The Beatles 1967-70 2023 Remaster
There is a lot of discussion about this and the red album on Steve Hoffman with most posts being favourable, with dissenting voices about individual tracks. My personal opinion is that these two albums with many additional tracks have never sounded better, downloaded to WAV from Qobuz Sublime.
Your last listen
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Re: Your last listen
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Re: Your last listen
Today, I mostly listened to:
Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising
Shana Cleveland - Manzanita
Lee Hazlewood- Love and other crimes
Eels - Souljacker
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Vs the pink robots
Margaret Glaspy - Echo the diamond
Blur - The great escape
Mickey Bubble - Christmas
Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
Ana Calvi - Ana Calvi
Beck - Odelay
The Bees - Sunshine hit me.
Was a Hifi test day, new Tom Evans phono stage, and DAC A/B/C comparisons.
Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising
Shana Cleveland - Manzanita
Lee Hazlewood- Love and other crimes
Eels - Souljacker
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Vs the pink robots
Margaret Glaspy - Echo the diamond
Blur - The great escape
Mickey Bubble - Christmas
Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
Ana Calvi - Ana Calvi
Beck - Odelay
The Bees - Sunshine hit me.
Was a Hifi test day, new Tom Evans phono stage, and DAC A/B/C comparisons.
Modded Belles A150 MK2, P90SA, & NVA SSP cables, and LS5.
Leak Stereo 20 & First Audio Classic Copper V2
Modded Lenco GL75 with Saturn arm, heavy custom plinth. Nagaoka MP500.
Nottingham Audio Hyperspace + heavy kit, + Origin Live Conqueror + Koetsu Black
Tom Evans Micro Grove MK2 MC phono
Bluesound Node2i (x2) both with latest power upgrades.
Topping D90MQA and Topping D90SE
Audiolab 6000 CDT transport.
All NVA cables
Leak Stereo 20 & First Audio Classic Copper V2
Modded Lenco GL75 with Saturn arm, heavy custom plinth. Nagaoka MP500.
Nottingham Audio Hyperspace + heavy kit, + Origin Live Conqueror + Koetsu Black
Tom Evans Micro Grove MK2 MC phono
Bluesound Node2i (x2) both with latest power upgrades.
Topping D90MQA and Topping D90SE
Audiolab 6000 CDT transport.
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Re: Your last listen
Buckcherry - 15
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Re: Your last listen
The Prog Collective. Seeking Peace.
If you haven't heard of The Prog Collective it's what you get if you take a bunch of well known prog rockers, mix and match them into different combinations and put them into a recording studio in L. A.. 5 rather nice albums apparently.
If you haven't heard of The Prog Collective it's what you get if you take a bunch of well known prog rockers, mix and match them into different combinations and put them into a recording studio in L. A.. 5 rather nice albums apparently.
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Re: Your last listen
Age of Taurus - Desperate souls of troubled times
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Re: Your last listen
Genesis 'The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway' (1974) (2008 remaster)
Recent events have had me pulling out old, trusted and familiar albums - a need for comfort and safety. So the likes of The Alan Parsons Project and Supertramp have been in heavy rotation.
My music story really begins with the 70's output of Genesis and all roads lead, eventually, back to them.
It's been a long, long time since I seriously listened to 'The Lamb', a unique record, there's nothing like it. What is clear is that my stereo installations are very different nowadays, far more revealing of detail and dynamics, clarity is the key. I used to look for a warm, enveloping sound that I could sink into.
The music hasn't changed, I have.
I remember disliking the 2008 remaster series initially as being too open and clear (although better than the previous 'Definitive Edition'). But now I marvel at the depth and subtlety of the playing here with especial respect for both Mike Rutherford and Steve Hackett, who's contributions amaze with their sensitive complexity.
Nothing beats the Classics.
Recent events have had me pulling out old, trusted and familiar albums - a need for comfort and safety. So the likes of The Alan Parsons Project and Supertramp have been in heavy rotation.
My music story really begins with the 70's output of Genesis and all roads lead, eventually, back to them.
It's been a long, long time since I seriously listened to 'The Lamb', a unique record, there's nothing like it. What is clear is that my stereo installations are very different nowadays, far more revealing of detail and dynamics, clarity is the key. I used to look for a warm, enveloping sound that I could sink into.
The music hasn't changed, I have.
I remember disliking the 2008 remaster series initially as being too open and clear (although better than the previous 'Definitive Edition'). But now I marvel at the depth and subtlety of the playing here with especial respect for both Mike Rutherford and Steve Hackett, who's contributions amaze with their sensitive complexity.
Nothing beats the Classics.
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Re: Your last listen
I recently read an interview with Steve Hackett about this album. There were tensions in the band during the recording and it was obvious Gabriel was going to quit. He rates Foxtrot and Selling England higher as do I. On previous 50th anniversary tours these albums were played in full. The Lamb will be played in part this year, probably because of its length. It looked like Cardiff would be cancelled because of the roof repairs. Thankfully it has been moved to the larger arena venue.Fretless wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2024 8:52 am Genesis 'The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway' (1974) (2008 remaster)
Recent events have had me pulling out old, trusted and familiar albums - a need for comfort and safety. So the likes of The Alan Parsons Project and Supertramp have been in heavy rotation.
My music story really begins with the 70's output of Genesis and all roads lead, eventually, back to them.
It's been a long, long time since I seriously listened to 'The Lamb', a unique record, there's nothing like it. What is clear is that my stereo installations are very different nowadays, far more revealing of detail and dynamics, clarity is the key. I used to look for a warm, enveloping sound that I could sink into.
The music hasn't changed, I have.
I remember disliking the 2008 remaster series initially as being too open and clear (although better than the previous 'Definitive Edition'). But now I marvel at the depth and subtlety of the playing here with especial respect for both Mike Rutherford and Steve Hackett, who's contributions amaze with their sensitive complexity.
Nothing beats the Classics.
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Re: Your last listen
Must dig out LLDB today.
It' weird, PG's Back to Front, Secret World and Growing Up DVD's have been on rotation here. It started with watching the Secret World show on amazon, which got me wondering how many PG LP's have I missed and where are these wonderful songs. Turned out I'd missed no LP's, just that for some reason Up/Us hadn't left that much of an impression at the time. Quite why i don't know as they are very good LP's. I- O is a grower but what worries me is that we'll all be long gone by the time he releases his next Lp in 2045..
It' weird, PG's Back to Front, Secret World and Growing Up DVD's have been on rotation here. It started with watching the Secret World show on amazon, which got me wondering how many PG LP's have I missed and where are these wonderful songs. Turned out I'd missed no LP's, just that for some reason Up/Us hadn't left that much of an impression at the time. Quite why i don't know as they are very good LP's. I- O is a grower but what worries me is that we'll all be long gone by the time he releases his next Lp in 2045..
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Re: Your last listen
Judas Priest - Nostradamus
Something of a diversion and a very. devisive underrated album. Interesting comments in KK Downings autobiography. He wanted them to play it in full on the tour. There failure to do so was a contributory factor in him leaving and they have not been the same since.
Something of a diversion and a very. devisive underrated album. Interesting comments in KK Downings autobiography. He wanted them to play it in full on the tour. There failure to do so was a contributory factor in him leaving and they have not been the same since.
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Sonore MicroRendu, Chord Mojo 2 MCRU PSs, AQ Carbon USB cable & JB FMJ
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RIP Doc
NVA BMU, P90SA/A80s (latest spec), Cube 1s, TIS, TISC(LS7)
Sonore OpticalRendu, Chord Mscaler & Qutest, Sbooster PSs
Network Acoustics Eno, ifi iPurifier3, AQ JB FMJ, Cisco 2940 & 2960
DH Labs ethernet, BNC & USB cables, Lindy cat 6 US ethernet cable
Second System
NVA P20/ A20, Cubettes, LS3, SSP, SC
Sonore MicroRendu, Chord Mojo 2 MCRU PSs, AQ Carbon USB cable & JB FMJ
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Grado SR325e/Chord Mojo, Beyerdynamic Avetho/AQ DF Colbat
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Re: Your last listen
I got the Judas Priest box set a few years ago to remedy some big holes in my collection. Nostradamus was an unexpected standout amongst the later stuff.CN211276 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2024 12:33 pm Judas Priest - Nostradamus
Something of a diversion and a very. devisive underrated album. Interesting comments in KK Downings autobiography. He wanted them to play it in full on the tour. There failure to do so was a contributory factor in him leaving and they have not been the same since.
says the man currently listening to Bernstein's Beethoven overtures.