and headphones is always personal, it also depends on your budget. Even if your budget is limited, you can still achieve high performance for the price.
My recommendation is to focus not on the price, but on what you really need. Does a more expensive setup necessarily sound better? Not always.
https://warpcast.com/matthewb/0xfbdfe0c3
While the choice of hardware components, speakers, and headphones is always personal, it also depends on your budget. Even if your budget is limited, you can still achieve high performance for the price.
My recommendation is to focus not on the price, but on what you really need. Does a more expensive setup necessarily sound better? Not always.
https://warpcast.com/matthewb/0xfbdfe0c3
High Res Headphone Blast Vol. 1
https://www.nativedsd.com/product/2xhdft1230-high-res-headphone-blast/
https://www.nativedsd.com/product/2xhdft1230-high-res-headphone-blast/
Albums of the day
Joe Henderson - Lush Life 2004 SACD
Joe Henderson - The Standard Joe 2024 24-48
Joe Henderson - Lush Life 2004 SACD
Joe Henderson - The Standard Joe 2024 24-48
Testing the reading of synced lyrics or plain text on iBasso DX180 with both his internal lyrics download and with the the app LRCGET.
https://warpcast.com/andreaboi.eth/0xb92ac9d2
https://warpcast.com/andreaboi.eth/0xb92ac9d2
All-analog lacquer mastering
Ryan Smith Senior Mastering Engineer at Sterling Sound
https://www.instagram.com/p/DCpCBANPR1h/?img_index=2
Ryan Smith Senior Mastering Engineer at Sterling Sound
https://www.instagram.com/p/DCpCBANPR1h/?img_index=2
Bill Evans - Some Other Time (The Lost Session From The Black Forest)
https://www.nativedsd.com/product/2xhdre1044-bill-evans-some-other-time-the-lost-session-from-the-black-forest/
https://www.nativedsd.com/product/2xhdre1044-bill-evans-some-other-time-the-lost-session-from-the-black-forest/
Pretty cool AI renders. The amp reminds me Sennheiser HE-1 https://www.threads.net/@therecordgarden/post/DC-LkqgtARp
These speakers look like a fire extinguisher 👀
Jazz albums of the day
John Patton – Along Came John
Fred Jackson - Hootin' 'N Tootin'
John Patton – Along Came John
Fred Jackson - Hootin' 'N Tootin'
David Gilmour – Luck And Strange
Analysis of all the editions
https://magicvinyldigital.net/2024/09/15/david-gilmour-luck-and-strange-review-test-blue-sea-vinyl-recordblu-ray-stereo-and-dolby-atmos-streaming-stereo-and-dolby-atmos-is-it-affected-by-the-loudness-war/
Analysis of all the editions
https://magicvinyldigital.net/2024/09/15/david-gilmour-luck-and-strange-review-test-blue-sea-vinyl-recordblu-ray-stereo-and-dolby-atmos-streaming-stereo-and-dolby-atmos-is-it-affected-by-the-loudness-war/
Eiji Oue, Minnesota Orchestra - Exotic Dances from the Opera
From the same label of the previously album but recorded by “Prof” Keith O. Johnson, one of the founding partners of Reference Recordings.
What a difference of dynamic range, right?
https://referencerecordings.com/recording/exotic-dances-from-the-opera/
From the same label of the previously album but recorded by “Prof” Keith O. Johnson, one of the founding partners of Reference Recordings.
What a difference of dynamic range, right?
https://referencerecordings.com/recording/exotic-dances-from-the-opera/
Too loud... The classical recordings made by Prof Keith O. Johnson are lot better and feel more natural, this is made by Soundmirror. "Fresh" new label but actually appear to be just music distribution and made by other people beyond the original RR team.
Arnett Cobb - Ballads By Cobb Hybrid Stereo SACD pre-order!
Mastered By Kevin Gray From Original Analog Master Tapes. The vinyl sound great, can't wait to listen to the DSD transfer.
https://elusivedisc.com/arnett-cobb-ballads-by-cobb-hybrid-stereo-sacd/
Mastered By Kevin Gray From Original Analog Master Tapes. The vinyl sound great, can't wait to listen to the DSD transfer.
https://elusivedisc.com/arnett-cobb-ballads-by-cobb-hybrid-stereo-sacd/
Monitoring (mastering) used by TRPTK record label from The Netherlands.
Grimm Audio LS1be (main)
Grimm Audio LS1a (surround)
Grimm Audio SB1 (subwoofers)
These was used for the album Sweelinck, Mozart & Debussy: Live at the Royal Concertgebouw
Grimm Audio LS1be (main)
Grimm Audio LS1a (surround)
Grimm Audio SB1 (subwoofers)
These was used for the album Sweelinck, Mozart & Debussy: Live at the Royal Concertgebouw
Eva Cassidy – Nightbird bonus DVD with video and lossless 16/48khz PCM audio recorded at Blues Alley club, January 1996
https://www.discogs.com/release/7742256-Eva-Cassidy-Nightbird?srsltid=AfmBOoph9HTyW4i9umO4sULiHjSyTyfRP4D9I4jzbodv9Vr7rMK_Unfa
https://www.discogs.com/release/7742256-Eva-Cassidy-Nightbird?srsltid=AfmBOoph9HTyW4i9umO4sULiHjSyTyfRP4D9I4jzbodv9Vr7rMK_Unfa
CD Japan confirm that these SACDs use DSD mastering based on the audio tracks with 2010 digital remastering, as opposed of what says Elusive Disc.
https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/feature/johnlennon_minilp_shmsacd_20141021
https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/feature/johnlennon_minilp_shmsacd_20141021
Quincy Jones - The Dude SACD
Mastered Direct-To-DSD from the original analog master tapes
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/168684/Quincy_Jones-The_Dude-Hybrid_Stereo_SACD?srsltid=AfmBOoov4rlcoAPdAKASeKgQ2r4UrMZhn6Vt27LHex1D2eSH4Pz131Fu
Mastered Direct-To-DSD from the original analog master tapes
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/168684/Quincy_Jones-The_Dude-Hybrid_Stereo_SACD?srsltid=AfmBOoov4rlcoAPdAKASeKgQ2r4UrMZhn6Vt27LHex1D2eSH4Pz131Fu